How to Differentiate Your Value Propositions
They’re the most direct route to both more money and more impact (and the best sales tool out there from what I’ve seen), yet value propositions are often misconstrued or borderline ignored in the strategy of social enterprises and nonprofits. Yes, most social impact organizations absolutely give their best to serve many different stakeholders, but […]
Why You Should Never Create a Business or Strategic Plan Again
It’s an all too familiar situation. A retreat or intensive discussion with your team, board, advisors and more evolves to a 20+ page deck or document. Ideally, it’s a roadmap for the next three to five or so years of your organization. In reality though? Within months, it more often than not becomes obsolete. Both […]
Should I Incorporate my New Org as a Nonprofit or For Profit?
I get asked this all the time by early-stage social entrepreneurs: “I have this prototype or start of a business or idea that could help drive social impact and I’m not sure how to incorporate it.” Cleaning up a few common misconceptions. For-profits can receive donations; nonprofits can earn income. There are some business models […]
Why Every Social Entrepreneur Needs a Business Model – And How to Get One
A clearly articulated business model is imperative to the success of any social enterprise and nonprofit. Period. Yet a lot of us – perhaps most of us – don’t have them. How I started my business. As a social entrepreneur myself, I realized this pretty damn quickly in starting my business. Like a lot of […]
15 Ways You Can Integrate Social Impact Into Your Life Now
This article was originally posted by Hannah Gay on on https://hannahgay.com [thrive_leads id=’30057′] Let me let you in on a little secret. We all have an opportunity to influence social impact. Every one of us. Yes, you too. This doesn’t mean totally jumping ship and starting a nonprofit. Instead, it’s a process of reflection, deliberate opportunity […]
