Here’s your Daily Brief for November 17th:

The School for Social Entrepreneurs: Scaling social entrepreneurship (or why many molehills make a mountain) – Many people are talking about “scale” these days – as it pertains to their individual enterprises and social entrepreneurship on the whole. This article presents 5 key points to be considered before focusing too much attention on the scale issue.

Secrets of Successful Social Intrapreneurs: Advice From Three Major Brands (via Triple Pundit) – One of the challenges I’ve come up against is that there aren’t many job positions available that focus directly on sustainability or CSR. This article presents advice from three corporate sustainability leaders on how to create your presence.

Bill Gates’ Plan for Fixing the World (via Mashable) – This post from Mashable takes a look at Bill Gates’ strategy for maximizing the social impact of his attained fortune. Through his foundation he has focused on investing in health and education — core investments that can yield tangible results and have a multiplier effect (healthy children learn better, learned children turn into an educated workforce, etc). This is definitely an interesting article to read.

Take a look at Bill Gates’ TED Talk on Malaria, Mosquitos, and Education (Yes, the one where he unleashed mosquitos on the audience!):