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Download five free books by Jerr Boschee

Institute Executive Director Jerr Boschee has been an advisor to social entrepreneurs in the United States and elsewhere for more than 40 years.  He has delivered keynote speeches or conducted master classes in 43 states and 21 countries.
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Last updated January 1, 2025  

Welcome and thank you to anybody launching or growing a social enterprise!

Jerr's most recent book hits 20,000 downloads in 156 countries!

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You can also download every other book, article, essay, or chapter on this
website for free

Some of the key features on the site to help you launch or grow your social enterprise:

“A Lexicon for Social Entrepreneurs”:  Five important distinctions plus definitions of 80 key words and phrases, some in the form of mini-tutorials

Videos of Institute Executive Director Jerr Boschee delivering speeches at the first Skoll World Forum (2004) and a convocation hosted by Carnegie Mellon University (2008), among others, plus being interviewed during the world’s first free online global sustainability summit (2017) and other occasions

Ninety-three columns, essays, articles, and case histories written by Boschee, including 14 that do not appear in his five free books but can still be downloaded at no cost

A social enterprise bibliography of books, essays, and articles produced by others

Please click the video below for a 35-minute interview of Institute Executive Director Jerr Boschee, one of 30 people selected as featured guests during the world’s first free online global sustainability summit, “Doing Business & Doing Good!” One interview was released internationally each day during September 2017.

Endorsements for
Jerr's Journal

"Jerr Boschee was teaching us about social enterprise before most people even knew what it was. Read Jerr’s Journal: You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll ponder, but most of all you’ll keep fighting on behalf of the common good."
Kevin Lynch
Kevin LynchImmediate Past President, Social Enterprise Alliance
“Jerr Boschee has been an inspiration and pathfinder for social entrepreneurs all over the world. If you are serious about wanting to make a difference through social enterprise, you have to read Jerr’s work.”
Liam Black
Liam BlackAuthor, The Social Entrepreneur's A to Z
“Jerr’s Journal is storytelling at its best. His book is a remarkable learning tool.”
Katie Burnham Laverty
Katie Burnham LavertyPresident, Society for Nonprofit Organizations: Publisher, Nonprofit World Magazine
“Jerr’s Journal should be renamed The Gospel of Social Enterprise According to Jerr! The only thing that cheered me up after learning he was discontinuing his blog was that he had combined all 44 monthly essays into this free e-book.”
Suzanne Smith
Suzanne SmithFounder and Managing Director, Social Impact Architects
“You won’t find a more accessible or practical source on the meaning and power of social enterprise. Jerr’s adventures are sure to inspire yours.”
Marc Lane
Marc LaneAuthor, The Mission-Driven Venture: Business Solutions to the World’s Most Vexing Social Problems
“Jerr is a true master and his long history of experiences are invaluable not only for budding graduates but also for those who have been in the field for years.”
Margaret Weber
Margaret WeberProfessor Emeritus and Retired Dean, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University

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