The mission of international institute for social entrepreneurship

is to inspire, educate, and equip people with knowledge about social entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurs with the tools needed to run sustainable social enterprises.

The international institute for social entrepreneurship (IISE) was formerly known as Weaver’s Social Enterprise Directory (WSED). WSED has been featured in the following research publications:

• Weaver, R.L. (2021). Facilitating business online: The utilization, benefits, and challenges of online social enterprise directories. Social Innovations Journal. Access the article here.

• Mbacke, M, Weaver, R.L., & Gallagher, K. (2020). Reflections on applied social enterprise education: Using weaver’s social enterprise directory to teach social entrepreneurship. International Undergraduate Journal of Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change. Access the article here.

• Weaver, R.L., Mbacke, M., & Gallagher, K. (2020). Weaver’s social enterprise directory: A tool for teaching social enterprise and entrepreneurship. Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy.