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Social Enterprise Business Planning

A social enterprise is an activity of a nonprofit that employs entrepreneurial, market-driven strategies for earned income in support of its mission. This outline for a social enterprise business plan is a guide for research, planning, and writing a business plan for nonprofit social enterprises. A social enterprise is an activity of a nonprofit that employs […]

Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector

Why is it so hard to do great works of charity? This was the question the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector (the committee) set out to answer. Struck in January 2018, the committee was asked to examine and report on Canada’s charitable and nonprofit sector. The task was daunting, but urgent. While the […]

THERE ARE ACTUALLY 6+ TYPES OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE – NICOLE MOTTER

The term “social enterprise” can mean a lot of different things. Where on the spectrum does your favorite one fall? “What exactly is a social enterprise?” It’s a question that comes up a lot, probably because there isn’t a consensus. Generally speaking, “social enterprise” means using business tools to address a social need. This concept […]