White Oak Foundation, Inc. was organized in 1998 in North Carolina to serve Wake, Durham, Chatham, Lee, Harnett, Johnston and Orange counties.
The foundation's mission and purpose is "Caring for the Total Person" through the implementation of programs and projects to address hunger, to promote home ownership and to establish economic self-reliance.
Social entrepreneur and co-founder of nonprofit Jolkona, Adnan Mahmud, discusses his definition of a successful social entrepreneur. He describes the social entrepreneur as someone who has found the right balance between doing good while doing well.