Social Enterprise – CharityVillage https://charityvillage.com Find Your Position With Purpose Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:11:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://charityvillage.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-Charity-Village-icon-150-32x32.png Social Enterprise – CharityVillage https://charityvillage.com 32 32 CharityVillage Connects: Alternative Revenue Options for Canadian Nonprofits https://charityvillage.com/charityvillage-connects-alternative-revenue-options-for-canadian-nonprofits/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:13:04 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=648058 In our first CharityVillage Connects episode we explored how COVID-19 forced organizations to quickly rethink their traditional fundraising initiatives, such as in-person events and galas. In this episode, we carry the conversation further by considering the dramatic shifts currently taking place in Canadian nonprofit funding models and revenue sources, including social enterprise, so-called “patient” loans, and impact […]

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]]> World Vision Canada Social Innovation Challenge creates long-term global impact https://charityvillage.com/world_vision_canada_social_innovation_challenge_creates_long_term_global_impact/ https://charityvillage.com/world_vision_canada_social_innovation_challenge_creates_long_term_global_impact/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2019 23:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/world_vision_canada_social_innovation_challenge_creates_long_term_global_impact/ The recent World Vision Canada Social Innovation Challenge saw teams competing to solve the issue of waste disposal in the Phillipines.

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]]> https://charityvillage.com/world_vision_canada_social_innovation_challenge_creates_long_term_global_impact/feed/ 0 Six steps to conquer The Evolution™: Social enterprise replacing charity https://charityvillage.com/six_steps_to_conquer_the_evolution_social_enterprise_replacing_charity/ https://charityvillage.com/six_steps_to_conquer_the_evolution_social_enterprise_replacing_charity/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/six_steps_to_conquer_the_evolution_social_enterprise_replacing_charity/ NULL

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]]> https://charityvillage.com/six_steps_to_conquer_the_evolution_social_enterprise_replacing_charity/feed/ 0 Making a difference while making a dollar: Social innovation and entrepreneurship for the nonprofit sector https://charityvillage.com/making_a_difference_while_making_a_dollar_social_innovation_and_entrepreneurship_for_the_nonprofit_sector/ https://charityvillage.com/making_a_difference_while_making_a_dollar_social_innovation_and_entrepreneurship_for_the_nonprofit_sector/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/making_a_difference_while_making_a_dollar_social_innovation_and_entrepreneurship_for_the_nonprofit_sector/ Will it soon be easier for the nonprofit sector to pursue new revenue streams, through social enterprise?

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]]> https://charityvillage.com/making_a_difference_while_making_a_dollar_social_innovation_and_entrepreneurship_for_the_nonprofit_sector/feed/ 0 Connecting your social enterprise to Gen Y hinges on this simple concept https://charityvillage.com/connecting_your_social_enterprise_to_gen_y_hinges_on_this_simple_concept/ https://charityvillage.com/connecting_your_social_enterprise_to_gen_y_hinges_on_this_simple_concept/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/connecting_your_social_enterprise_to_gen_y_hinges_on_this_simple_concept/ Is your organization doing this one thing to engage Millennials?

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]]> https://charityvillage.com/connecting_your_social_enterprise_to_gen_y_hinges_on_this_simple_concept/feed/ 0 Investing in the nonprofit sector: The Social Impact Bond makes its Canadian debut https://charityvillage.com/investing_in_the_nonprofit_sector_the_social_impact_bond_makes_its_canadian_debut/ https://charityvillage.com/investing_in_the_nonprofit_sector_the_social_impact_bond_makes_its_canadian_debut/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/investing_in_the_nonprofit_sector_the_social_impact_bond_makes_its_canadian_debut/ Social Impact Bonds are the latest social finance tool to catch the interest of the Canadian nonprofit sector. But are they all they're cracked up to be?

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]]> https://charityvillage.com/investing_in_the_nonprofit_sector_the_social_impact_bond_makes_its_canadian_debut/feed/ 0 Community building on the coasts: BC and Nova Scotia introduce new social venture legislation https://charityvillage.com/community_building_on_the_coasts_bc_and_nova_scotia_introduce_new_social_venture_legislation/ https://charityvillage.com/community_building_on_the_coasts_bc_and_nova_scotia_introduce_new_social_venture_legislation/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/community_building_on_the_coasts_bc_and_nova_scotia_introduce_new_social_venture_legislation/ BC and Nova Scotia have both enacted new legislation encouraging social enterprise.

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]]> https://charityvillage.com/community_building_on_the_coasts_bc_and_nova_scotia_introduce_new_social_venture_legislation/feed/ 0 Yes Virginia, there is an Upside: New foundation aims to fund the charitable sector through stocks https://charityvillage.com/yes_virginia_there_is_an_upside_new_foundation_aims_to_fund_the_charitable_sector_through_stocks/ https://charityvillage.com/yes_virginia_there_is_an_upside_new_foundation_aims_to_fund_the_charitable_sector_through_stocks/#respond Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/yes_virginia_there_is_an_upside_new_foundation_aims_to_fund_the_charitable_sector_through_stocks/ A new foundation offering stock options to charities could spell financial windfall for many organizations over the coming years.

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]]> https://charityvillage.com/yes_virginia_there_is_an_upside_new_foundation_aims_to_fund_the_charitable_sector_through_stocks/feed/ 0 Governance Q&A: Governance considerations in social enterprises https://charityvillage.com/governance_q_a_governance_considerations_in_social_enterprises/ https://charityvillage.com/governance_q_a_governance_considerations_in_social_enterprises/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/governance_q_a_governance_considerations_in_social_enterprises/ If your organization wants to start a social enterprise, do you need to fill your board of directors with business people?

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]]> https://charityvillage.com/governance_q_a_governance_considerations_in_social_enterprises/feed/ 0 Making it happen: Exploring the nature of successful co-operatives https://charityvillage.com/making_it_happen_exploring_the_nature_of_successful_co_operatives/ https://charityvillage.com/making_it_happen_exploring_the_nature_of_successful_co_operatives/#respond Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/making_it_happen_exploring_the_nature_of_successful_co_operatives/ What does the co-operative movement have to do with the charitable sector?

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