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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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Great News: Women & Minority Owned Small Businesses Succeeding Now

Fundraising Leadership

Every business owner and entrepreneur has a role model for success in Selena Gomez, actor, activist, non-profit founder and make-up brand creator. “ Every business owner and #entrepreneur has a #rolemodel for success in @SelenaGomez, actor, activist, non-profit founder and make-up brand creator of @RareBeauty. ”

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

Fundraising Leadership

independence surrounding July 4 are not the only outbursts catching the attention of corporations, leaders, non-profits and educators. Prevailing in an anti-DEI climate requires intention and effort. The fireworks this month for celebrations of U.S. “ Prevailing in an anti-DEI climate requires intention and effort. “The

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Why Our Definition Of Nonprofits Restricts Problem Solving

Bloomerang

Non profit. Yet there is no greater injustice than the double standard that exists between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. There is a separate rule book for charities that has a chilling effect on risk-taking, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. Why not what we ARE? Social benefit.

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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: The Elephant in the Room

The Charity CFO

So, she developed the Elephant Project, a for profit entity where 100% of net proceeds from a purchase of Kiki and Tembo go to organizations that help aid in fighting the poaching crisis and also provide care to injured, abandoned, orphaned, and abused elephants. Kristina gets real in the interview about the realities of entrepreneurship.

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WE WON!… thanks to you!

iMarketSmart

WASHINGTON, September 10, 2015 — SCORE, – www.score.org – mentors to America’s small businesses, announces the winners of the 2015 SCORE Awards recognizing excellence in American small business owners and non-profits whose success has been impacted by SCORE’s services.