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10 Tips for Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs

By on March 11, 2013 in Building a Social Venture, Fundraising, Social Entrepreneurship, Starting the Journey

We’d all like to think that beyond the warm and fuzzy feeling we get from donating or volunteering, our efforts lead to some form of sustainable change. But how can we measure our impact amidst all the negative news about wasted aid and futility? We certainly don’t profess to know the answers, but in the [...]

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The Fine Art of Fundraising

By on February 27, 2013 in Design, Fundraising, Non-Profits, Sector, Social Entrepreneurship, Starting the Journey

World-changing social impact idea – check! Recruited an amazing team of passionate individuals – check! Funding to get the ball rolling … well … maybe!! Fundraising is a skill set critical to any start-up, as it’s needed to get things going and keep them rolling once you have started up.  Unfortunately for any nonprofit focused [...]

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Building a Revenue Model

By on December 10, 2012 in Education, Social Entrepreneurship, Youth Development

If you were a teenager living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, how much would you pay for world-class leadership training? There’s been a lot of productive talk lately about how organizations working for social change should make their money. As a real believer in markets, particularly in their ability to spur development, I’ve [...]

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Defining “Social Entrepreneurship”

By on December 7, 2012 in Featured, Social Entrepreneurship

“Business must be run at a profit, else it will die. But when anyone tries to run a business solely for profit … then the business must die as well, for it no longer has a reason for existence.”  — Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company (1863 – 1947) One of my co-contributors, Matthew [...]

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Diving, Sinking, and Swimming

By on August 7, 2012 in Featured, Social Entrepreneurship, Stories of Impact

A month before my 24th birthday, I was fatigued, directionless, and jaded from role playing in a life that wasn’t my own. Up to that point in my life, I made a lot of safe decisions, many that weren’t directed at my happiness. I decided to change this habit and made the rash decision of quitting my stable, [...]

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