Whitney Wolfe Herd Quotes

I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.

We started Ashoka here in India with a simple idea: that you needed social entrepreneurs to deal with problems that don't fit the business paradigm.

I believe that incentivized prizing is the best solution to help unlock the answers to the some of the profound problems that plague our planet.

By simply capitalizing on core strengths and knowledge, companies and entrepreneurs can engage in an emerging business model that will enable them to create - and demonstrate - real, sustainable social impact in society.

At its very heart, Worldchanging is about using the best of people's new ideas, bringing them together and applying them to the massive problems that we all face.

What inspires me most are people who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and around the world.

It is not business, it is not government - it is the social sector that may yet save the society.

The job of a social entrepreneur is to recognize when a part of society is stuck & to provide new ways to get it unstuck.

The social entrepreneurs are governments' best friends.

Today, 30-year-olds are becoming social entrepreneurs.

The life purpose of the true social entrepreneur is to change the world.

Philanthropy is often seen as society's risk capital. That means the onus is on philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to innovate. But philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes and systems.

What America is thirsting for now is a battalion of strong, down-to-earth 'doers' - managers, frontline activists, business and social entrepreneurs engaged in tackling America's manifold problems of unemployment, education, and competitive slouch.

All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments.

A social entrepreneur finds market-based solutions for change. Because without a market-based solution, without a sustainable solution, you go nowhere.

Your mission is to find a product or service that can positively impact the lives of 1 billion people because that's the game we're playing today.

The way that we are going to solve social problems is by working with multiple different types of investing.

Innovators reimagine our world in so many areas. We need them to help reimagine what government can and should be.

Active citizenship doesn't just mean running for office or going into politics; it means starting organisations that promote change or solve a problem, pursuing social good with economic success.

I wanted to develop a career where I could use my engineering background to have a positive effect on society.

A lot of the companies that I am inclined to get involved in have a mission to fix something that is 'broken' in the world.

I like talking about it, I like talking about world change. I like talking about things that you want to do in your community.

Business is about problem-solving, but it does not always have to be about maximizing profit. When I went into business, my interest was to figure out how to solve problems I see in front of me. That's why I looked at the poverty issue. I got involved in lots of things to address it, and one of them was money lending with loans and credits and savings accounts, and in the process I created Grameen Bank. So you can also have social objectives. Ask yourself these questions: Who are you? What kind of world do you want?

Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda.

People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference.