Social entrepreneurs drive community innovation and transformation. They pursue community improvement goals with creative zeal, business methodologies, financial backing, and the courage to innovate. Bringing together all of this passion, stewardship, and intelligence, these people build strong organizations that make communities better. Working together as a group, social entrepreneurs do many things in the effort to contribute meaningfully to improve communities:“From education to inclusion, social entrepreneurs use market forces to build better societies.”
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
- Create and execute practical plans that engage market forces to create lasting positive change
- Break away from traditional constraints like ideology, politics, or economic forces, to take risks, and to measure impact honestly
- Combine the right skill sets to work toward a complete solution
- Be an example for others about creative ways to serve
- Maximize every donation and steward resources well so the effort is measurably positive for everyone involved
- Provide a gateway for ongoing community service and nurture a community of volunteerism and a service mindset