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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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Ask a Nonprofit Specialist: Using collaborative inquiry to engage stakeholders

ASU Lodestar Center

Cultivating this discipline of planning can be greatly eased and enhanced by engaging your stakeholders in collaborative inquiry, defined by Jennifer Donahoo as a process that offers participants a systematic way to explore issues and determine resolutions through shared inquiry, reflection, and dialogue. Collecting the data. One of the most.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013. Neverware’s pricing is a subscription model – monthly per PC fee.

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Success Stories From 10 Successful Entrepreneurs From Around The World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Collaborator : Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals. He wrote popular books on computer hackers and then collaborated on two bestsellers with the legendary IDEO. Platform builder.

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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

Keep in mind that many of the most complex and intractable social issues that nonprofits face can only be effectively addressed by collective impact, via collaboration among organizations or even across sectors. Codify, then adapt” (Paul, 2013). Stanford Social Innovation Review , August 26, 2013, retrieved from [link].

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The Lessons From 10 Entrepreneurs From Around The World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Collaborator : Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals. He wrote popular books on computer hackers and then collaborated on two bestsellers with the legendary IDEO. Platform builder.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! The idea for Hacker Helper was born through collaboration with partners, such as Random Hacks of Kindness who are trying to improve the hackathon process and improve results from the events. All Things D. One is called Oyster.

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