Jill Finlayson

Jill commented on the article | over 1 year ago

Three Reasons Nonprofits Can't Act Like Businesses

Indeed, Geri, there have been advances in efforts to help funders understand and support "overhead" and infrastructure:

http://bit.ly/9XKCNc
http://bit.ly/9fiFMG

Also in regards to the IRS and other models of structuring your nonprofit, earned income/hybrid models, you may find this discussion interesting: Models and what is missing http://bit.ly/bDWbuI

From 2000, Managing the Double Bottom Line: A Business Planning Reference Guide for Social Enterprises Chapter 8 Financial Plan may be of interest... http://www.virtueventures.com/resources/mdbl

I also found this online: “In the broadest terms, a nonprofit is defined as an organization that does not have owners who profit when revenues exceed expenses. In other words, a nonprofit may make a “profit,” but it does not distribute its profit to individuals or shareholders as a for-profit organization would.” http://bit.ly/bdyVgR

Hopefully others have nonprofit irs guidance/resources that can explain how to frame revenues above expenses that will be reinvested into the nonprofit mission - I hope they will share them here.
Jill commented on the article | about 2 years ago

Fellowship Frenzy: Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurs

Ok - if we are going to be thorough - here are more fellowship opportunities with imminent deadlines:

Indicorp Fellowships: Complete applications and supplemental materials due March 1, 2010.
http://www.socialedge.org/features/opportunities/indicorp-fellowships

Grassroutes Fellowships 2010: Open to Indian nationals below the age of 25 as of February 2010. Applications due February 1, 2010 but will be accepted until 1st March, 2010.
http://www.socialedge.org/features/opportunities/grassroutes-fellowships-2010/

MIT Legatum Center Fellowships: Deadline of February 10, 2010 for 2010-2011 Fellowship Applications.
http://www.socialedge.org/features/opportunities/mit-legatum-center-fellowships/?searchterm=fellows

NYU Reynolds Graduate Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship: Application deadlines vary by school and run January through February.
http://www.socialedge.org/features/opportunities/archive/2010/01/08/nyu-reynolds-graduate-fellowship-in-social-entrepreneurship

'Engineers for Social Impact' is a unique fellowship program that connects top engineering talent to credible social enterprises driving market-based solutions to development in India. It serves a dual need: matching talented students with worthy social enterprises and increasing awareness of for-profit approaches to development. Deadline February 28, 2010
http://www.e4si.org/portal/fellowship

Changing Our World Social Enterprise Fellowship Application Deadline: March 1, 2010. 3 month fellowship, NY, NY
http://www.socialedge.org/features/opportunities/archive/2010/01/19/changing-our-world-social-enterprise-fellowship

Deshpande Foundation Fellowships (Sandbox, Innovation) closed in January but they take applications for the Junior Fellowship program on a rolling basis:
http://www.deshpandefoundation.org/GEP.html

And keep your eyes open for d.light design fellowships in the Spring
http://www.dlightdesign.com/career_program.php

Jill @socialedge
Jill commented on the article | about 2 years ago

Fellowship Frenzy: Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurs

2010 JusticeMakers Fellowships

Early Application Deadline - February 20, 2010. Application Deadline - March 24, 201. Each Fellow will receive USD5,000. Anyone with an idea, a focus on an Asian community, and knowledge of its criminal justice system is welcome to apply read more...

REDF’s Farber Fellows Program

Farber Fellow: Business Strategy and Operations, Community Housing Partnership Closing date: February 5, 2010 or until position is filled read more...

More Fellowships:
http://www.socialedge.org/features/opportunities/topics/fellowships

More Youth opportunities
http://www.socialedge.org/features/opportunities/topics/youth

Cheers,

Jill
Jill commented on the article | over 2 years ago

Great Africa + Technology Blog Links

See also new blog on Social Edge:

http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/africas-moment

Africa's Moment

Born and raised in Soweto, Magogodi Makhene helps create Africa's missing middle-class through business innovation. She recently co-founded Zenzele Circle, an angel investment network linking sub-Sahara African start-ups with seed and growth capital and strategic relationships. She received the Reynolds Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship at NYU and is now co-Chair of the Africa Social Enterprise Forum. Africa's Moment chronicles her adventures exploring the landscape of African social innovation.

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