is social enterprise a strategic fit for your

organization?

by Christine Egger, Social Enterprise Alliance Nashville Chapter for Center for Nonprofit Management

8th Annual Bridge to Excellence Nonprofit Conference Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | Belmont University | Nashville TN

my hats

we

nonprofits using business models

and earned income strategies

for profits whose driving purpose

is social or environmental

Source: http://se-alliance.org

social enterprises businesses whose primary purpose is the common good,

using methods and disciplines of business and the power of the marketplace

why this is question

important?

why this is question

important?

“We need all hands on deck,

all oars in the water.” Case Foundation

what does this question

make possible?

our

vision is of a community where ____

to bring that into reality, our

mission is to do _____ for _____

vision

diagnosis theory of change

capacity strategy action

mission

nonprofit social enterprise

structures

nonprofit social enterprise

funding

a few words about

investing

nonprofit social enterprise

strategies

strategic assessment resources

strategy is

“a pattern in a stream of decisions.” Henry Mintyberg

whether for our programs, our partners, or those who are aligned with our mission, what does a strategic embrace of social enterprise

make possible?

Is social enterprise a strategic fit for your organization?

Christine Egger cdegger.com

christine.egger@gmail.com

Social Enterprise Alliance Nashville Chapter nashvillesocialenterprise.org

Center for Nonprofit Management cnm.org

credits

Hats http://www.oceangroupcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/stack-of-hats1.jpg Networked: Noah Sussman, http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefangmonster/352461415/in/set-72157615109132005/ Ladder: http://www.pawelkuczynski.com/index.php Pressure cooker: bloomingdales.com Oars: UpkesGroup.com Crowd: Môsieur J. [version 3.0b], http://www.flickr.com/photos/11445550@N00/45539374 River and rocks: Christine Egger Structures: Flickr.com – Darwin Bell Funding: yogabhava.com Investing: Ken McCown, http://www.flickr.com/photos/63216345@N00/196862911 Strategies: http://b.aking.ca/post/4184643426/our-lives-are-spent-trying-to-pixellate-a-fractal Stream: http://www.123rf.com/photo_595954_close-up-of-clear-water-running-over-colourful-rocks-and-pebbles-in-a-stream.html One size: teradatamagazine.com