Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Her social enterprise Shea Yeleen markets and distributes high quality skincare products, while providing living wages to cooperative members in Northern Ghana. How does that organization partner with Shea Yeleen the social enterprise business? How did your experience in the Peace Corps lead to what you’re doing today?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

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.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 28, 2023

Global Counsel, a strategic advisory firm, is seeking applications from charities, NGOs, and small social enterprises to participate in its Social Impact Programme. The program helps organizations that would benefit from political risk and policy advisory services but may not be able to secure consultancy support.

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Non Profit AF

APRIL 4, 2023

Hi everyone, for those who missed the Unicorns Unite’s 5-year virtual reunion event on Valentine’s Day, the other co-authors and.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2025

Todays model for funding nonprofits and social enterprises is fundamentally broken. This crisis has laid bare what nonprofit leaders have known for years: Todays model for funding nonprofits and social enterprises is fundamentally broken.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

One way to do this is with a social enterprise model. Nonprofits that apply the best practices of businesses and explore earned income strategies can open up new opportunities for revenue streams through fees for service, production of goods, or for-profit enterprises. Check out the details below.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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. Social enterprises driven by a desire to improve lives can also get mired in ideological conflict.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 31, 2025

Social Enterprise A social enterprise is a business designed to maximize profits and positively impact society and the environment. The profits generated from these enterprises are used to fund social programs or nonprofit causes. Not convinced that a social enterprise will work for you?

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Tony Martignetti

MARCH 19, 2023

Tamra Ryan: Is A Social Enterprise For You? What are these and how … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for March 20, 2023: #23NTC & Is A Social Enterprise For You? Amy Sample Ward, NTEN’s CEO and our technology contributor, tells us what’s in store. Tamra Ryan: Is A Social Enterprise For You?

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As we expanded into a social enterprise and holistic women’s empowerment initiative, I struggled with fundraising. Such meaningful relationships can expand nonprofits’ networks, ensure funding for critical initiatives, and strengthen bonds with longtime supporters.

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Selfish Giving

JULY 19, 2012

From crowdsourced philanthropy to social enterprise spin-offs, we have a lot of great examples of businesses doing well and good. This week, Megan and I talk with Kate Olsen about 5 cause marketing trends as highlighted in Network for Good’s latest white paper.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

The capital markets that can invest in social enterprise are chaotic and low-impact. So how can we incentivize the creation and growth of mutualist social enterprise? Yet the future of mutualist organizations which today includes cooperatives, faith groups, credit unions, nonprofits, unionsis under threat.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 12, 2015

Lauren Lawson-Zilai is the director of public relations and national spokesperson for Goodwill Industries International , a social enterprise that provides job training to nearly ten million people a year through the sale of donated clothes and household goods. Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Get Free Stock Photos for your Nonprofit, NGO or Social Enterprise. Building a Strong Brand for Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs and Social Enterprises. How to start a corporate philanthropy program Infographic by Quill Other related articles. How to Learn SEO. Newbie Friendly Guide. Influencer Marketing Tips for Nonprofits.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 24, 2025

Not all mergers require such significant investment, but since nonprofits cant bank profits for future investmentand social enterprises often struggle to maintain margins that would support rapid growththis leaves us primarily dependent on fundraising campaigns and specific investable moments as vehicles for scaling.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 28, 2024

There is a clear argument that this could be a for-profit social enterprise model, with revenue generated through transactions. This has been done purely using grant dollars and represents a multiplier of eight on every grant dollar we have been given.

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Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

APRIL 14, 2025

Bob shares the inspiring story behind the social enterprise he helped build with the late NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo. In this episode of the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, Dr. Rob Harter welcomes Bob Bush, co-founder of Mutombo Coffee.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Today, Korea’s social and solidarity economy is increasingly mature—with a system of national legislation supporting four types of solidarity economy enterprises: self-sufficiency enterprises, social enterprises, village community enterprises, and cooperatives. Here is the story of their development.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 15, 2021

The Social Enterprise turning Plastic Waste into Currency. Let us know in the comment section below. I’m really looking forward to reading your comments. More ways to do good! How to stop Plastic Pollution. What are the best reusable grocery bags? 100 solutions to Climate Change [Ranked]. You have a story to tell.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 7, 2025

On the periphery of the traditional philanthropic sector described above are social enterprises and impact investing in India that benefit from growing diaspora involvement.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

After some years, DJ Bola found out about the Artemisia accelerator program, the first social enterprise accelerator in Brazil. DJ Bola could fully realize the potential of his venture and started to attend events and form connections within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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NonProfit HR

JANUARY 10, 2024

As Women’s History Month approaches, join us in celebrating the remarkable women shaping the landscape of social impact. This annual campaign spotlights women who embody extraordinary leadership, … Read more The post Nonprofit HR 2024 Women to Watch — Call For Nominations appeared first on Nonprofit HR.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While nonprofits and social enterprises tend to want to use it as a tool to force companies to contribute to the SDGs, investors want consistent measures to evaluate financial decisions (namely risk), and business leaders want not to incur higher costs.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On one hand, social enterprises and other small innovative organizations can be an engine for conceptualizing, designing, testing, and validating new solutions to old problems. Obstacles related to operational infrastructure and access can be costly to solve, derailing a social enterprise’s scaling ambitions.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 10, 2024

How to Create a High-Performing Non-Profit Team Successful nonprofits, NGOs and Social Enterprises have high performing teams. Nonprofit organizations can be categorized into various types, including charities, foundations, advocacy groups, religious organizations, and social enterprises. Ready to expand your team?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 8, 2014

SDD is a social enterprise of the Westmoreland Community Action (a nonprofit in Greensburg, PA), and is located in Mount Pleasant, PA. Would YOU like to be featured in this series? Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. Amanda Maksin started working for Shop Demo Depo t in August of 2014.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By Ndidi Nwuneli Local social enterprises need support for scaling up.

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NonProfit HR

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

For several years during Women’s History Month, Nonprofit HR has recognized women across North America who have made significant contributions to nonprofits, associations, foundations, social enterprises and the communities they serve.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 10, 2021

10 Essential Social Media Tools for Nonprofits. Want to become more effective with your Nonprofit, Social Enterprise or NGO? Check out this line up of great Social Media Marketing Tools for Nonprofits by George. Social media plays a significant role in the online promotion of your nonprofit, charity or NGO.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Corporate promises of “partnership” and leveraging their buying power from social enterprises can also be elusive. The company has pledged to procure five percent of its spend from social enterprises and companies led by underrepresented founders by 2025. Consider SAP’s 2020 5 & 5 by 25 announcement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 18, 2024

CharityJob is the UK’s largest and most specialized job board carrying non-profit, NGO, social enterprise, CIC, and voluntary jobs. The website is available in English , Portuguese, and Spanish. 12) Devex (Worldwide) :: devex.com/jobs Devex is the media platform and jobs board for the global development community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2022

By Allan Torres , Digital Marketing Specialist at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Every visitor of your nonprofit website is a potential donor. About the Sponsor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2011

Seemingly every week a new fundraising or cause awareness tool hits the Web for nonprofits to experiment with, and though donation processing fees must be applied or ads sold for these social enterprises to be sustainable, it’s clear that their motives are altruistic. SwipeGood :: swipegood.com :: FAQ.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

While we see this often in what political and social scientists refer to as “vetocracy” (loosely defined by New York Times columni st Thomas Friedman in 2012 as “a system in which no one can aggregate enough power to make any important decisions at all”), the dynamic is less recognized in social movements.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 22, 2025

Funding Mix and Donor Relations Southside Blooms’ current funding mix is approximately: 45% earned revenue from their social enterprise 55% philanthropic support Interestingly, Blackwell found that as their business side grew stronger, it became easier to secure larger philanthropic grants.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 15, 2018

Now 11 years after the launch of the first iPhone, social enterprises and socially-responsible businesses are finding creative ways to contribute to the mobile app economy with apps that combine lifestyle with social good. For 2018, these are the must-download mobile apps to explore.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As a former Windows on the World worker and a co-founder of ROC who witnessed the restaurant’s opening (2005) and closing (2020), I believe it is important to assess what worked, what did not, and what can be learned from the experience that might inform future co-op and social enterprise efforts. Lessons for Social Enterprise.

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