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Merging and Acquisitions as a Strategic Tool for Nonprofit Growth

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Where the Social Sector Stands on M&A While mergers and acquisitions have long been a significant tool for growth in the private sector, the social sector has been much more hesitant. Our experience taught us to anticipate numerous extra costs. Underinvestment in these efforts can undermine even the most strategically sound merger.

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Gumbo for the Struggle: Recipes of Liberation from the Cultural Kitchen

NonProfit Quarterly

The cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article concludes the series, “ Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change ,” which is co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ. And, of course, providing for people’s artistic and cultural needs is a core part of building a thriving community economy as well.

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How to Create a High-Performing Non-Profit Team

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How to Create a High-Performing Non-Profit Team Successful nonprofits, NGOs and Social Enterprises have high performing teams. Additionally, it’s crucial to consider OIG or LEIE compliance checks to ensure that your candidates, besides fitting in your culture, meet the necessary regulatory requirements.

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

After some years, DJ Bola found out about the Artemisia accelerator program, the first social enterprise accelerator in Brazil. DJ Bola could fully realize the potential of his venture and started to attend events and form connections within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Early on, the community established itself enough to have its own cultural center, known as Cambodia Town. Here in America, surviving victims and perpetrators (the youth forced to commit atrocities) live together in a culture still beset by racism. But so too is the creative spirit. Can we learn to trust one another?

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Making Food Systems Work for People of Color: Six Action Steps

NonProfit Quarterly

Fed up with a system that regularly provides limited, top-down support, a group of BIPOC-led organizations banded together to create the EFOD Collaborative in 2018. The high presence of banks in the industry, which often includes bankers serving on CDFI loan committees, can alter the culture of CDFIs, reinforcing systemic barriers to capital.

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Cause Camp 2021 Speaker Line-Up

NonProfit Hub

Peter has defined the vision, strategy, and culture of 829 Studios since its founding in 2007. Over the last few years, she has served as a conduit for making these best practices accessible to organizations seeking to enhance their efficiency and workplace culture.