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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.

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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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Scaling a Nonprofit: Lessons from Southside Blooms’ Rapid Growth

The Charity CFO

In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Quilen Blackwell, president and co-founder of Chicago Eco House , to discuss his journey in scaling a nonprofit organization. He emphasizes the importance of being a lifelong learner and constantly seeking new information and solutions.

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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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[PODCAST] What’s Next? with Kathleen Janus

NonProfit Hub

, Randy and Kathleen Janus talk about social entrepreneurship and how it can be used to tackle some of society’s grandest problems. Kathleen “Kelly” Janus is a social entrepreneur, author and lecturer at Stanford University’s Program on Social Entrepreneurship. with Kathleen Janus appeared first on Nonprofit Hub.

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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.