Recently Starfish Impact Consultant Cecily Jackson-Zapata, who also serves as Of Counsel with Sustainable Law Group, P.C. and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA), interviewed Jim Schorr, Adjunct Professor of Management at Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, President and CEO of SEA, former Executive Director of Juma Ventures,…
DetailsThere are many respected organizations dedicated to helping you make a difference. We’ve listed our favorites below so you can take advantage of their valuable advice: California Resources Center for Nonprofit Management A Southern California nonprofit support organization The California Association of Nonprofits (CAN) California Association of Nonprofits (CAN) is a statewide membership network,…
DetailsSocial Entrepreneur is a relatively new term that helps to define individuals and groups who are innovating solutions to poverty, hunger, homelessness, education and so much more. They are the founders of Method who create products that are better for the environment, the philanthropists establishing nonprofit corporations or foundations, and investors who provide microfinance loans…
DetailsThere are those thought leaders who come along and shift paradigms. They get us to think outside the box, they challenge old models, invent new ones and ignite change. Dan Pallotta, author of Uncharitable, How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential, is that kind of thought leader. He calls it “economic apartheid” and outlines why…
Details“To give away money is an easy matter and in any man’s power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large, and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man’s power nor an easy matter.” Aristotle According to Sara Beggs from the Association of Small Foundations, “a private…
DetailsJobs in CSR – A New Trend in the Right Direction In September 2012, I spotted a job notice from NBC Universal for “Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.” I went on to read the job description: “The Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility will be a key employee on the development and execution of…
DetailsThe triple bottom line business model emerged as a way for companies to measure impact beyond the financial bottom line. It’s a measurement of people, profit and the planet. An impact investor seeks to create social good and/or improve the health of the environment, alongside financial returns. In the past, we looked to pure philanthropy…
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