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What the Changing Government Means for Social Innovation

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What does the historic election of Barack Obama yesterday mean for the social sector?  It may be too early to tell, but we can get a sense from his policy platforms and interviews.  Both McCain and Obama spoke about social entrepreneurship during the campaign and supported new ideas like a social innovation fund and national […]

Ways to Raise Money in a Recession

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It’s a topic that’s on every nonprofit Executive Director, board, and staff member’s mind these days.  How can we possibly raise money when the economy is in such turmoil?  Well, there are ways.  Here are 10 to get you started: Harness Your Board.  Your board of directors ideally is a group of people who are […]

Raising Money in the Downturn

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I attended the Greenlights for Nonprofit Success Town Hall Meeting today about the economic downturn and what it means for Austin’s nonprofit community.  It was very interesting. Economist John Hockenyos gave a great overview of where we are currently with the financial markets and what the implications for the nonprofit sector are.  Basically, he said […]

A Sign of the Times

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There is a fascinating discussion happening on a few social innovation blogs.  It centers around a small (less than $500,000 annual budget) nonprofit that does important work, but is struggling to the brink of closing down.  Given the current economy, this will probably be a more common occurrence in the coming months. FORGE harnesses the […]

Why Not Austin?

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Social innovation is gaining a lot of momentum along the two coasts of the country. San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, D.C., New York are just a few places where these new ideas are taking hold. The Bay Area alone seems to be a hotbed of social investing, venture philanthropy, social enterprise, etc. The Social Capital Markets […]