ZeroDivide has evolved through several stages in its short life span. At the heart of its shift toward community enterprise is the underlying belief that underserved communities can generate their own capital—new or enhanced businesses, jobs and enterprises—to improve social and economic conditions.
Conducted by Blueprint Research and Design Inc., the paper provides an up-close look at what it takes to change how you do business and illustrates some of the larger trends currently shaping philanthropy. These trends include efforts to build sustainable enterprises, the push for greater accountability, the development of quantifiable measures of social impact, calls for increased transparency, and a move toward closer working relationships between donors and nonprofits.