“Reading The Art of Social Enterprise is like sitting down at the bar for a nobull session with a couple of old hands — the language is lively, the advice sage and personal. If you are looking for accessible wisdom when it comes to starting your own social enterprise, buy this book.”
— Eban Goodstein, Economist and Director, Bard MBA in Sustainability
“A book about business with heart, written by two lawyers with heart. It’s entertaining, wise and eminently useful.”
— Gil Friend, CEO Natural Logic Inc., Inaugural Member, Sustainability Hall of Fame, author, The Truth About Green Business
“An accessible introduction to social enterprise and its potential for taking innovation from idea to impact. In an easy-to-read style, the authors take readers from A to Z, reviewing key concepts and principles of successfully launching sustainable ventures. A great addition to any library!”
— Jed Emerson, Founding Director, Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF)
“Each new page offers profound insight and inspiration couched in simple guidance. Here at last is the essential tool for social entrepreneurs to succeed. A must-read work of art about the art of social enterprise.”
— Doug Hammond, founding partner, Burns & Hammond, and former executive director, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
“A lively book about the real stuff of social enterprise — legally, financially, and spiritually. Social entrepreneurs will find themselves not just reading the book avidly, but keeping it on their desk to consult whenever dilemmas arise.”
— Bill Torbert, Principal, Action Inquiry Fellowship, and Leadership Professor Emeritus, Boston College
“Frankel and Bromberger have been through it all and emerged with compelling wisdom. The Art of Social Enterprise offers great advice about intention, money, emotions, law, relationships, teamwork, self-awareness and more. It is a very well researched and artfully written book covering all aspects of how to start, run and live a social enterprise.”
— Gifford Pinchot, President and co-founder, the Bainbridge Graduate Institute
“The world urgently needs new ways of doing business. The Art of Social Enterprise shows the way with clarity, insight and humor. A first-rate guide for people who are pioneering the entrepreneurship of the future.”
— Paul Gilding, author, The Great Disruption
” The Art of Social Enterprise provides the framework and the strategies in a highly accessible book that will advance this field at a time when our society needs these enterprises more than ever.”
— David Levine, cofounder and CEO, American Sustainable Business Council
“Frankel and Bromberger have delivered a gem in The Art of Social Enterprise . They reveal the simple but profound truth that being a successful social entrepreneur is as much about getting your interior (mental) house in order as it is about external strategy and financing. In the end, it is about reducing the amount of suffering in the world — for yourself as well as for the poor and the environment.”
— Stuart L. Hart, S. C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University
“Our only sustainable competitive advantage against injustice, environmental ruin, and economic decay is our ability to rapidly evolve ourselves, our systems, and our cultures. This book is an evolutionary accelerator for those committed to cultivating an unprecedented flourishing of humanity and nature.”
— Barrett C. Brown, PhD, president, Metalntegral Academy, and executive director, Integral Sustainability Center
“A thoroughly insightful depiction of the ins and outs of social enterprise. This book will also provide you with a deep sense of this important emerging enterprise that busts the doors down the traditional business model. It is a must read for anyone interested in delving into the realm of social enterprise, or starting their own venture to create good.”
—Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder and former CEO, Seventh Generation
From the Back Cover
Mission Driven— Business as a Vehicle for Change
… a must read for anyone interested in delving into the realm of social enterprise, or starting their own venture to create good.
— Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder and former CEO , Seventh Generation
… the authors take readers from A to Z, reviewing key concepts and principles of successfully launching sustainable ventures. A great addition to any library!
— Jed Emerson, Founding Director, Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF )
Social enterprise is an exciting and rewarding business model driven by the desire to create positive change through entrepreneurial activities. The Art of Social Enterprise includes an overview of this rapidly growing field, as well as proven strategies for success.
This complete guide offers legal expertise without the jargon, and provides deep insight into the many unique challenges and benefits of this singular approach to making “good” money. Learn everything you need to know about the mechanics of social entrepreneurship including:
- Startup – envisioning and manifesting intention
- Strategic planning – balancing social and financial objectives
- Operations – running a socially responsible business
- Legacy and exits – when and how to move on
Aimed at emerging as well as established social entrepreneurs, for-profit leaders who want to introduce more social responsibility into their companies, MBA students, social investors and non-profit organizations who want to increase their stability by generating reliable income, The Art of Social Enterprise is the definitive guide to doing well while doing good.
…a very well researched and artfully written book covering all aspects of how to start, run and live a social enterprise.
— Gifford Pinch ot, President and co-founder, the Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Carl Frankel is a serial social entrepreneur, writer and thought leader who has been tracking green business, corporate environmentalism and social enterprise for over two decades.
Allen Bromberger is one of the the leading social enterprise lawyers in the U.S. Over the years, he has advised hundreds of social entrepreneurs in a wide variety of situations at every stage of their development.
About the Author
Carl Frankel has been writing about green business for over two decades and is a serial social entrepreneur. He is the author if In Earth’s Company and Out of the Labyrinth. His articles on business and sustainable development have appeared in dozens of magazines and journals, and he has contributed to several books on environmental management. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the Columbia University School of Law.
Allen Bromberger is a leading social enterprise lawyer with more than 30 years of experience structuring a wide variety of for-profit and nonprofit social ventures, joint ventures, commercial co-ventures, and substantial nonprofit earned-revenue ventures. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Sustainable Business Council and the Fourth Sector Network, and serves as legal advisor to the Catherine B. Reynolds Program on Social Enterprise at New York University.
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