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What’s Your Start Agenda?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While we see this often in what political and social scientists refer to as “vetocracy” (loosely defined by New York Times columni st Thomas Friedman in 2012 as “a system in which no one can aggregate enough power to make any important decisions at all”), the dynamic is less recognized in social movements.

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ESG Needs a Shared Language

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While nonprofits and social enterprises tend to want to use it as a tool to force companies to contribute to the SDGs, investors want consistent measures to evaluate financial decisions (namely risk), and business leaders want not to incur higher costs.

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Can Cities Be the Source of Scalable Innovations?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Social enterprises such as car-sharing programs are changing the nature of urban transportation and providing alternative options to individual car ownership. Promising ideas are in ample supply, but the crucial question is: How can social innovators scale such innovations so that their local impact adds up to big solutions?

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How (Not) to Scale a Nonprofit

Stanford Social Innovation Review

My for-profit business, Conservatorio, had ongoing construction projects in the area. The government instituted a rent moratorium and stopped most commerce and construction for seven months. Importantly, I had a solid base to work from. We’d had a good experience hiring ex-gang members from a local government program.

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How to Seek Inspiration for Decorating Your Home

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Your vision constructs upon the core competencies of your organization’s comprising of you have previously created: The history of the organization, sponsor base, powers, exclusive capabilities, assets, and belongings. Get Free Stock Photos for your Nonprofit, NGO or Social Enterprise. Associated with core competencies.

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3 challenges freelancers face, and 3 of the best freelancing tools

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Distractions from family and social media are a huge problem for freelancers. Most freelancers take breaks and log into social media, and find they have whiled the day away doing nothing constructive. Get Free Stock Photos for your Nonprofit, NGO or Social Enterprise. How to mitigate freelancing challenges.

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Instead of Disruption, Leverage What Already Exists

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For as long as most of us can remember, social enterprises and social movements have sought to disrupt systems from the outside or to make fundamental policy changes from the top down. By Jim Bildner & Stephanie Khurana.