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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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On Being a White Thought Leader in the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

As Kristina and I were working through the Nonprofit Marketing Guide site redesign over the winter, our web developer asked us for our values for the About Us page. As a very small company — it’s just Kristina and me formally, with a variety of freelancers helping in different ways — the company values ARE our personal values.

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How to secure essential technology funding to deliver on nonprofit missions

Candid

And when funders provide support for technology, remove barriers to funding and/or provide more general operating funds, nonprofits can make operational investments that advance not only their mission but also the values and priorities of grantmakers.

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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. Then you can learn strategies to strategically pivot.

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Make It Happen: Women Designing and Achieving Wealth, Entrepreneurship, Success

Fundraising Leadership

Learn more from Gloria Feldt on Loretta McCarthy Discussing the challenges and strategies of women and wealth, Anu Bhardwaj, founder of Women Investing in Women, The State of Women, and SHEQONOMI, was also a member of Take The Lead’s 50 Women in Entrepreneurship cohort. Third, say, “My prediction is,” as this shows authority.

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

Blue Avocado

When Natasha later joined the board of directors of Mary’s Pence , she found a nonprofit that aligned with her values. In that role, Natasha discovered that an organization that goes beyond the money and provides comprehensive support to its members was work that really made an impact. Central America, and Mexico.