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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. Social enterprises seek to address social problems using business strategies. How can social entrepreneurship overcome these obstacles?

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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. There are still only a few examples of successful social enterprises serving poorer people at scale that were created by entrepreneurs from those communities.

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How do Nonprofits make money

Affnetz

Short answer – philanthropy from individuals, foundation grants, government grants, events, earned revenue, membership dues, social entrepreneurship, investments (endowments), and probably a few more things! Nonprofits have budgets, sometimes in the thousands, sometimes in the billions. What pays for these budgets?

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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

At the same time, within this austerity framework, nonprofits increasingly fill holes in sectors ranging from education to healthcare to journalism to social services that we depend on the most and that have been receiving less and less government support. Nonprofits are a feature of tax law and corporate governance laws.

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Nonprofit Boards Efforts to Diversify

NonProfit Quarterly

The Value of Lived Experience The value of lived experiences for leaders is a topic that has been explored in other fields, such as social entrepreneurship —and it’s now being adapted to nonprofit boards. Several years ago, she was asked to serve on the foundation’s board of directors. However, my experience is not exceptional.

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The Future of Family Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

If you give with your family or a family, whether through a donor-advised fund, a foundation, a giving circle, or anything in between, you are connected to family philanthropy. These two foundations exemplify not just expanded giving but a move away from default positions and toward more purpose-driven, problem-focused philanthropy.

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Nonprofit Professional Development | Resources for Success

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Shattuck touches on segmentation in marketing, creating strong relationship foundations, and adding a personal touch to your outreach. Worth’s student-friendly best-seller, Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice , provides a broad, insightful overview of key topics affecting the governance and management of nonprofit organizations.