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The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair The field of social entrepreneurship often takes its normative foundations for granted. How can social entrepreneurship overcome these obstacles? Funders and policymakers struggle to identify social enterprises and to understand their potential value.

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DJ Bola could fully realize the potential of his venture and started to attend events and form connections within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem. Furthermore, our research revealed that the unequal structure of Brazilian society is reproduced in the field of social entrepreneurship through two mechanisms.

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

Blue Avocado

Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. When Natasha later joined the board of directors of Mary’s Pence , she found a nonprofit that aligned with her values.

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Move, Stay, or Pivot? Uncertain Times Make Career Choices Different For Many

Fundraising Leadership

While some fields suffered sudden layoffs, that stretch of time also enveloped many with a positive sense of possibility for entrepreneurship rallies and pivots into daring careers. But it is remarkably different from the Great Resignation sparked by COVID-19. Most all these moves are completely unexpected.

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Post-Pandemic: Rebuilding Your Volunteer and Financial Base

Bloomerang

A small personal touch is an appropriate reminder of how valued they are. . Renewed efforts should be taken to keep individual volunteers included and valued within the whole team now. Reading the headlines it seems that the government has stepped in to help the nonprofits sector survive. Global Entrepreneurship Network.

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Putting Health at the Center of Climate Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Businesses—in their myriad roles as employers, suppliers, and investors—need to lean into end-to-end sustainability by taking actions that improve not only the environment but also livelihoods, particularly among vulnerable communities in their value chains. Influencing Policy.

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What millennials and boomers really think - and what that means to your cause

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

Remember: Don’t tell someone to value your cause. Show how it relates to their values. I just finished reviewing a very interesting study, Brands: The New Social Reformers , which provides some useful insights into those values. Most leaders - whether from governments, companies and nonprofits - are seen as falling short.