Category Archives: Blog

Know Your Social Value

Knowing social value means more than emphasizing the potential to create opportunity, solve problems, or change circumstances. It involves commitment to define, clarify, apply, and support measurable performance around your mission. Continue reading

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Six Topics for 2012 Good Enterprise Conferences

…just today, I was asked for program input on three national conferences on local business, socially-responsible business, and the nonprofit sector. Which is kind of lovely, because that is the intersection where my team and professional buddies hang out. The queries forced me to slow down and consider: what are the big ideas that we’re working in and under. And that we’d love to dig deeper into and hear from colleagues on… Continue reading

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Washington State Considers Social Purpose Corporations

As with other state legislative efforts to create specific corporate categories for social ventures, Washington state’s proposal offers reason to appreciate and to hesitate alike. Continue reading

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Debunked! Three Myths About Nonprofit Financial Management

You don’t need to be a CPA or Wall Street wizard to be an effective trustee. However, you’ll want enough basic wisdom to participate in the financial discussions, affirm good decisions, and raise concerns. Continue reading

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Every Wall A Door, Every Door A Window

Appreciate the end of the year as a well-deserved (and much needed) opportunity to consider your social enterprise in perspective. Continue reading

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