Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change

Find information on social entrepreneurs and social enterprises in the resources listed below.

Ideas for Social Enterprises

Foundation Profiles: Skoll Foundation, Emerson Collective, MacArthur Foundation, Barr Foundation

Community Foundations: Boston Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Bronx Foundation

Venture Philanthropy: New Profit, Blue Meridian Partners, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Big Bang Funders: Mulago Foundation, Jasmine Social Investments, Propel Foundation, Lemann Foundation

Philanthropy Networks: EVPA (Europe), AVPN (Asia), AVPA (Africa), Arab Foundations Forum, Hispanics in Philanthropy, Black Philanthropic Network

Impact Investors: Kapor Capital, Omidyar Network, Acumen, Impact America Fund, Quona Capital, Core Innovation Capital

Fellowships: Ashoka, Schwab Foundation, Echoing Green, Visible Hands

University Hubs: Harvard iLab, MIT Solve, MIT The Engine, Stanford d.school

Company/Organizational and Fund Profiles

GuideStar Pro
Information about the missions, programs, and finances of more than 1.7 million nonprofit organizations.

Foundation Directory Online
Information and funding history for 140,000+ foundations, corporations, and federal agencies.

Yearbook of International Organizations
Detailed information on over 38,000 active international organizations from 300 countries and territories - including intergovernmental (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs).

Capital IQ
Profiles of public and private companies and nonprofit organizations.

ImpactAlpha
News on the impact investment sector. Also includes the ImpactSpace database that includes information on and investors and over 4,000 impact investment deals 

Preqin
Profiles and screening capability for socially responsible funds and fund managers using industry sectors (renewables, cleantech). Includes ESG ratings. 

Industry/Market Research

IBISWorld
Covers a wide range of industries in the US, China, the UK and Australia.

BCC
In-depth market research reports on many sectors within health care, life sciences, agriculture, and environmental and energy sectors 

Background information on global social problems/issues

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Includes over 600 entries covering major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in social problems; provides insight into how social conditions get defined as social problems, and the ways different people and organizations view and try to solve them.