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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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. However, the majority of entrepreneurship in the health sector has focused on downstream interventions such as therapeutics and health delivery solutions.

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Nonprofit Startups: Apply for 501(c)(3) Status or Secure Fiscal Sponsorship?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Chamber of Commerce ,“Social entrepreneurship is the process by which individuals, startups and entrepreneurs develop and fund solutions that directly address social issues. Start a nonprofit organization: The National Council of Nonprofits has five steps to starting a nonprofit. According to the U.S.

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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: What it Takes to Start a Nonprofit Organization

The Charity CFO

When a life is led positively, then the consequence is impacting the community around them for good, and perhaps one of the main reasons individuals start nonprofit organizations. The overall theme between starting any form of business, for profit or nonprofits, is the motivation inside of someone and why exactly they want to do it.

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Scaling Deep, Not Up: Lessons from Detroit

NonProfit Quarterly

Leaders in many places facing economic decline—be they post-industrial cities in the Rust Belt or depleted communities in former coal mining towns—are increasingly looking to entrepreneurship as a means of revitalization. Different sources of funding come with different expectations for how ventures grow.

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How to write a strong nonprofit mission statement

Get Fully Funded

Further research revealed that the organization does economic development work while training people in the community in entrepreneurship. Here is how I would state the mission for greater clarity: We train people in entrepreneurship and provide access to capital to open small businesses. Just state what you do!

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Lean Digital Campaigns

Care2

Eric Ries adapted this philosophy to entrepreneurship in his 2011 book, The Lean Startup. His methodology — summed up in three words: Build, Measure, Learn — has the potential to revolutionize the way nonprofits engage online.

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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. A strong, involved board can transform an organization and take its work to new heights.