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Posts by Clara Marquardt

Beyond Profit and the expansion of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship

Beyond Profit and the expansion of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship

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Social enterprises’ distinctiveness and social innovation – the driving force behind social enterprise?

Social enterprises’ distinctiveness and social innovation – the driving force behind social enterprise?

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The Finale!

The Finale!

Over 70 people came to the finale event of the Innovation & Development Hackathon to hear new approaches to real poverty and hunger challenges.
The 2013 Innovation and Development Hackathon, came to a close on the 23rd March after a week of intensive collaboration and innovation. (more...)

Social enterprise in development, or for development?

Social enterprise in development, or for development?

Dr Alex Nicholls is University Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship within the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
In the second part of the blog series on social enterprise and development, Clara Marquardt speaks with Dr Alex Nicholls, a leading academic in the field of social entrepreneurship. The interview examines some of the implications of social enterprise for the least developed countries (LDCs). The impact social enterprises have (more...)

The public development discourse, the ‘rise’ of social enterprise and a growing need for impact measurement

The public development discourse, the ‘rise’ of social enterprise and a growing need for impact measurement

In the first part of the blog series on social enterprise and development, Clara Marquardt speaks with the organiser of an innovative ‘donor education’ platform and an expert in development project monitoring and evaluation. The interviews explore the implications of social enterprise for the public development discourse and the advancement of social impact measurement – issues which affect any discussion of social enterprise.
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New Blog Series: Social enterprise – innovation, development and a new way forward

New Blog Series: Social enterprise – innovation, development and a new way forward

Manufacturingchange.org is a Humanitarian Centre member organisation that connects enterprising change makers in developing countries to volunteers that can support them in manufacturing and production-related activities.
Over the next two months, leading up to the Innovation and Development Hackathon in March, we will explore themes within social enterprise via a series articles and interviews with academics, social entrepreneurs and students. Adopting a critical and cross-disciplinary (more...)