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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. 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?

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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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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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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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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. Many arts organizations that face the prospect that there may not be enough patrons to support their efforts — ever.

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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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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

10X: ten times the impact. Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. That’s what’s been on my mind lately.

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