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Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award Winners
(11/06) The fourth annual Social Capitalist Awards honors 43
entrepreneurs who are changing the world. The honorees meet
stringent standards for social impact, entrepreneurship, innovation,
sustainability and growth. Four of them are Social Enterprise Alliance
members: Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Hands on Network,
Nonprofit Finance Fund and Pioneer Human Services.
2006 Manhattan Institue Social Entrepreneurship Award Winners
(11/06) The Manhattan Institue for Policy Research Award for Social
Entrepreneurship honors five nonprofit leaders who have found
innovative, private solutions for America's most pressing social
problems. Beginning in 2007, prizes will include a $100,000 grand prize
and four $25,000 prizes. Applications for 2007 will be available online
after January 12, 2007 at www.manhattan-institute.org/se.
2006 Global Social Ventures Competition
(4/06) The winners of the seventh Global Social Ventures Competition
are Mobile Medics (1st Place), Advanced Transit Enterprises (2nd
Place) and The Highland Tea Company (3rd Place). OneWorld medical
Devices is the Social Impact Assessment Winner. This competition is a
partnership between the Haas School of Business, Columbia Business
School, the London Business School, and the Goldman Sachs
Foundation.
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship Winners
(3/14/06) The Skoll Foundation awarded $16 million dollars to 16
established organizations around the world led by social entrepreneurs.
The three year grant investments support the expansion and
larger-scale replication of awardee programs. Award winners also are
eligible to apply for progam-related investments from the foundation.
Amazon.com Names Nonprofit Innovation Award Winner
The winner of the 2005 Amazon.com Nonprofit Innovation Award is
DonorsChoose. The award, created in partnership with the Stanford
University Graduate School of Business Center for Social Innovation,
went to the organization receiving the most online donations during the
contest period. DonorsChoose generated more than $790,000, which
was matched by Amazon.com, bringing its total earnings to more than
$1.5 million. The other nine finalists kept the monies they raised during
the competition.
REDF Social Impact Report 2005: What a Difference a Job Makes:
The Long-term Impact of Enterprise Employment
(11/05) This Social Impact Report highlights key findings regarding the
impact of enterprise employment up to two years after hire. The report
shows the enterprises have been able to achieve real, measurable
social impact in a range of outcome areas.
Market-Based Strategies that Benefit Low-Income Communities
(11/05) Changemakers announced the four winners of the
Market-Based Strategies that Benefit Low-Income Communities
competition. In the citizen sector, the 1st place winner is the Rural
Women Bank from India and the 2nd place winner is the RUGMARK
Consumer Awareness Campaign based in the U.S. In the business
sector, the 1st place winner is the Mango Tree Educational Enterprises
from Uganda and the 2nd place winner is the Sambazon Sustainable
Açai (Sustainable Management of the Brazilian Amazon) from Brazil.
Changemaker's current Innovation Award Competition is Meeting
Disaster: Before, During and After.
Highlights from May 2005 Aspen Institute Forum on Social
Enterprise
(10/05) This report contains the recommendations of representatives of
entrepreneurial nonprofits, investors, foundation donors, elected
officials, scholars, reporters and others who participated in the Aspen
Institute forum "Enterprising Organizations: New Asset-Based and Other
Innovative Approaches to Solving Social and Economic Problems".
A New Model to Aid Nonprofits in Developing Revenue Streams
(5/05) GuideStar explains a new model for joint ventures between
nonprofits and for-profits, a for-profit Limited Liability Company (LLC).
IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-51 describes seen elements that must be
included in the LLC.
New Academic Journal Launched
(7/05) The Social Enterprise Journal is a new academic journal
launched by Social Enterprise London specifically for social enterprise
professionals, in response to increasing interest around the subject.
(11/06) The fourth annual Social Capitalist Awards honors 43
entrepreneurs who are changing the world. The honorees meet
stringent standards for social impact, entrepreneurship, innovation,
sustainability and growth. Four of them are Social Enterprise Alliance
members: Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Hands on Network,
Nonprofit Finance Fund and Pioneer Human Services.
2006 Manhattan Institue Social Entrepreneurship Award Winners
(11/06) The Manhattan Institue for Policy Research Award for Social
Entrepreneurship honors five nonprofit leaders who have found
innovative, private solutions for America's most pressing social
problems. Beginning in 2007, prizes will include a $100,000 grand prize
and four $25,000 prizes. Applications for 2007 will be available online
after January 12, 2007 at www.manhattan-institute.org/se.
2006 Global Social Ventures Competition
(4/06) The winners of the seventh Global Social Ventures Competition
are Mobile Medics (1st Place), Advanced Transit Enterprises (2nd
Place) and The Highland Tea Company (3rd Place). OneWorld medical
Devices is the Social Impact Assessment Winner. This competition is a
partnership between the Haas School of Business, Columbia Business
School, the London Business School, and the Goldman Sachs
Foundation.
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship Winners
(3/14/06) The Skoll Foundation awarded $16 million dollars to 16
established organizations around the world led by social entrepreneurs.
The three year grant investments support the expansion and
larger-scale replication of awardee programs. Award winners also are
eligible to apply for progam-related investments from the foundation.
Amazon.com Names Nonprofit Innovation Award Winner
The winner of the 2005 Amazon.com Nonprofit Innovation Award is
DonorsChoose. The award, created in partnership with the Stanford
University Graduate School of Business Center for Social Innovation,
went to the organization receiving the most online donations during the
contest period. DonorsChoose generated more than $790,000, which
was matched by Amazon.com, bringing its total earnings to more than
$1.5 million. The other nine finalists kept the monies they raised during
the competition.
REDF Social Impact Report 2005: What a Difference a Job Makes:
The Long-term Impact of Enterprise Employment
(11/05) This Social Impact Report highlights key findings regarding the
impact of enterprise employment up to two years after hire. The report
shows the enterprises have been able to achieve real, measurable
social impact in a range of outcome areas.
Market-Based Strategies that Benefit Low-Income Communities
(11/05) Changemakers announced the four winners of the
Market-Based Strategies that Benefit Low-Income Communities
competition. In the citizen sector, the 1st place winner is the Rural
Women Bank from India and the 2nd place winner is the RUGMARK
Consumer Awareness Campaign based in the U.S. In the business
sector, the 1st place winner is the Mango Tree Educational Enterprises
from Uganda and the 2nd place winner is the Sambazon Sustainable
Açai (Sustainable Management of the Brazilian Amazon) from Brazil.
Changemaker's current Innovation Award Competition is Meeting
Disaster: Before, During and After.
Highlights from May 2005 Aspen Institute Forum on Social
Enterprise
(10/05) This report contains the recommendations of representatives of
entrepreneurial nonprofits, investors, foundation donors, elected
officials, scholars, reporters and others who participated in the Aspen
Institute forum "Enterprising Organizations: New Asset-Based and Other
Innovative Approaches to Solving Social and Economic Problems".
A New Model to Aid Nonprofits in Developing Revenue Streams
(5/05) GuideStar explains a new model for joint ventures between
nonprofits and for-profits, a for-profit Limited Liability Company (LLC).
IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-51 describes seen elements that must be
included in the LLC.
New Academic Journal Launched
(7/05) The Social Enterprise Journal is a new academic journal
launched by Social Enterprise London specifically for social enterprise
professionals, in response to increasing interest around the subject.
Social Enterprise: The Rising Tide
(01/05) The National Council on Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) Winter
2004-2005 newsletter, SPARC Change, features articles, opinions and
resources on social enterprise.
(01/05) The National Council on Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) Winter
2004-2005 newsletter, SPARC Change, features articles, opinions and
resources on social enterprise.
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