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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models? These social enterprise efforts can add a business model by creating sustainable revenue.

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To Scale or Not to Scale: What Should Nonprofits Consider Before Deciding to Expand a Program for Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

As nonprofit professionals, we all want to impact the greatest possible number with our work. What type of impact is the program making, and is it one that can be most effectively increased by scaling up this individual program? posted by Alisa Partlan Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management.

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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks

ASU Lodestar Center

Putting this off may impact, and potentially prevent, your organization from implementing its mission and providing critical services. percent in 2009. Many nonprofits were caught off guard by the GFC’s impact on charitable giving. percent from 2007 to 2008, and by nearly 32 percent from 2008 to 2009.

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Social Impact Investments

ASU Lodestar Center

What criteria should nonprofits consider before accepting a social impact investment? As a result, an emerging method of investment, called social impact investment, has investors monitor the outcomes produced by their donations while simultaneously producing profit from their investment.

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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Regardless of a project’s scope or number of potential partners, a nonprofit’s next steps should follow a “two-layer process” of assessment and implementation, according to the AIM Alliance of 2009. Model selection. Implement a model that aligns most closely with the partners’ mission, capacity, and vision.

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The Crumbling of Nonprofit Arts Organizations: What models will rise from the ashes?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The article includes a link to a google map where you can look at the economic impact in each state. Allison suggests in her post that there is definitely a business model problem. Maybe arts organizations need to be doing "Social Capital Impact" studies along with other forms of advocacy?

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Receiving the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact. We are grateful for CASE’s recognition of Benetech's work.

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