Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

Here are a series of papers that inform the practice of using market mechanisms to achieve social impact.

Strategic Risk Management by Nonprofits

Dennis Young's and Karen Dale of Volunteers of America's presentations     

Strategy Formation - Beyond Strategic Planning

Jo Debolt of La Piana Associates presented this material on Strategic Planning over lunch on 27 September

Subcat Press Releases
An example of a sub-category.

Sustainability Tools

Aracelis Gray's Powerpoint presentation on the Finance Project's Sustainability Planning tool, and some finance plan materials from the EPA's Rakhi Kasat and Tim Jones.

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Sustainability of Nonprofit Enterprises
Research Presentation By
Sharon Oster, PhD
Frederick D. Wolfe Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship
Yale School of Management
Followed by Commentary, Panel Discussion & Luncheon

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Scenario Planning for Nonprofits by Scearce and Fulton

The definitive guide to scenario planning for nonprofits, from one of  the leading agencies in the strategic planning field, Global Business Networks,a member of the Monitor Group.       

Smart Economic Practices for Nonprofit Organizations by Dennis R. Young

Some essential advice for any nonprofit manager thinking about how to price her organization's services

Social Enterprise and the Conversion from For-Profit to Nonprofit Form by Dennis R. Young
WCLV-FM, Cleveland's long time for-profit classical radio station, is in the process of transferring its ownership to a new nonprofit foundation.

Social Enterprise in the United States and Abroad; Learning from our Differences by Janelle Kerlin
A paper that provides very helpful context for the ongoing debates about Social Enterprise by exploring the different meanings people give to the still contested term.

Social Entrepreneurship; the State of the Art by Dennis R. Young

Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship explored through a modern day version of the Canterbury Tales

Spending in Fundraising by
Task Force report or book chapter on Spending in Fundraising

Summary and Review of "What Counts; Social Accounting for Nonprofits and Cooperatives." by Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook and Betty Jane Richmond
The accounting scandals that have scorched the corporate sector have undermined trust in all public organizations and threaten to intensify scrutiny of nonprofits as well.  

Strategic Management for Nonprofits; Pruning the Product Portfolio by Charles B. Weinberg
Nonprofits invariably offer too many products.

Social Enterprise in the United States; Alternate Identities and Forms by Dennis R. Young

When should an organization or group of people that wants to achieve a social goal adopt a for-profit form - become a business - and when a nonprofit form? This paper explores the issues and offers a way of thinking about this increasingly fashionable dilemma.

Some Thoughts About Endowments by Dennis R. Young
While not every nonprofit organization is so blessed, many nonprofit institutions do establish and maintain endowment funds, and need to make decisions about building them up, spending them, and investing the funds.

Searching for Social Entrepreneurs; Who they might be, Where they might be found, What they do. by Paul Light

Further very useful context for the debate on Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. The paper reviews a wide range of  literature and practice.

Securing Your Organization's Future by

Michael Selzer's introduction to funding a nonprofit remains the only guide that addresses all the relevant issues from a practical standpoint (it draws on some research and theory too.) The book describes how to approach all sources of support and how best to combine them. You can link through to the Foundation Center to buy this book here.

Securing Your Organization's Future by

This is the only purely practically oriented publication about overall income strategy. It is thorough and draws on some of the theory and analysis that has been conducted on the topic over the 15 years or so before the second  edition was published in 2001. You can buy it here

Simple framework for assessing support profile of a non-profit by
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Simple framework to assist in decision-making about generating resources. by
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Speakers and Presenters by

Have a look at the blend of thinkers and practitioners that we were able to create who offered new information, insights and practical tools for nonprofit sustainability.  

Strategic Risk Management Dennis R. Young by Dennis R. Young

Strategic Risk Management Karen M. Dale by Karen M. Dale

Sustainability Planning Tool Presentation by Aracelis Gray

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