Social Enterprise

Seeking to further the field of social entrepreneurship, Echoing Green invests and supports social entrepreneurs that it believes have strong potential but are untested. Each year, Echoing Green awards 12-15 two-year fellowships ($60,000 for individual applicants, $90,000 for partnerships) through a competitive process and provides them with technical assistance and consultations to help them succeed. To date, the organization has provided more than $28 million in seed funding to more than 470 social entrepreneurs and their organizations. Read more about Echoing Green...

Since 1983, the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs has aimed to increase the effectiveness and financial self-sufficiency of the nonprofit sector by helping nonprofits to develop social enterprise strategies that enable them to earn more income from fees, contracts and product sales. Read more about National Center for Social Entrepreneurs...

New Profit Inc. provides financial and strategic support for nonprofits focusing on long-term impact on the social mobility of low-income families through education, workforce development, and public health. The organization attempts to build bridges between social entrepreneurs, government officials, business leaders, and the nonprofit sector to develop new ideas and share resources. Read more about New Profit, Inc....

Rolfe Larson Associates is a consulting firm that helps nonprofits generate more earned income by increasing profits from current activities, launching a new venture, or something in between. Areas of consulting work include: assessing organizational readiness, brainstorming and screening venture ideas, feasibility analysis, developing business plans, and plan implementation. Read more about Rolfe Larson Associates...

The Social Enterprise Alliance is a trade association in the United States of non-profits engaged in mission-oriented business. It has hosted a number of “national gathering” conferences and maintains a listserv of over 1,000 non-profit social enterprise practitioners. Read more about Social Enterprise Alliance...