Позитивные изменения. Том 2, № 3 (2022). Positive changes. Volume 2, Issue 3 (2022)

From the Editor

This fall issue of the Positive Changes Journal is dedicated to those who cannot give up even in the hardest of times, because lives of many vulnerable people depend on their work. Until recently, social entrepreneurs were not recognized by the Russian legislation at all. Today, the term applies only to small and medium-sized businesses and specifically excludes non-profit organizations. On the other hand, impact investors pay little attention to the organization’s legal form, focusing instead on the social impact capacity of a social entrepreneurship project. Who supports social entrepreneurship in Russia and worldwide, what tools they use and how, what methods can be used to assess social and entrepreneurial projects, what strategies are used by such projects in a challenging time of change – this is the central topic of this issue of our Journal. After all, the Confucius saying continues as follows: “But if you happen to live in a time of change, God grant you the benefit of new limitless opportunities.”