National web resources
providing information about Building the Entrepreneurial Nonprofit
The
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is an operating and grantmaking
foundation that works toward the vision of self-sufficient people in
healthy communities. The Kauffman Foundation's work is focused on two
areas: Youth Development and Entrepreneurial Leadership. This site links
to the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, which works on
accelerating entrepreneurship through educational programming and research.
The Kauffman Center is the largest organization solely focused on entrepreneurial
success at all levels -from elementary students to high-growth entrepreneurs.
- You can download many
publications pertaining to entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy,
and public policy.
The
Foundation Center contains information for and about grantmakers.
The site has an extensive online library, access to Philanthropy News
Digest, and a bookstore/ and publications center.
The
Free Management Library offers information about social entrepreneurship
and other management issues. Once you get to the library page, click
on Social Entrepreneurship and check out all the links that they list.
The
Roberts Enterprise Development Fund provides assistance to nonprofit
organizations operating business ventures employing very low-income
individuals throughout the greater San Francisco Bay area. REDF's Social
Venture Capital approach includes providing access to capital and business
technical assistance and an array of program supports such as information
management, computer and Internet support services and access to the
marketplace.
- This site has many links
to foundations, nonprofits, think tanks and academic resources related
to entrepreneurship. You can also download several REDF publications.
The
National Center for Social Entrepreneurs provides guidance,
seminars and information for nonprofits that want to become more entrepreneurial.
The web site has articles such as "What does it take to be a good
social entrepreneur?" and "The entrepreneurial nonprofit organization".
The
Entrepreneurs' Foundation (EF) is a nonprofit organization created
to strengthen the Silicon Valley/Bay Area community by tapping the talent
and wealth of entrepreneurial companies and their employees. It directly
supports the community by applying venture capital principles to scale-up
successful community programs. EF is translating the extraordinary successes
of the technology industry into a platform for long-term community investment
and prosperity.
The
WK Kellogg Foundation published "Unleashing New Resources
and Entrepreneurship for the Common Good" in 1999. You can download
the publication here. This report discusses social entrepreneurship,
business and social responsibility, and the concept of philanthropy
as social venture capital. The report contains an excellent bibliography
and literature review at the end.
