“A social enterprise is an organization or venture that achieves
its primary social or environmental mission using business
methods. The social needs addressed by social enterprises and the
business models they use are as diverse as human ingenuity.
Social enterprises build a more just, sustainable world by
applying market-based strategies to today’s social
problems” social enterprise alliance
February 2, 2012Blog: Social Enterprise | Rolfe Larson | January 19, 2012
Following President Obama’s State of the Union speech, we
thought this would be a good time to evaluate the state of the
social enterprise sector. So here is the npEnterprise
Forum’s official, revised* State of the SE Sector 2012
address…
This report provides specific recommendations for nonprofit
planning and implementation based on an in-depth analysis of a
failed social enterprise and a general investigation of this type
of activity in the nonprofit field.
seToolbelt is an open content community resource center for
social entrepreneurs. It offers over 1,000 free toolkits, cases,
articles, videos, examples, manuals, interviews, podcasts,
business plans, frameworks, and templates that come from practice
and spans regions, sectors, industries, and business functions.
The Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) is the leading membership
organization in North America for social enterprises, service
providers, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and venture
capitalists that is actively building the field of social
enterprise through networking opportunities, educational forums,
strategic partnerships, and impact legislation. Our members are
passionate about changing their communities, and we are
passionate about providing them with the tools they need to
continue their good work.
We express our gratitude to Wells Fargo for providing the funding
for our new website. The goal of this project has been to create
a highly accessible resource for all nonprofit organizations in
the region, providing information at the fingertips of executive
directors, staff and board members.
Wells Fargo has been a partner in the project from the beginning,
helping us to leverage the website grant into a regional resource
hub, and we appreciate their dedication.
State of Social Enterprise: 2012
The Limits of Social Enterprise
A Field Study and Case Analysis
This report provides specific recommendations for nonprofit planning and implementation based on an in-depth analysis of a failed social enterprise and a general investigation of this type of activity in the nonprofit field.
seToolbelt
Free, high quality tools for social entrepreneurs
seToolbelt is an open content community resource center for social entrepreneurs. It offers over 1,000 free toolkits, cases, articles, videos, examples, manuals, interviews, podcasts, business plans, frameworks, and templates that come from practice and spans regions, sectors, industries, and business functions.
Social Enterprise Alliance
Membership organization for social entrepreneurs
The Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) is the leading membership organization in North America for social enterprises, service providers, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and venture capitalists that is actively building the field of social enterprise through networking opportunities, educational forums, strategic partnerships, and impact legislation. Our members are passionate about changing their communities, and we are passionate about providing them with the tools they need to continue their good work.