Summer 2009 Community Enterprise Newsletter

Community Enterprise Newsletter

 
Summer 2009

Events  

• Social Enterprise Alliance San Francisco Chapter Meeting - June 17

• Social Capital Markets Conference - Sept 1-3

Funding and Funding Flows 

Funding your Social Venture, Article from the Wall Street Journal

Social Enterprise Alliance Funder database 

ZeroDivide Funder listing

Federal Support for Social Enterprise

20 Grantseeker tips

Snapshot of Social Enterprise Sector

1000 nonprofit respondents from across the US…

• 400 of which currently operate SEs
• steady growth in SEs since 1974
• Almost half of orgs have 2 or more SEs
• Most operate as division of parent org
• Top SE types include: Education & Training,
  Retail/thrift shope, consulting services, food services/catering, art
• Foundation grants the most common form of startup capital
   (50%)
• More than 30% of orgs with SEs create revenue over $1
  Million
• Resources needed to stimulate growth (according to polled
  SEs): capital, “other”, education & training, public policy, increased
  awareness.
  

ZeroDivide 360 Training

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the training for the Big Bets and Pipelines.

We had an opportunity to network, learn and share ideas with each other and presenters on a variety of topics ranging from finance, marketing, e-advocacy and legal.

We also heard your ideas on how to improve the next session and will take your suggestions to heart.

All materials and resources are available on the wiki.

Here are a few highlights from the event:

Rick Aubrey's keynote address captured in Laura's blog

Video of Cheryl Contee’s presentation on Social Media Marketing

Allen Gunn's slides on Coordinating Your E-advocacy Strategy

2009 SEA Summit

Nearly 400 leaders from across North America and beyond came together in New Orleans at the 10th Social Enterprise Summit.

Jim got everyone's attention with his characterization
of the state of the world, and then urged attendees to build on the
unique strengths that social enterprise offers to generate multiple
values for society.

Seasoned practitioners and new authors
Kevin Lynch and Julius Walls both entertained and inspired attendees
with their down-to-earth keynote on doing social enterprise well and
coping with tough times.

2010 SEA Summit will be held in San Francisco on April 28-30 - save the date!

NTEN Conference

The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference took place Sunday, April 26
through Tuesday, April 28 at the San Francisco Hilton. 1,450 participants joined the movement of nonprofits using technology to
create social change!

ZD Sponsored event on Social Enterprise

ZeroDivide hosted a session on Going Sustainable: Earned income Programs for Technology Nonprofits. 

One model being adopted by a growing number of nonprofits and community-based media centers is social enterprise – a business venture tied to the social mission of the organization and leveraging its core strengths.

Panel members shared examples of how successful nonprofit social enterprises in the technology and media space, how one gets started, and where one can find funding and other types of support.

The session included a hands-on exercise designed to help participants identify earned income opportunities for their own organizations.

To view the video

What particular challenges are you facing with your venture?

Post your thoughts on the ZeroDivide Facebook Group.

Resources

Web Analytics Demystified

The web site for the entire audience
measurement community worldwide.

Maintained by author, blogger, and
consultant Eric T. Peterson, this site is the gateway to web analytics books and research, jobs, and the only global social networking event for measurement professionals, Web Analytics Wednesday.

Books on Social Enterprises

Mission, Inc.

Exploring ten key paradoxes of social enterprises, the book shows you how to
navigate the extreme challenges and seize the tremendous opportunities
these organizations present.

FSG Advisors 2007 Report

• Foundations made $2.3 Billion worth of Mission (grants and PRIs) investments, with a 16.2% growth from 2002 to 2007

• Smaller
  Foundations represent 44% of mission investments in 2005, with a faster
  growth rate than the big boys (Ford, Packard, MacArthur, etc.)
• Fastest growth in PRIs, and among Foundations with assets of 200 Million or less.
• Trending toward greater use of intermediaries (CDFIs, banks, credit unions, and venture capital)
• increasing activity in other debt asset classes like insured deposits and loan funds, and equity investments
• PRIs reported a 25% default rate from 2002-2007