Roundtable: Time to Get Serious About Social Enterprise
With diminishing charitable donations and public funding becoming a major issue for many nonprofit organizations, today’s nonprofit leaders are looking to social enterprise as a way to generate potentially significant sources of unrestricted cash that will reduce their nonprofit’s reliance on traditional funding to support its mission and achieve its
What Is Social Enterprise?
How can a nonprofit that currently relies on traditional sources of philanthropic funding transition into developing social enterprises that are attractive to impact investors in terms of the returns it produces and the impact metrics it develops and reports? The answer is: Social Enterprise and Social Impact Investing.Social Enterprise is the pursuit of unrestricted
Case Study: Life’s WORC — Social Enterprise/Earned Income
The Challenge Long Island-based Life’s WORC provides comprehensive support for individuals with developmental disabilities, including mental retardation and autism. Founded in 1971, the agency manages 32 homes and 11 community-based programs throughout Long Island and Queens. The organization has a very effective IT operation. So much so that it has