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Managing ‘non-profits’ vs ‘for profits’: what’s the difference?
18 Jun 2015

Managing ‘non-profits’ vs ‘for profits’: what’s the difference?

by Jimmy Childre | posted in: Social innovation | 1

We often say, “Management is management!” But is it really the same across all three sectors – private, public and ‘nonprofit’? A question of real importance to me as I return from the nonprofit sector back to the private sector. … Continued

for-profit, management, not-for-profit, stakeholders
Force for good: can profit and social change mix?
6 Mar 2015

Force for good: can profit and social change mix?

by Caron Bradshaw | posted in: Social innovation | 0

I’ve been reflecting on an interesting seminar on social ventures by Cambridge Judge Business School’s Centre for Social Innovation I recently attended. Neil Stott and Paul Tracey argued that the legal construct of a venture should be irrelevant, and that … Continued

corporate social responsibility, for-profit, values
New legal structures for social enterprises
15 Dec 2014

New legal structures for social enterprises

by Laura Claus | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Fitting the misfit or just an empty promise? Social enterprises are a misfit. Neither simply for-profit, nor non-profit, they don’t belong in the existing legal categories of the NGOs or financial hunters of today’s world. Stuck in the middle of … Continued

for-profit, NGOs, not-for-profit, social enterprise

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