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The field of social entrepreneurship continues to grow by leaps and bounds as innovative entrepreneurs find new ways to create a positive social impact on their community. More often than not these ventures find it difficult to expand their initial concepts into new environments. As funding for social programs on a government level tightens, the ability for social programs to broaden and deepen their impact while maintaining financial stability has never been more important. This goal is only achievable when good intentions are combined with comprehensive analysis and planning that takes all aspects of a venture's ecosystem into consideration.

Paul N. Bloom, a professor of social entrepreneurship at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, explores the key components that any social entrepreneur needs to consider when approaching the challenge of scaling. Here Bloom explains the SCALERS model, which stresses that successful scaling requires organizational capabilities in seven areas: staffing, communicating, alliance-building, lobbying, earningsgeneration, replicating, and stimulating market forces. Rich with numerous examples of social entities that have developed these capabilities, Scaling Your Social Venture provides the tools to help social entrepreneurs take their venture to the next level.

"Finally, sound and genuinely useful guidance for social entrepreneurs serious about delivering meaningful results. "Scaling Your Social Venture" offers a model that's as practical as it is motivating, providing leaders with what they need to build stronger, better organizations - organizations able to scale their impact!" - Sally Osberg, President & CEO, Skoll Foundation
"There is a growing movement worldwide to create entrepreneurial ventures that have impact on some of our societies' most difficult problems. Yet precious few ventures live up to those expectations. Too many fall far short of attaining their goals--not because they are not passionate enough, or ambitious enough--but because the complexity of scaling a social venture is fraught with multiple and simultaneously appearing challenges. Paul Bloom has written an enormously useful book that is essential reading for those social ventures that dream big." - Dr. Pamela Hartigan, director, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Said Business School -The University of Oxford
"Scaling up a social enterprise is difficult, and doesn't always succeed. It takes a lot more than hard work and passion. That's why Paul Bloom's practical, step-by-step process is so valuable. This book is pragmatic, useful and on target for moving up in the world and creating positive social change." - Bill Novelli, Professor, Georgetown University and former CEO, AARP and President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
"Paul Bloom has written the most important work of the year on the most important question facing anyone engaged in social change: How do I create the social change we need? The book could not be more timely or accessible, and is a must read for those of us who want to change the world." - Dr. Paul Light Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, Wagner School of Public Service, New York University, founding principal investigator of the Global Center for Public Service
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ISBN: 9780230377288
ISBN-10: 0230377289
Series: Social Entrepreneurship Series
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 3rd July 2012
Dimensions (cm): 24.1 x 15.5  x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.454