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| Social entrepreneurship is a vibrant field of practice and study within the nonprofit sector and CWV has been at the forefront. Below is a listing of
Social Enterprise Resources and Social Franchising
Resources with links to publications on trends and best
practices in the field. |
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| Nonprofit Strategy
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| Social Enterprise
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| Social Franchising
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| NONPROFIT
STRATEGY RESOURCES |
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| Profiles in Innovation |
| CWV has recently compiled a selection of four essays
to capture the entrepreneurial spirit of Louisiana.
Profiles in Innovation offers a
unique glimpse into the opportunities, challenges and impact of
nonprofit leaders seeking new ways to affect change in their
communities. Featuring first hand accounts, these publications add
to our collective understanding about the possibilities and
opportunities for social enterprise and nonprofit sustainability. To
read, please click
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| In a Downturn, Invest for the Long Term |
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Read
CWV's recent article that highlights how
nonprofit leaders can enhance sustainability by
balancing focus and adaptability, managing financial
predictability and understanding their markets. |
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| Community Wealth Vanguard |
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here to view CWV's most recent edition of the
Community Wealth Vanguard, featuring interviews with
social entrepreneurs, ideas about innovation within an
organization, the green business movement, and trends to
look for in 2010. |
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| SOCIAL ENTERPRISE RESOURCES |
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| 2008 Social Enterprise Field Study |
| The Social Enterprise Alliance, with support from REDF, partnered with Community Wealth Ventures and Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship to survey organizations that operate a social enterprise, are considering operating a social enterprise, and are unfamiliar with social enterprise. Read the results of the study
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| Research Brief: The L3C: Low-Profit Limited Liability Company |
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CWV’s overview of an emerging corporate structure for social-purpose business ventures. |
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| Powering Social Change |
With funding from Atlantic Philanthropies and the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, CWV researched and authored
Powering Social Change. This report is a comprehensive overview of social enterprise in the United States, including essays from leading practitioners and funders, case studies highlighting enterprising nonprofit organizations, practical lessons for organizations seeking to diversify their revenue streams, and survey results from 72 nonprofit organizations representing 105 ventures and partnerships. |
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Social Enterprise Database |
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Database is a directory of nonprofit organizations with business ventures and strategic alliances. It is a reference tool for nonprofit entrepreneurs, foundation professionals, consumers, donors, or others interested in the growing field of social enterprise. |
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Community Wealth Seeker's Guide |
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Mapping Your Assets and Identifying Opportunities is a downloadable interactive guide to help nonprofits research and assess community wealth potential. It is designed to lead organizations through the initial stages of CWV's assessment phase and prepare them to evaluate the feasibility of potential community wealth activities. |
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Unlocking Profit Potential |
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In conjunction with BoardSource, CWV developed Unlocking Profit Potential, a guide for nonprofit boards to understand and assess earned income business ventures. |
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In The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your
Life by Giving Something Back (Random House; June 14, 1999), social entrepreneur and CWV founder Bill Shore turns his attention to America's children and profiles leaders across America at the forefront of a new movement of public entrepreneurs who are tapping the vast resources of the private sector to improve community life and the future for our children. |
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Shore shares the stories of extraordinary Americans who are making a difference in their communities,
ideas on how to make communities and our country better,
strategies and secrets of successful civic leadership,
and principles that give meaning and purpose to our lives and help our work endure for future generations. |
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Click here to purchase The Cathedral Within through Amazon.com. Profits benefit Share Our Strength. |
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| SOCIAL
FRANCHISING RESOURCES |
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Streams of Hope - Social Franchising: A New Path to Wealth for Nonprofits |
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Streams of Hope examines the groundbreaking concept of social franchising and its potential to offer nonprofit organizations an unrestricted flow of funding to support mission activities. Authored and compiled by CWV, the report serves as both an introduction to social franchising and a handbook for navigating this exciting new income stream. |
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International Social Franchising: A New Pathway to Independence for INGOs |
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Researched and written by a team of students from the NYU Wagner Capstone program, International Social Franchising considers the readiness and opportunities for international organizations to pursue social franchise strategies. |
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International Franchise Association |
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CWV partnered with the International Franchise Association to research nonprofits that owned franchises. The
report
shares the lessons learned by those social enterprises and franchisors, as well as making recommendations for how nonprofits and franchisors might work together more effectively in the future. |
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