Social Enterprise Case Studies

Database of Cases on Scaling Social Impact
A searchable database of over 160 case studies on scaling social impact, including access to an annotated bibliography on scale, presented in partnership with Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE).

Community Development Finance
Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network

Creating Effective Partnerships
Strategic Employment Solutions

Creating Value through Customer Responsiveness

Foodshare Toronto

Developing a Business Plan

Saint Vincent DePaul Society and the Enterprise Foundation

Effective Strategies for Long Term Success
Vision Support Trading

Job Training Ventures
The Mill Centre at Dixon Hall

Licensing and Franchising
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship

Market Assessment
Brooklyn Justice Counsel

Portfolio Analysis
Canadian Society of Association Executives

Pricing
Community Catalyst

Reasons to set-up a For-Profit Subsidiary
Teachers Support Network

Strategic Planning
Sylvan Beach Foundation

Strategies for Success
Wearmouth Community Development Trust

Other Resources for Case Studies

New Social Entrepreneurs

REDF produced New Social Entrepreneurs: The Success, Challenge, and Lessons of Non-Profit Enterprise Creation in 1996. This book provides five in-depth case studies of social purpose enterprises and seventeen social purpose enterprise case summaries. The book is available for free as an Adobe Acrobat PDF.

Powering Social Change

A comprehensive overview of social enterprise in the United States, this report by Community Wealth Ventures includes essays from leading practitioners and funders, case studies highlighting enterprising nonprofit organizations, practical lessons for organizations seeking to diversify their revenue streams, and survey results from 72 nonprofit organizations representing 105 ventures and partnerships.

The Social Enterprise Sourcebook
This book, by Jerr Boschee, contains journalistic profiles of 14 nonprofits that have successfully started business ventures. If you would like to see the table of contents, download free copies of the introduction or specific chapters, or purchase a copy of the book click on the title above.

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Social Enterprise Case Studies Database of Cases on Scaling Social Impact A searchable database of over 160 case studies on scaling social impact, including access to an annotated bibliography on scale, presented in partnership with Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE). Community Development Finance Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network Creating Effective Partnerships Strategic Employment Solutions Creating Value through Customer Responsiveness Foodshare Toronto Developing a Business Plan Saint Vincent DePaul Society and the Enterprise Foundation Effective Strategies for Long Term Success Vision Support Trading Job Training Ventures The Mill Centre at Dixon Hall Licensing and Franchising The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship Market Assessment Brooklyn Justice Counsel Portfolio Analysis Canadian Society of Association Executives Pricing Community Catalyst Reasons to set-up a For-Profit Subsidiary Teachers Support Network Strategic Planning Sylvan Beach Foundation Strategies for Success Wearmouth Community Development Trust Other Resources for Case Studies New Social Entrepreneurs REDF produced New Social Entrepreneurs: The Success, Challenge, and Lessons of Non-Profit Enterprise Creation in 1996. This book provides five in-depth case studies of social purpose enterprises and seventeen social purpose enterprise case summaries. The book is available for free as an Adobe Acrobat PDF. Powering Social Change A comprehensive overview of social enterprise in the United States, this report by Community Wealth Ventures includes essays from leading practitioners and funders, case studies highlighting enterprising nonprofit organizations, practical lessons for organizations seeking to diversify their revenue streams, and survey results from 72 nonprofit organizations representing 105 ventures and partnerships. The Social Enterprise Sourcebook This book, by Jerr Boschee, contains journalistic profiles of 14 nonprofits that have successfully started business ventures. If you would like to see the table of contents, download free copies of the introduction or specific chapters, or purchase a copy of the book click on the title above.	SAVE THE DATE! DECEMBER 15, 2009 Early Bird Registration APRIL 28-30, 2010 Summit 2010 San Francisco Evolution of the Social Enterprise Industry This chronology outlines key events from the past 30 years that have helped shape the social enterprise industry thus far. Compiled and published by The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs, a long-time member of SEA.
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