NEWSBYCHARLES HARDING

This is part 4 of an 11-part series on Undergraduate Social Entrepreneurship coordinated by the Social Innovation Initiative at Brown University. This post was written by Charles Harding, Co-Founder and Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Runa.

There is a culture of generosity embedded in the principles and institutions of social entrepreneurship. After all, the social entrepreneurship field emerged out of a demand for both nonprofit values and for-profit strategic impact, and tries to draw the best from both fields.

But while traditional entrepreneurs may favor "lone wolf" innovation, social entrepreneurs are inherently, well, social. Grassroots community organizing, volunteer-ism, charity giving and a deep commitment social justice inform our social methods. To tackle global issues, we rely upon the generosity of our network.