Jessica Ruvinsky

Politically radical social workers didn’t expect to be working in a bank any more than white-collar bankers expected to be holding meetings in a crowded public market.  The microfinance loan officer is a unique sort of professional, and when commercial microfinance began, there weren’t any of them.

Tanyella Evans

When we think of "social entrepreneurship", we tend to focus on the really big organizations that have had a huge impact, groups like Teach for America or Grameen that are dealing with national or global issues of poverty, inequality and justice.  Yet research suggests that social entrepreneurship is also making an impact on the local economy.

Jill Richmond

An increasing number of social entrepreneurs are experimenting with ways to use commercially generated revenue to grow and maintain their social impact.