Websites focused on Impact Investing and the Small and Growing Business (SGB) sector.

For a list of websites of ANDE members, click here. 

Alliance Magazine (http://www.alliancemagazine.org) 
Through analysis of, and updates about, philanthropy and social investment, Alliance allows those working in the space worldwide to share their stories and exchange ideas.  Alliance features original reportage as well as conference reports, book reviews, Op-Eds as well as one longer feature per issue that focuses on an issue important to philanthropy and social investment. It is published in London.

Beyond Profit (http://beyondprofitmag.com)
Beyond Profit is an online magazine focused on the stories and people behind social enterprises and social ventures.

Change.org Social Entrepreneurship Page (http://socialentrepreneurship.change.org/)
Change.org is a hub for over twenty online causes ranging from homelessness to women’s rights to poverty to social entrepreneurship.  Within each cause is a blog that reports on news relevant to the space.  Overall, Change.org has over 100 writers and 3,000 nonprofit partners.

The Gates Notes (http://www.thegatesnotes.com)
The official blog of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.  It focuses on technology that interests him, as well as his travels and social ventures and news out of the developing world that is of particular interest to the Gates Foundation.

GOOD Magazine (http://www.good.is/)
GOOD is a print magazine, and supplemental blog, for “people who want to live well and do good.”  Launched in 2006, GOOD considers itself the merging point of capitalism and idealism and often runs Op-Ed pieces in addition to features and news.

Matthew Bishop’s VA£U€$ Blog (http://www.philanthrocapitalism.net/blog/)
Blog maintained by Matthew Bishop and his co-author, Michael Green, tied to ideas discussed in their first book, Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World.

NextBillion.net (http://www.nextbillion.net) & NextBillion.net en Español (http://espanol.nextbillion.net/)
NextBillion.net, with the support of the Acumen Fund, is a blog that unites those interested in the connection between development and enterprise—business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers, academics—and allows them to network and converse about “the next billion” through original reporting, Op-Eds, interviews and special features.

Nicholas Kristof’s On the Ground Blog (http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/)
Kristof uses his blog to add commentary to, or supplement the word count of, his twice-weekly New York Times columns.  He encourages reader interaction in the comments section of his blog.

Paul Polak’s Blog (http://blog.paulpolak.com/)
The official blog of Paul Polak, founder of International Development Enterprises (IDE) and author of Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail.  Polak uses his blog to discuss design for the developing world, triple bottom line best practices and sustainable technology.

Schwab Foundation - Social Entrepreneurship Blog (http://www.forumblog.org/socialentrepreneurs/)
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a not-for-profit, independent and neutral organization, founded in 1998, with the purpose to advance social entrepreneurship and to foster social entrepreneurs as an important catalyst for societal innovation and progress.

Stanford Social Innovation Review (http://www.ssireview.org) and its blog (http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/)
Published by the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University, SSIR shares insight about, and practical experience learned from participating in, social innovation.

Social Earth (http://www.socialearth.org/)
SocialEarth is a blog focused on businesses that are doing well by doing good.  Based on the philosophy that the future depends on such organizations, SocialEarth seeks out social entrepreneurs of all ages, and from all countries, who are both looking to make a profit and looking to solve social ills.

Tactical Philanthropy (http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/)  
Tactical Philanthropy is the official blog of Sean Stannard-Stockton, CEO of Tactical Philanthropy Advisors, which serves philanthropists.  The blog recaps the work of philanthropies—not just those advised by Tactical Philanthropy—that are working in the social entrepreneurship space, as well as reporting on conferences and important news relevant to social enterprise.  Stockton also writes a monthly column for the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

What’s a BOPreneur? (http://bopreneur.blogspot.com/)
Colorado State University professor and entrepreneur Paul Hudnut provides insight into the world of BOPreneurs—those entrepreneurs focused on solutions for bottom-of-the-pyramid (BOP) populations in the developing world.  With personal anecdotes, conference summaries and opinion on many topics relating to social entrepreneurship.

Worldchanging.com (http://www.worldchanging.com/)
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Worldchanging.com is a nonprofit media organization that covers “the world’s most innovative solutions to the planet’s problems.”  Previous topics have included refugee aid, renewable energy, infrastructure improvement and communication.