Social enterprise is about using a market-driven business model to address key social and environmental issues. Often, nonprofits apply ideas and practices from social entrepreneurship to advance their missions. The Free Management Library's resources on Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship offers definitions, examples, resources, and trends on the field and related topics.
The Small Business Center Network (SBCN) offers programs, services, and resources to start and grow a business or nonprofit organization - including guiding you through the steps of considering, planning, developing, opening, and operating the organization. Small Business Centers are located at each of NC's 58 community colleges.
Considerations on Crowdfunding for Nonprofits and how your nonprofit can go about fundraising through this method, as outlined by the National Council of Nonprofits.
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation's report, Capturing the Power of Leadership Change: Using Executive Transition management to Strengthen Organizational Capacity, highlights the challenges associated with executive transitions and describes a model of executive management transition.
In the Common Ground article, Build a Fundraising Committee to Succeed, you'll find pro tips for organizing a team of volunteers that not only raise funds but also raise resources for your mission.
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Ambassadors charts highlight each board member's leadership actions. Acts such as committing to sponsor an event, emailing a donor, or talking with potential participants are all noted. This encourages board participation and highlights individual board members' efforts.
Toward a Theory of Sector Selection - As social entrepreneurs around the world create new organizations to solve emerging public problems, they do so drawing on a broad range of organizational forms, ranging from the traditional nonprofit form to the classic business corporate form. (Nonprofit Quarterly, 2015)
Good acknowledgments affirm to the donor that s/he has made a worthwhile investment. They set the stage for ongoing strategic communication about a donor's gift that will deepen his/her connection with your organization. To acheive the donor retention goals of your organization, the Association of Advancement Professionals has provided a guide to implementing best practices for gift acknowledgement.
The Donor Communication Mini Guide - Guidelines, best practices, and creative ideas for thanking donors in various situations, and thanking them through other means beyond standard letters. Includes a letter template and a donor stewardship checklist. (Network for Good)
The Wizard of Oz. The Godfather. Jaws. When I think about these three classic movies, I recall three very different stories. When screenwriting teacher and storytelling guru Brian McDonald thinks about them, he keeps getting one message.
What Do All Good Stories Have In Common?