For Love or Lucre
A veteran social entrepreneur provides a guide to those who are thinking through the thorny question of whether to create a nonprofit, a for-profit, or something in between.
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A New Type of Hybrid
Social entrepreneurs have taken the hybrid model to a new level, crafting it into a single structure that can operate as both a for-profit and a nonprofit.
Better Vision for the Poor
Several social enterprises are attempting to provide eyeglasses to the 500 million to 1 billion poor people who need them. Why haven’t any of the organizations succeeded on a large scale?
Increasing Civic Reach
Nonprofits must have influential board members who connect them to the communities they serve.
Online Gaming Is the New Bowling League
A recent study showed that online game communities provide access to social capital.
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Money Makes People Stingy
The more money a person has, the less generous, helpful, compassionate, and charitable he is toward other people.
Welfare Works Better than Bootstraps
In Britain, the social safety net allows people who fall into poverty to pull themselves out. Americans who become poor are more likely to stay that way.
Turning a Profit by Helping the Poor
Politically radical social workers didn’t expect to be working in a bank any more than white-collar bankers expected to be holding meetings in a crowded public market.
Economic Influence
Private foundations that finance education in developing countries need to be more transparent in their mission and impact.
Combining Warmth and Competence
People tend to perceive organizations as being either warm or competent, not both—and they are much more likely to do business with the competent one.
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