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Independent Sector looking for everyone's best ideas
Thought this looked interesting - an online forum for nonprofits and foundations to "chart a vibrant 2020". There are some big names behind this effort - Amazon, Anne E Casey, Kresge, Skoll, Rockefeller, etc. FutureLab is an forum to "share big ideas". The founders are looking for people and…
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Good articles on social entrepreneurship
Wonder what we mean by this term? Here are some good articles that don't take too long to read. Social Entrepreneurship - Leadership that facilitates societal transformation by Sarah H. Alvord, David Brown, and Christine W. Letts (PDF) "Reshaping Social Entrepreneurship" by Paul C. Light (PDF) “Social Entrepreneurship: The Case…
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Social Innovation Fund Guidelines
The Corporation for National and Community Service plans to issue final guidelines by the end of the year for groups that plan to apply for grants from the new Social Innovation Fund, with the first awards likely to take place in late spring or summer, corporation officials said today. Read…
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Sign Up for 'Enlightened Entprepreneurs'
On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, the Community Foundation of Utah is hosting "Enlightened Entrepreneurs," an event designed to facilitate communication between for-profit and nonprofit leaders. Our goal is to give nonprofits the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of the state's brightest entrepreneurial minds, and to increase entrepreneurs' exposure to…
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Utah's first Nonprofit Speed Mentoring Event December 15th
The Community of Foundation of Utah began by asking: 'What if we could engage the state's entrepreneurs to address Utah's complex social and environmental problems? How can we provide nonprofit organizations the strategic resources they need to create sustainable positive change?" With your help, we can. Enlightened Entrepreneurs is a…
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