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Staying on the leading edge: The several economies of the social sector

ASU Lodestar Center

Although the ‘double bottom line’ — profit and social value — have long been recognized, there are now new ways of looking at this question, encompassed in new terms: social, core, and monetary economies. Each of these has implications for every nonprofit, as well as the entire social sector. Volunteering.

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Bloggers Covering the World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya

Have Fun - Do Good

An estimated 80,000-150,000 people from all over the world will be attending the 2007 World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya January 20-25th. The World Social Forum was created by anti-globalization activists in 2001 as a balance to the World Economic Forum in Davos. World Social Forum Africa Nairobi activist

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#OceanLoveEarl: RIP Earl Kanter, MD – 12/23/21 – 6/23/13

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” He pulled out a medical film strip and his Bell and Howe projector and gave me a detailed scientific lecture to answer the question. One of my most memorable Skype calls was when I had forgot to turn switch off SKYPE during a presentation to health care nonprofits about social media in 2007.

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Research Friday: Volunteering and Financial Statements - What’s Missing?

ASU Lodestar Center

Oh, yes, they count — in how services are performed, in how much is and can be done, and in generating social value. Volunteering is the heart and soul of the social sector. 1] Their work suggests a new way of accounting for social value. Social value is an outcome of the work of the social sector.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

an open class discussion, or a traditional front-of-room lecture from your teacher? Toronto : Imagine Canada , 2007. RSS feed: We write on web technology and social media tools for non-profits - charities, associations, clubs and other organizations. and Social Media trends. Social networking. December 2007 (11).

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8 Museum Apps Doing Good

Care2

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. The iPhone version, released in January 2009, built on an earlier mobile site targeted at feature phones that launched in 2007. Moma - iTunes App Store.

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

She has written and lectured throughout the world about various leadership and management topics for the nonprofit sector. Accounting Horizons, 2007, 20(1). Click here to read Gordon Shockley's "Research Friday: The Functions of Government in Social Entrepreneurship". Sources: 1. 22, Number 3, Spring 2012. Vermeer, T.,

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