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Three successful leaders in business are modeling the idea that being generous is a valuable goal in itself.

Sometimes it makes sense to merge with your competition. Yael Cohen Braun and Julie Greenbaum didn't always think so, but they do now.

The legendary skateboarder describes his early entrepreneurial wipeouts and the hard lessons he learned from them.

Maya Mountain Cacao helps farmers focus on sustainable techniques and a better product while investors make a profit.

Since both consumers and energetic young employees prefer companies dedicated to social good, philanthropy is a viable business strategy.

First, his peers laughed at him. Now, they want in on supporting social entrepreneurs.

After failing at launching a cable network, Blake Mycoskie found his passion in social entrepreneurship. Here is how he turned TOMS into a global force for good.

Once you've done the work to build a following, it only takes imagination to dream up new ways to capitalize.

Organic reach has plummeted. You need to think of social media as just one facet of a diverse marketing plan.

Entrepreneurship is about solving a problem, not starting a company.

Shake Shack's founder Daniel Meyer, billionaire Steve Case and other investors are sold on the healthy, seasonal fast-casual.

The TriLinc Global Impact Fund looks for established social enterprises in stable emerging markets that are ripe for growth capital.

Sword & Plough founder Emily N??ez Cavness and Pinterest exec Don Faul illustrate how military experience can translate into dynamic careers in the civilian sector.

Just like entrepreneurs living in Silicon Valley, founders in developing countries need one important element to thrive.

By incorporating as a benefit corporation, entrepreneurs can protect their mission by elevating their company's core social and environmental values to the status of law.

The drive to do something worthwhile is the most important motive an entrepreneur can have.

Progreso Financiero combines technology with a culture of financial responsibility to do social good.

In partnership with the Case Foundation, we kick off a weekly series profiling entrepreneurs who are pioneering social change, as well as the investors who are backing their ambitious efforts.

Perry Chen has been working with a team of volunteers every Monday night for the last year to come up with an organization that helps people discover and support nonprofits for $1 a day.

The preference of young consumers for products linked to charities they support is so strong it is altering marketing strategies.

No one knew daring people to dump cold water on each other would go viral, so don't be afraid to try your crazy marketing idea.