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Harsh Criticism for the Term Social Entrepreneur, Plus More: Wednesday’s Roundup

February 3, 2010, 1:47 pm

By Maria Di Mento

The term social entrepreneur is “ego-flaming at best, and sector-defeating at worst,” says Kjerstin Erickson, the founder of Forge, on the Social Edge blog. She writes that the trendy phrase puts too much emphasis on the individual and ignores the team-building efforts required in charitable work.

The earthquake in Haiti is unlike previous international disasters in part because it hobbled the Haitian government, hit the United Nations representatives in the country, and killed employees of aid groups working there, writes Neal Keny-Guyer, the chief executive of Mercy Corps, in an opinion article in The Seattle Times.

Large homeless shelters that sometimes fit 200 or even 1,000 people should be closed and replaced by smaller ones, argues Dominic Mapstone, director of Rebeccas Community, an Australian charity. Writing on Change.org, Mr. Mapstone says his organization, which has room for six homeless people, offers a better setting than massive shelters.

According to Buzz Marketing Daily, a blog about online marketing, there are three reasons why charities need to use social media: All of their donors are using it, corporations are using it to get customers involved with their philanthropy, and studies suggest online fund-raising is growing while traditional fund-raising is not.

Lucy Bernholz, who advises foundations, highlights a paper she co-authored called “The Changing Ecosystem of Change.” Created with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the paper examines new types of organizations that are producing social goods.

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