Scaling the Social Enterprise is an ideal text for courses that focus on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, at either the graduate or undergraduate level. Common themes across high growth social startups discussed in the book include:






 

building and modifying a management team for growth



creating and maintaining a dynamic stakeholder network



choosing corporate form and funders



moving from idea to pilot, to roll-out, and pivots along the way



the importance of media magic in building a brand



developing and refining one’s value chain



the pivotal role of technology in scaling.


 
Featuring high profile, high growth social startups including Fair Trade USA, Revolution Foods, Sanergy, Kiva, d.light, Back to the Roots, and Grameen America, the chapter on funding social startups also profiles social funders such as Bridges Fund Management and Better Ventures, amongst others.