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Benefit Corporations: Back to Purpose

Tech Soup

Profits were allowed, but they were legitimized by the mission within the business charter. In modern-day America, businesses are held legally accountable to maximize profits for shareholders, frequently at the exclusion of all else. A structure has emerged to serve this purpose, called the Benefit Corporation.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

One answer to these questions may be the social enterprise model, which has the potential to revolutionize both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Social enterprises are for-profit or nonprofit businesses whose products and services address major unmet needs of society. What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models?

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