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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Historically, the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) has been used as a term to capture these important upstream, non-medical drivers of health. A Call for Entrepreneurship Many entrepreneurs choose health care as a venue for innovation because it is one of the sectors where one can do well by doing good.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. We decided early on to incorporate NeedsList as a for-profit, purpose-driven company. We bought into the notion that a for-profit company was the way to scale and achieve impact. We weren’t alone. ” Investors interrogated our decision. .”

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  Freedom To Fight For DEI: How Legal Battles Affect Leadership Policies, Commitment

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independence surrounding July 4 are not the only outbursts catching the attention of corporations, leaders, non-profits and educators. Wendy Davis, author of The Fight You Don't See , tells Forbes , “Business will lead the way on DEI, not the government.” Prevailing in an anti-DEI climate requires intention and effort.

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Trust Is The Best Currency: CEO, Founder Stamps Approval on Products for Parents

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and across the globe, Vinderine has a long history of intention and entrepreneurship, but one first met with skepticism. “ and across the globe, @PTPASharon has a long history of intention and #entrepreneurship. “ As the founder and CEO of @PTPA, an awards-based platform with 200,000 community members in the U.S.

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Program Management Statistics: 12 Stats and How to Use Them

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About the Author Sheri Chaney Jones President & CEO of SureImpact For more than 20 years, Sheri Chaney Jones has applied performance management, evaluation, and organization behavior best practices to non-profit organizations and government agencies to improve outcomes and efficiencies.

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Solving the ‘Founder’s Syndrome’ Problem in Nonprofits

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It’s governed by a board of director and you, you run it. Pretty much the, the big difference though, is if you have a, for profit, you are, there are some ownership, there is ownership of it. A not profit. So it does end up, it it’s very much like a regular for-profit business. And some profit.

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Who Will Be the Next $100,000 Purpose Prize Winner? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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They’re looking for adults over 60: Initiating new ways to address social challenges Working in a leadership role within government, non-profit, or for-profit institution Whose social change work began after the age of 50 And, who are committed to pursuing social entrepreneurship in the future Sound like you or someone you know ?