Institute For Social Entrepreneurs, Jerr Boschee

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(AUDIO) A “Philanthropy Hour” podcast featuring an interview with Institute Founder and Executive Director Jerr Boschee by Greg Cherry August 2015 (40 minutes)

(AUDIO) Interview of Institute Executive Director Jerr Boschee by Tim Zak of Globeshakers (26 minutes)

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(VIDEO) Plenary session speech by Jerr Boschee at the 1st Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship: March 2004 (33 minutes)

(VIDEO) Convocation speech by Jerr Boschee for graduate students, faculty and nonprofit executives at Carnegie Mellon University: November 2008 (42 minutes plus Q /A session)

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"Social Enterprise: A Powerful Engine for Economic and Social Development" (an August 2010 briefing requested by the White House Office of Social Innovation, including an overview of social enterprise that contains key definitions, descriptions of the three basic types of social enterprises, a case statement for investment in the field, a review of the origins of the movement in the United States, and 40 examples of successful social enterprises; Institute Executive Director Jerr Boschee served as principal author, assisted by Lisa Nitze and Corinne Gray.)

"Merging the profit motive and moral imperatives: The rise of the social enterprise movement in the United States" (a spring 2010 essay published by Localis, a U.K. think tank, that explores the origins and growth of the social enterprise field in the U.S. and includes some key definitions)

"Smart nonprofit leaders are finding opportunity in scarcity"

(a March 2009 Op-Ed essay from CausePlanet.org that urges nonprofits to see the current economic crisis as an opportunity)

"A key lesson business can teach charities"

(a September 2008 Op-Ed essay from The Chronicle of Philanthropy that bemoans "profit phobia" and calls for nonprofit leaders to pay closer attention to social enterprises in the for-profit sector)

"Doing good while doing well"

(as Wall Street reels and the social safety net frays, the growing number of social entrepreneurs offers hope
even in the scariest of times -- an October 2008 Op-Ed essay from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

"Evolution of the social enterprise industry: A chronology of key events"

(a comprehensive, annotated list of important events in the history of the social enterprise industry; updated each summer)

"The Chronicle of Social Enterprise"
(edited by Jerr Boschee. written by graduate students, and published by Carnegie Mellon University; the Chronicle contains an in-depth look at affirmative businesses, which are social enterprises that provide three things typically not available to people who are physically, mentally, economically or educationally disadvantaged: Real jobs, competitive wages and career tracks; the issue includes profiles of more than 20 affirmative businesses, plus stories about affirmative business incubators, the role of the federal government and the rise of the movement internationally)

"Remembering John DuRand (1934-2008)"
(from The Chronicle of Social Enterprise, a profile of the man often called the father of the affirmative business movement)

"Strategic marketing for social entrepreneurs"

(adapted from a four-part series appearing orginally in the Social Enterprise Reporter)

"'Social innovation' and 'social enterprise': A powerful combination"

(from Social Enterprise Reporter)

Fourteen case histories profiling nonprofits that have successfully started social enterprises

(from The Social Enterprise Sourcebook)

"The single greatest challenge: Existing organizational culture is frequently the biggest obstacle for social entrepreneurs"

(adapted from a chapter in Migrating from Innovation to Entrepreneurship: How Nonprofits are Moving toward Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency"

"Eight basic principles for nonprofit entrepreneurs"

(from Nonprofit World)

"Keep or Kill? Score Your Programs: Use This Tool to Decide Which Activities to Nurture - and Which to Abandon"

(from Nonprofit World)