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Give To Get Jobs: Social Enterprise Job Board and Directory

Give To Get Jobs is a job board and information hub for jobs that use a sustainable business model to solve a social and/or environmental issue, mainly social enterprise and CSR. As a social enterprise itself, a portion of the proceeds from each job ...

(directory/catalog, online tool, 2012)

Social Enterprise Dining Map

This map presents ~300 social enterprise cafes, restaurants, coffee shops, ice cream stores, bakeries, and catering services in 10 countries around the world. Support social enterprise by eating at one! This map also works on mobile devices. ...

(directory/catalog, online tool, 2012)

Youth Violence Prevention Through Summer Employment: Social Issue Brief

This Social Issue Brief provided a call-to-action for funders and business to participate in the Youth Violence Prevention Funder Learning Collaborative by providing youth with meaningful summer employment opportunities. ...

(caselet/profile, document (pdf), 2012)

Populations Experiencing Homelessness: Diverse barriers to employment and how to address them

People experience homelessness for many reasons including financial insecurity, a lack of affordable housing, and difficulty accessing services such as medical care. The risk for homelessness is especially high among certain groups including low-income ...

(research/study, document (pdf), 2012)

Youth Career Development: Market Research by Root Cause

Youth career development is a subfield of workforce development. It serves disengaged youth—young people aged 14-24, who are not actively engaged in education, training, or the workforce. The goal is to help these youth return to school, enroll in ...

(tips/guidelines, webpage, 2012)

Transitional Jobs Program Listing

This is a national directory of Transitional Jobs Programs presented by the Heartland Alliance. ...

(directory/catalog, webpage, 2012)

Prospecting for Social Good: REDF’s Due Diligence Criteria for New Portfolio Organizations

REDF’s mission is to increase job opportunities for people who have been excluded from the workforce. To achieve this goal it invests in a portfolio of employment-based social enterprises that share our vision, have outstanding leadership and sufficient ...

(essay/opinion, webpage, 2012)

Stakeholder Analysis Worksheet (BEACON: Social Enterprise Advisor)

This worksheet is part of BEACON's Social Enterprise Advisor, and steps the user through a Stakeholder Analysis, including brainstorming potential stakeholders, identifying their role, attitudes, and contribution to resolving or persisting the social ...

(template/sample, document (doc/odt), 2012)

Business Owner Interview Template (BEACON: Social Enterprise Advisor)

This interview template will help you gather additional information about your social enterprise business ideas by learning from business owners who have gone through the start up process. Use a blank template for each interview you conduct. ...

(template/sample, document (pdf), 2012)

On the Ground with Comprehensive Community Initiatives

This publication summarizes the major programs of the 10 initiatives studied in the area of neighborhood revitalization. It discusses program issues including sources and amounts of funding as well as positive individual and neighborhood impacts. This ...

(case/model, text, 2000)

Olam Nigeria Limited: Insight into Innovative Business for Profit Maximization, Employment Generation and Development of the Farm Sector

Olam Nigeria Limited, as the country arm of Olam International Limited, is a supplier of raw and processed agricultural commodities. The company’s business portfolio cuts across the total product supply chain from procurement of farm products to ...

(case/model, text, 2011)

Winning with Social Enterprise: How the UK’s social enterprises can deliver world-class London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic contracts

London’s Olympic and Paralympic Games bid stood apart from others because of its ambitious environmental and social aspirations. In light of this, bringing social enterprises into the London 2012 supply chain represents an opportunity – an opportunity to ...

(tips/guidelines, document (pdf), 2011)

Social Enterprise Shopping Guide

This guide was created by the npEnterprise Forum for those who would prefer to make online purchases that create positive change in the world. It profiles approximately 40 ventures where purchases provide training and employment for disadvantaged ...

(directory/catalog, online tool, 2011)

A Snapshot of the Field: Social Enterprises Employing People with Barriers to Employment

In summer 2008, the Social Enterprise Alliance, with support from REDF, partnered with Community Wealth Ventures and Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship to assess the state of social enterprise in the nonprofit sector ...

(caselet/profile, document (pdf), 2011)

Framing Up the Social Enterprise Decision: Permanent vs. Transitional Jobs Model

This thought piece conducted by Blue Garnet Associates for REDF frames up key questions related to permanent and transitional jobs models as they relate to employment social enterprises. It includes a list of pros and cons of each model, and frames ...

(research/study, presentation, 2011)

Buckelew Programs: Social Enterprises

Buckelew provides paid employment opportunities to individuals working at our two Green Certified Social Enterprise businesses — Blue Skies Coffees & Teas and Blue Skies Cleaning Services. Social enterprises are businesses operated by nonprofits as a ...

(caselet/profile, video, 2011)

New Door Ventures Overview

New Door Ventures helps at-risk youth get ready for work and life. These disconnected youth are at-risk for a number of negative outcomes, including substantial periods of unemployment, homelessness, involvement with the criminal justice system and ...

(caselet/profile, video, 2011)

Buying Social: A Guide to Socially Responsible Public Procurement

In the context of the consultation process launched by the Commission communication on social services of general interest (SSGIs) of April 20061, the Commission received a number of questions concerning the application of the European Union rules on state ...

(tips/guidelines, text, 2010)

Venture Capital for Social Enterprise: SCP's Approach to the Social Capital Market

We started Social Capital Partner in September 2001 to fill a gap in the voluntary and CED sectors. After a year of research we had come to the conclusion that this "market" required a new type of funding organization that was designed expressly ...

(case/model, text, 2010)

No More Business as Usual: A Social Enterprise Manifesto

The Social Enterprise Coalition is calling for social enterprises to increase their contribution to the economy threefold by 2020. However, growing the sector requires an ambitious and consistent policy framework. This manifesto highlights six priority ...

(tips/guidelines, text, 2010)