Local web resources
providing information about Building the Entrepreneurial Nonprofit
The
City of Seattle's Planning Office, one of the Executive branch
departments, offers support to entrepreneurial nonprofit organizations.
There is currently a request for proposals (RFP) for funding opportunities
for nonprofit social enterprises posted on their website. The site also
highlights past Social Enterprise Consortium events.
CommunityWealth.org
represents an unprecedented effort to create a centralized, online resource
and dialogue about community wealth. Topics such as nonprofit/for-profit
partnerships, cause-related marketing, social entrepreneurship, venture
philanthropy and nonprofit business ventures are explored.
The Denali
Initiative is an opportunity for leaders in the non-profit sector
to become more entrepreneurial in their efforts to meet community needs.
The program provides participants with the skills, tools and capital
they need to implement outstanding social enterprise projects.
The
Initiative on Social Enterprise is a major effort at Harvard
Business School focusing on nonprofit organizations and other private
social-purpose enterprises. It was created to respond to the growing
social and economic importance of the nonprofit sector, and its ever-increasing
interrelationship with business.
Social Venture
Partners (SVP) seeks to develop philanthropy and volunteerism
to achieve positive social change in the Puget Sound region. Using the
venture capital approach as a model, SVP is committed to giving time,
money and expertise to create partnerships with not
