The 'Money Thing' in Social Entrepreneurship

We have inspiring talks and stories of social entrepreneurship and we passionately advocate for more people to be involved in the field, but does it really offer solid career tracks for all?

Consider the options, attempts on bootstrapped or lean startups with high failure rate may be called anything but careers. Joining social enterprises serving in poor communities or developing countries through various functional roles also often require big compromise on living wages. It's a common fact that there's greater uncertainty over financial and enterprise viability beside the more lucrative options in impact investment intermediaries and consulting.

While the motto that 'Everybody Can Be a Changemaker' is appealing, but the reality is not everybody has the necessary support to be involved in social entrepreneurship and make it a viable career option before the field reaches greater maturity. The call for more to be involved has to be complemented with evidence of growth and significant milestone in developing the key infrastructure for the field.