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Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time.
What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the causes that inspire you? The surprising truth is that you don’t have to choose—and that you’ll find more success if you don’t. That’s the breakthrough message of TOMS’ One for One movement.
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Kathleen Kelly Janus, a lecturer at the Stanford University Program on Social Entrepreneurship and the founder of the successful social enterprise Spark, set out to investigate what makes a startup succeed or fail. She surveyed more than 200 high-performing social entrepreneurs and interviewed dozens of founders. "Social Startup Success" shares her findings for the legions of entrepreneurs working for social good, revealing how the best organizations...
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The Greater Good is a 21st century call to action for everyday peopleparticularly women and others who have traditionally been excluded from the mainstream business communityto tap their unique perspectives to found and lead successful social impact ventures. Groundbreaking menstrual health innovator Madeleine Shaw (co-founder of Aislepreviously known as Lunapads) presents an inspiring look at the inner journey behind creating...
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"Rise Up is essential reading for entrepreneurs who want to start their own purpose-driven businesses, as well as senior business executives who aspire to lead their organizations to become more socially conscious." - Foreword ReviewsA new breed of socially conscious companies is changing how consumers shop, where employees work, and the way in which the world does business.Rise Up: How to Build a Socially Conscious Business sets the stage for this...
7) The dragonfly effect: quick, effective, and powerful ways to use social media to drive social change
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"Proven strategies for harnessing the power of social media to drive social change Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business. But no book addresses how to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference. The Dragonfly Effect shows you how to tap social media and consumer psychological insights to achieve a single, concrete goal. Named for the only insect that is able to move in...