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Report Reveals Nonprofits Are a Major Employer in Nearly Every State

NonProfit PRO

The Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise is grateful to the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for its continuing support of this work. Source: George Mason University Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise The preceding press release was provided by a company unaffiliated with NonProfit PRO.

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NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Affnetz

Government and foundation funding remove the room for risk, whereas business success almost requires innovation and change. Benefits of Operating Social Enterprise Financial contribution to Nonprofit’s programs. This is a false and even dangerous assumption. Nonprofits are set up to minimize risk. For-profits are the opposite.

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Gather, Share, Build

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Nithya Ramanathan & Jim Fruchterman Recent milestones in generative AI have sent nonprofits, social enterprises, and funders alike scrambling to understand how these innovations can be harnessed for global good. And funders need to lead the way by establishing and investing in common infrastructures and hubs for collaboration.

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Merging and Acquisitions as a Strategic Tool for Nonprofit Growth

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Unlike private sector mergers where financial returns serve as the primary metric, our social sector M&A required deep mission alignment as its foundation. Substantial resources are often required: as George and Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman note , for example, the Guidestar merger with Foundation Center cost $45 million.

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The Next Generation of Mutualism

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The capital markets that can invest in social enterprise are chaotic and low-impact. Shaila Agha of the Regen Foundation has documented how this community-centric financing addresses gaps in the formal banking systemalong with its growth to over 300,000 participants. million children.

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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

As we expanded into a social enterprise and holistic women’s empowerment initiative, I struggled with fundraising. Be transparent about both successes and struggles By candidly sharing both your successes and struggles, you demonstrate accountability and authenticity, the foundation of long-term donor relationships.

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Diaspora Philanthropy 3.0

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Serious efforts to study how to increase the amount of Indian-American diaspora philanthropy have been underway for nearly a decade, as a variety of studies explore (see the Gates Foundation , the John D. MacArthur Foundation , Bridgespan , and others). and Catherine T.