What Social Value Do Nonprofits Really Create?

By Nell Edgington

I have a new post up at the Change.org Social Entrepreneurship blog called “What Social Value Do Nonprofits Really Create?” Here is an excerpt:

There is a concept that good entrepreneurs know only too well, but nonprofits could stand to explore. A “value proposition” is the unique value a product or service provides a consumer. Without a value proposition a business has no place in the market. For a nonprofit, a social value proposition is just as critical to success, but often ignored. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, due in part to the growth of for-profit social entrepreneurs, nonprofits must analyze, articulate, and deliver on a social value proposition.

In the past, nonprofits could exist without a value proposition. Donors wouldn’t argue that a library, homeless shelter, food pantry or school provided a necessary service. But as we move further down the road of social innovation, the assumption that money will automatically follow good works is no longer valid…

You can read the entire post here.

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1. What Social Value Do Nonprofits Really Create?
2. Where Nonprofits Fit in the Social Innovation Movement
3. A Monster List of Social Innovation Books, Blogs, Conferences, Funders
4. Tools to Build Smaller Nonprofits
5. 10 Great Social Innovation Reads: August

Tags: nonprofit, social entrepreneurs, social value proposition

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