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The Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures is a major initiative at the Yale School of Management focusing on social entrepreneurship in the nonprofit sector. The Partnership was created to respond to a growing interest in income generation among nonprofit organizations. Many of these organizations seek to supplement their philanthropic activity with business income, but need assistance to do so. With major funding from The Pew Charitable … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Yale School of Management | Subject: Nonprofit

A complete set of tools for applying entrepreneurial strategies and techniques to your nonprofit
As a follow-up to their book Enterprising Nonprofits, the authors of Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs provide a full set of practical tools for putting the lessons of business entrepreneurship to work in your nonprofit. The book offers hands-on guidance that helps social sector leaders hone their entrepreneurial skills and carry … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Authors: Frances Hesselbein, J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Economy, Steve Roling | Subjects: Nonprofit, Social Responsibility (ESG)

The 21st century will be the century of the social sector organization. The more economy, money, and information become global, the more community will matter. And only the social sector nonprofit organization performs in the community, exploits its opportunities, mobilizes its local resources, and solves its problems. The leadership, competence, and management of the social sector nonprofit organization will thus largely determine the values, the … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Leader to Leader | Subjects: Nonprofit, Social Responsibility (ESG)

Disaster response organizations like the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) act as choreographers in a huge show involving countless characters (government, media, NGOs, donor National Societies, affected communities) and materials (food, clothing, medicine, trucks, tents, blankets). When done well, the right aid gets to the right people at the right time. When done poorly, confusion and chaos prevail. … [ Read more ]

Content: Case Study | Authors: Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Kuldeep Kumar, Luk N. Van Wassenhove, Ramina Samii | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: Nonprofit, Organizational Behavior | Industry: Non-Profit | Company: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent

see article On Being Nonprofit: The Bigger Picture – Content: Book | Author: Peter Frumkin | Subject: Nonprofit

Partnering with a nonprofit can provide a company with not only an enhanced company image but also the process can be fulfilling to the team when goals are met. Careful attention to the process of choosing your partner and then managing the partnership will provide your company with the goals you are looking for as well as having a positive impact on your non-profit partner. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Beth Armknecht Miller | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Nonprofit, Social Responsibility (ESG)

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Article, an excerpt from the book On Being Nonprofit, examines the three features of nonprofit and voluntary organizations:
(1) they do not coerce participation;
(2) they operate without distributing profits to stakeholders; and
(3) they exist without simple and clear lines of ownership and accountability

Content: Article | Author: Peter Frumkin | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Nonprofit

The usual question echoing in the hallways of nonprofit organizations is, What do donors want? The more pertinent question is, What do donors need? One way to answer this question is to examine the remarkable success and consequent challenges of one of the fastest growing sectors of American philanthropy: community foundations.

Editor’s Note: this article applies Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to the nonprofit world. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Joe Lumarda | Source: Leader to Leader | Subjects: Nonprofit, Social Responsibility (ESG) | Industry: Non-Profit

Content: Book | Authors: J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Economy | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit

“To a non-profit organization, the brand is perhaps the most important asset they have. Many corporations actually carry the worth of the brand on their balance sheets; for example, the Coca-Cola* brand is said to be worth $13 billion. However, non-profits are often at a disadvantage when it comes to branding. After all, they don’t have the deep pockets of corporations who … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Kristine Kirby Webster | Source: MarketingProfs | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Nonprofit

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Content: Online Resource | Source: Network for Good | Subjects: Nonprofit, Social Responsibility (ESG)

Looking for a good roundup of news and articles that make connections between nonprofits and world events? Common Wealth, a companion Web site to the print journal The American Prospect, could be just the ticket. The site (and the journal) presents articles on nonprofits, civil society, and philanthropy. While the site provides access to the print magazine’s archives, it also showcases online-only extras including articles … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Electronic Policy Network | Subjects: Nonprofit, Social Responsibility (ESG)

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Donating to charities shouldn’t be risky. But whether you’re donating $50 or millions, it’s important to make sure the money will be well-spent. Below you’ll find the complete data from Forbes’ annual survey of 200 charities. The list reveals which charities are raising funds most efficiently and which charities are stumbling with your money. It also includes the highest salaried position of each organization. A … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Nonprofit, Social Responsibility (ESG) | Industry: Investing

Nonprofits and business have a long history of collaboration, and the benefits run both ways. In this excerpt from HBS professor James Austin’s latest working paper, three levels of collaboration are detailed. Plus: Austin Q&A.

Content: Article | Author: James Austin | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Nonprofit

Effective Capacity Building in Nonprofit Organizations, published in August 2001 by Venture Philanthropy Partners, brings some common language to the discussion of capacity building and offers insights and examples of how nonprofits have pursued building up their organizational muscle. The report contributes to the growing national conversation about how to help nonprofits become stronger, more sustainable and better able to serve their communities. McKinsey & … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) | Subject: Nonprofit

Is it crazy for promising venture-backed start-ups to commit time and stock to nonprofits even before making money themselves? Former VC Gib Myers doesn’t think so.

Content: Article | Author: D. M. Osborne | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Nonprofit, Social Responsibility (ESG)

Even while the economy falters, there are still people who are proving that access to information technology can make a real difference. So-called “circuit riders,” for example, are high-tech advisors to nonprofits that travel from one organization to another, managing their technology needs. “I believe in technology as a strategic instrument for helping nonprofits develop themselves,” says circuit rider Asma Ramadan of Technology Works for … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Carrie Johnson | Source: The Washington Post | Subject: Nonprofit