“In the real world, if you were to invest in a company you thought would make you a tidy profit, you wouldn’t tell the senior management they had to make a product of your choosing, restrict the number of vehicles they purchased, or expand operations into a new country. Why should we do any differently … Continue reading Innovative philanthropy and the quest for unrestricted funding
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Wrong model. Wrong place.
If conventional wisdom were anything to go by, this is what might typically happen to a social entrepreneur with an idea: Said entrepreneur comes up with an idea. Entrepreneur puts together a sample budget and an early-stage business model. Funding is sought for a pilot or prototype. Said pilot runs and impact/results are measured. If … Continue reading Wrong model. Wrong place.
Sustainability: Who’s the Daddy?
No doubt one of the most commonly used words in the non-profit sector (sometimes innocently lumped together with other words to make beauties such as sustainable development), sustainability is an interesting concept. It’s perhaps also not a million miles off holding some kind of ‘holy grail’ status, too. Built into nearly every project proposal by … Continue reading Sustainability: Who’s the Daddy?