Kimle, Kevin; Yu, Li; Orazem, Peter; Jolly, Robert W.

WP #11024, December 2011

This report presents an overview of social entrepreneurship activities of public university graduates obtained from a survey. Almost 3 percent of respondents had created at least one nonprofit organization. The primary focus of the organizations founded by social entrepreneur respondents was education and youth related causes, with services geared heavily toward local needs. The nonprofit organizations founded to meet these needs were typically small, with one or two paid employees and 5 to 15 volunteers.

Keywords: social entrepreneurship, non-profit enterprises, alumni

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