Scaling Social Impact: New Thinking [Hardcover]

Many social entrepreneurs struggle to take successful, innovative programs that address social problems on a local or limited basis and scale them up to expand their impact in a more widespread, deeper, and efficient way. In Scaling Social Impact , the editors address this issue with a comprehensive collection of original papers.Foreword; J.L.Bradach Contributors Introduction; P.N.Bloom & E.Skloot Framing the Issues Identifying the Drivers of Social Entrepreneurial Impact: An Exploratory Empirical Study; P.N.Bloom & B.Smith Control or Not Control: A Coordination Perspective to Scaling; F.Sezgi & J.Mair The Pros and Cons of Scaling Enamored with Scale: Scaling with Limited Impact in the Microfinance Industry; S.M.Datar , M.J.Epstein & K.Yuthas Organization and Movement Implications of Scaling: Lessons from Charter Schools; D.E.Meyerson , A.Berger & R.Quinn Cultivating Ecosystem Alliances and Networks From Enterprise to Ecosystem: Rebooting the Scale Debate; J.Elkington , P.Hartigan & A.Litovsky Moving from Loose Global Associations to Linked Geographic Networks; J.Huggett Whose Change are We Talking About? When Multiple Parties and Multiple Agendas Collide; S.L.Newber & R.P.Hill Scaling Social Innovation in Rural India: The Case of Gram Vikas; I.Chowdhury & F.Santos Communicating and Branding Communications Strategies for Scaling Health-Focused Social Entrepreneurial Organizations; L.Trabold , P.Bloom & L.Block Scaling Social Impact through Branding Social Causes; M.E.Drumwright & M.Duchicela Guiding Funders and Supporters Harnessing Capital Markets to Promote Social Entrepreneurship; D.T.Robinson Methodological Issues and Challenges in Conducting Social Impact Evaluations; C.Pechmann & J.C.Andrews References

'This collection is an ambitious and comprehensive account of a an issue of critical importance to social entrepreneurs and their stakeholders. The editors have assembled an impressive group of scholars and tholsĒ