Giving Compass' Take:

· Causeartist explains how these three unique female entrepreneurs were inspired by modern day social issues to impact lives through their businesses and create change.

· How are these women changing the world? How can philanthropy support female entrepreneurs working for social change? 

· Here are some valuable lessons from world-changing female entrepreneurs.

Whether you work in social impact or support the brands and leaders changing the world for the better, there is no shortage of inspiration among these activist, fighters and problem solvers. These three female social entrepreneurs are inspirational and pioneers in the impact space. Unique in their own way, they’ve all created something beautiful and powerful with the business they run.

Suzette Munson, Founder and Designer of Love 41
Suzette Munson is the founder of  Love 41, a leather bags and accessories company whose mission is to empower women and children and those who have suffered tremendous loss.

Gwendolyn Floyd, co-founder of Soko
Soko is a jewelry line like no other of its kind. It’s backed by a technology that allows artisans in remote locations become entrepreneurs through the skills they already have and using their smartphone. Artisans in developing countries are usually limited by technology and geographic economic climates to make a greater profit – but with Soko’s technology, their lives can change for the better.

Shannon Keith, founder of Sudara
Shannon Keith is a mother, wife, activist, and social entrepreneur. On a trip to India more than a decade ago, she was struck by the horrors of modern day slavery and inspired to take action. As Shannon listened to story after story of girls sold into slavery, picked up off the streets, stuck in a life of servitude, she imagined a brand that would connect women around the world to those trying to escape modern day slavery in India. Sudara was Shannon’s solution.

Read the full article about female social entrepreneurs by Kristen Conahan at Causeartist.