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Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

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Additionally, apprenticeships are more structured and skill-specific than internships. RL: I’ve found that what you learn in your apprenticeship, even if you find yourself changing careers later on, that experience stays with you; the skills are transferable across industries and areas of focus. million new jobs and $1.6

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

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Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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Benefit Corporations: Back to Purpose

Tech Soup

A structure has emerged to serve this purpose, called the Benefit Corporation. This past October, California joined New Jersey, Virginia, Hawaii, Vermont, and Maryland in passing legislation to create this new type of legally recognized company. B Labs and B Corps. The organization behind the B Corp brand is a non-profit called B Labs.

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What Can Salesforce Do for Education?

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Salesforce technology is the engine of innovation for over 150K companies across industries and sectors. The series of events that led the University of Vermont (UVM) to Salesforce, and a partnership with Cloud for Good, was both unexpected and unprecedented. . Read More ».

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