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It Doesn’t Have to Be a Business-Part 2
Last week, I highlighted the Matthew 25 challenge and ways folks are experimenting around the edges of social enterprise and economic development. I think these are incredible ways to dip…
Read MoreIt Doesn’t Have to Be a Business
For some of us, and for various reasons, starting a business is not in the cards. There is no doubt that launching and running a business requires a lot of…
Read MoreStrategic Impact Planning Basics
If you’ve been following along the last few weeks, you’ve engaged the conversation around community transformation markers and the community engagement assessment. Having taken the time to discern, discuss and…
Read MoreCommunity Transformation- An introduction
We’ve mentioned before on the blog that beginning by naming the impact you want to make is essential to the work of social enterprise. Below is a chart we’ve been…
Read MoreCommunity Connectedness- How are we doing?
One of the easy pitfalls in social enterprise, and any kind of economic or community development initiative you might plan, is the temptation to engage the project ‘in’ a community,…
Read MoreTraining Resources!
Hey all, We’ve been working this year to develop a plan for delivering training and resources to you and to curate the best learning and practices we can to ensure…
Read MoreMeet the NEW Enterprises- I Have a Dream Academy
We are so excited to be able to announce our latest launches with CovEnterprises! These are projects a long time in the making and we are thrilled to be able…
Read MoreMeet the NEW Enterprises- Woven Restoration
We are so excited to be able to announce our latest launches with CovEnterprises! These are projects a long time in the making and we are thrilled to be able…
Read MoreMeet the Enterprises- Jubilee Ventures
Jubilee Ventures is an economic incubator in South Bend, IN. Their mission is to extend opportunity, restoration and ownership to the margins. Practically, that means that the primary impact that…
Read MoreMeet the Enterprises- Ace Coffee Bar
Ace Coffee Bar is a youth development project in Minneapolis, MN. This specific enterprise is a venture of Ace in the City, a neighborhood development organization that has been engaged…
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