How social entrepreneurs can solve the talent problem
That social entrepreneurs can make a difference is not in question. But there is plenty of
potential left to unlock. What do these enterprises need to scale up? And how can they do it?
RippleWorks, a private foundation that supports promising social entrepreneurs around
the world by providing them with leading Silicon Valley executives as advisers, asked those
questions in a recent survey of 628 social entrepreneurs from all over the world. The research,
conducted with analytical support from McKinsey and with funding from the Omidyar Network,
included interviews with 37 investors and 10 social-enterprise leaders.