Talk: Social Entrepreneurship in the U.S.

The landscape of German civil society is based upon a strong pillar of non-profit organizations that provide crucial services and goods to Germans. It is due to the international engagement of Mohamed Yunus and the microcredit movement that the term social entrepreneurship emerged in Germany in the early 2000s. Although many organizations, such as the German Red Cross, which has been around for more than 150 years, now fall under the label of a social enterprise, a recent buzz around social entrepreneurship has come about with the understanding that generating profits and doing good need to go hand in hand in order for an enterprise to be sustainable. 

Together with social entrepreneurs and experts from the non-profit sector, we will try to shed light on the significance and opportunities that lie in the social entrepreneurship sector. We ask: what is so special about social entrepreneurship and what are the major differences between entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs? 

The goal of our program is to support social entrepreneurs in Germany and allow for an exchange of best-practice approaches and ideas from United States and Germany. By bringing together professionals from the field and highly engaged students, we would like to support a growing environment of organizations that bring about positive societal change.

entered the field of nonprofit management and resource development in 1975 with the Business and Industry Extension Program of the University of Missouri System. He has led or counseled more than 100 organizations achieving their aspirations and missions.

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