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Rasheda L. Weaver

Research Affiliate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Rutgers University-Camden
Chapter Member: New Jersey-Philadelphia SSN
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About Rasheda

Weaver's research explores the use of social enterprise and entrepreneurship as a human and community economic development tool. She conducted the first large-scale empirical study on the social; economic; and legal activities of social enterprises in the United States and is the Founder of Weaver's Social Enterprise Directory; a national; public directory for social enterprises in the nation.

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Contributions

Why High School Students Should Learn about Social Entrepreneurship

Key Findings Brief,

How to Help Profit-Making Social Enterprises Combat Pressing Social Problems

Basic Facts Brief,

In the News

Opinion: "Investing in the Poor Through Social Enterprise Self-Employment Programs," Rasheda L. Weaver, Huffington Post, July 25, 2017.
Opinion: "What are Social Enterprises Doing to Address Racism in America?," Rasheda L. Weaver, Huffington Post, October 13, 2016.
Quoted by David Brodwin in "Building a Better Windy City," U.S. News & World Report, May 23, 2016.
Research discussed by "Rutgers–Camden Ph.D. Student Proving to be Valuable Asset to Camden Community-Based Efforts," Rutgers Today, December 3, 2014.

Publications

"Insights for Measuring Social Value: Classification of Measures Related to the Capabilities Approach" (with Shoko Kato and Shena R. Ashley). VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations (2017): 1-12.

Introduces the theoretical framework and to present what some of the measures and instruments might look like, at least in part, based on applications in other contexts.

"Social Enterprise Self-Employment Programs: A Two-Dimensional Strategy for Human Capital Investment" Social Enterprise Journal 12, no. 1 (forthcoming): 4-20.

Introduces and illustrates how social enterprise self-employment programs (SEPs) can foster human capital, a predictor of economic growth and development. Provides cases of human capital-oriented social enterprises that outline different business forms for social enterprise SEPs.