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Highlights is the newsletter of the npEnterprise Forum -- SEA's official listserv. This edition presents selections from a recent thread on the difference between strategic plans and business plans.

Events

7/8 – Detroit, MI

Building for Change Gain practical tools to develop, finance, and manage a Multi-tenant Nonprofit Center that can offer opportunities for multiple organizations to share operational costs and build hubs of neighborhood activity that help rejuvenate and better serve the community. Presented by The NonprofitCenters Network.

7/9-11- Dearborn, MI
Alliance for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference This year’s meeting is all about unlocking those doors to making connections -- personally, professionally, emotionally, and successfully. Discover the Keys to Nonprofit Excellence: Accountability. Sustainability. Impact.

7/16-17 – Roswell, NM
Presented by Social Enterprise Ventures, Road Trip Training™ is a cost-effective way to get your feet wet in the subject of sustainability through earned income. The two day program costs $250. Email for more information

9/2-5 - Edinburgh, Scotland
The Social Enterprise World Forum will examine the conditions needed for social enterprises to thrive, highlighting outstanding examples of innovation and best practice from around the world. Participants will engage with representatives of governments that are actively supporting and promoting social enterprise and will analyze the challenges of changing world and local markets, Social Enterprises and Support Agencies will emerge with shared actions to improve sustainability and increase social and economic impact.

9/29 – Social Enterprise Webinar
SEA is teaming up with Rolfe Larson to offer a 90-minute webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. This webinar, Social Enterprise in Your Organization will offer practical tools and resources for next steps on building or launching your organization’s earned income strategies. Register here

Visit our online calendar for more social enterprise event information.

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- SEA News & Resources

10th Anniversary Summit
Call for Session Proposals
SEA offers Social Enterprise Webinar with Rolfe Larson Associates

- Other News & Resources

News from the America Forward Coalition
Mobilizing Change: 10 Nonprofit Policy Proposals to Strengthen U.S. Communities
Job Openings
Earned-Income for Nonprofits Teleconference
Fall 2008 Social Enterprise Program at University of Baltimore
Social Venture Network Innovation Awards

- Events

Building for Change: Nonprofit Centers for Community Revitalization, MI
Alliance for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference, MI
Social Enterprise Road Trip Training, NM
Social Enterprise World Forum, Scotland
Social Enterprise Webinar

SEA News & Resources

1. 10th Anniversary Summit
Put this in your calendar! We’re gearing up for the next Summit, scheduled for April 15-17, 2009 in New Orleans. As this will be our 10th Anniversary conference, we’re planning some special things. You can look forward to a lively 10th Anniversary party, an optional work project in the city, and of course, there’s the local jazz festival on the weekend after the Summit. So bring your family and enjoy New Orleans. Early-bird registration for organizational members opens December 1, 2008.

2. Call for Session Proposals
We’re getting lots of questions already about when we’ll be accepting proposals for the Summit 2009. The Call for Session Proposals will open September 1. Stay tuned for more details next month.

3. SEA offers Social Enterprise Webinar with Rolfe Larson Associates
SEA is teaming up with Rolfe Larson, of Rolfe Larson Associates, to offer a 90-minute webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. This webinar, Social Enterprise in Your Organization, July 29, 2:00 PM Eastern, will offer practical tools and resources for next steps on building or launching your organization’s earned income strategies. Register here

Other News & Resources

1. News from the America Forward Coalition
The America Forward initiative is continuing to make great progress. SEA serves on the Advisory Board of the Coalition where we are helping to bring social enterprise and policymakers together. Read more to stay current on important initiatives.

2. Mobilizing Change: 10 Nonprofit Policy Proposals to Strengthen U.S. Communities

3. Job Openings

4. Earned-Income for Nonprofits Teleconference
Take a vacation from fundraising (without ever leaving the office). This summer, you are invited to explore the exciting world of Earned-Income for Nonprofits. From the comfort of your desk, you will enjoy dynamic, hands-on lessons, participate in empowering question & answer sessions and gather lots of tools to share with your colleagues. Each session is lead by Kirsten Gagnaire, SEA Board Member and founder of the Social Enterprise Group. The workshops are based on the Sustayne methodology for earned-income development. Each series is $50. Includes three, 1-hour calls and materials. More information

5. Fall 2008 Social Enterprise Program at University of Baltimore
Applications for the Fall 2008 Program are being accepted now through July 9, 2008. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge needed to take your nonprofit to the next level through social entrepreneurship.To request an electronic version of the application form, please contact 410-837-4973 or Opportunity@ubalt.edu. If you have any questions about the program or would like assistance with any part of the application please contact JC Weiss at 410-837-4998.

6. Social Venture Network Innovation Awards

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