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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Historically, the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) has been used as a term to capture these important upstream, non-medical drivers of health. 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.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. We decided early on to incorporate NeedsList as a for-profit, purpose-driven company. We bought into the notion that a for-profit company was the way to scale and achieve impact. We weren’t alone. ” Investors interrogated our decision. .”

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Program Management Statistics: 12 Stats and How to Use Them

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About the Author Sheri Chaney Jones President & CEO of SureImpact For more than 20 years, Sheri Chaney Jones has applied performance management, evaluation, and organization behavior best practices to non-profit organizations and government agencies to improve outcomes and efficiencies.

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Solving the ‘Founder’s Syndrome’ Problem in Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

It’s governed by a board of director and you, you run it. Pretty much the, the big difference though, is if you have a, for profit, you are, there are some ownership, there is ownership of it. A not profit. So it does end up, it it’s very much like a regular for-profit business. And some profit.

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Trust Is The Best Currency: CEO, Founder Stamps Approval on Products for Parents

Fundraising Leadership

and across the globe, Vinderine has a long history of intention and entrepreneurship, but one first met with skepticism. “ and across the globe, @PTPASharon has a long history of intention and #entrepreneurship. “ As the founder and CEO of @PTPA, an awards-based platform with 200,000 community members in the U.S.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance. Leadership. Jan 13 - 15. Accounting.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

We gather more than 800 board members, chief executives, staff, and nonprofit professionals for two days to discuss the newest thinking and best practices in nonprofit governance. It also offers an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and governing documents(Form 1023 and Forms 990 and 990-PF.). Finance / @southwestfdns.