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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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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Her lack of access to healthy food, along with the stress associated with getting food and making ends meet, exacerbates her risk. For example, a solution to help Elisa manage her diabetes might not work in her community because of the cultural or economic barriers that are present. Today, we observe phenomena with much broader reach.

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Nonprofit Boards Efforts to Diversify

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Amir Geshani on unsplash.com As nonprofit organizations become more racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse, are nonprofit boards lagging behind? Elisa Juárez, the director of culture and DEI for a national healthcare company, was a recipient of the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Youth Award.

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

The Charity CFO

When starting a nonprofit as its CEO, and inviting a board to participate in organization’s decision making, there are sometimes difficulties associated with this. Entrepreneurship is a difficult career path because of the short term sacrifices required to get the ball rolling. Learn the playbook before going out on the field.

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Billion Dollar CEO, Founder: Liz Elting on Dreaming, Mentoring, Giving and Winning

Fundraising Leadership

Graduating with her MBA in Finance and International Business from NYU’s Stern School of Business in 1992, Elting has won several prestigious awards for her entrepreneurship and philanthropy, including the Distinguished Alumnae Award from NYU Stern's Women in Business, as well as the 2019 Charles Waldo Haskins Award for business and public service.

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BOOKMARK THIS: Big List of Twitter Chats for Nonprofits (Chat Tools, Too!)

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

#AssnChat | Tuesdays @ 1pm CT (associations). Socentchat | Wednesdays @ 1pm ET (social entrepreneurship). culturechat | Every other Thursday @ 1pm ET (generations and culture). CommBuild | Tuesdays @ 1pm ET (community building). FundChat | Wednesdays @ 12pm ET (fundraising). GrantChat | Tuesdays @ 12pm ET (grants).

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¡Adelante! A Latinx Community Organizes to Generate Community Wealth

NonProfit Quarterly

Coproduced with the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders , a national network of Latinx community development groups, this series highlights community preservation, land ownership, and business development efforts in Latinx and immigrant communities across the country. This work, however, cannot be done alone.