posted by Lindsey Engh | filed under Nonprofits and Social Enterprises |
**This is a three-part series on the importance of impact investing in today's markets, and why you should care about it. Part I can be found here.
It sounds like a cliché, but it's true - when you're on the ground, you are better able to see the big picture.
I've been thinking and writing a lot about impact investing lately, not because it's the latest buzzword or even because it's an emerging asset class, but because mixing money and impact is the only way that poverty will ever cease to exist.
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posted by Lindsey Engh | filed under Nonprofits and Social Enterprises |
The world is crawling with young people who want to make a difference. As more and more schools and universities incorporate social enterprise and philanthropy into their curriculum, it's obvious that the trend towards work on purpose isn't slowing down any time soon. For those young people that do not find the right job in the social sector, they may try to turn their passion into a startup, with the term social entrepreneurship burned into their brain from their corresponding degree or school activity.
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posted by Lindsey Engh | filed under Nonprofits and Social Enterprises |
**This is a three-part series on the importance of impact investing in today's markets, and why you should care about it. Part 1.5 can be found here.
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posted by Lindsey Engh | filed under Nonprofits and Social Enterprises |
**This post originally appeared on Social Venture Partners Seattle's blog.
...about nonprofits? Or corporations? In a recent presentation at Microsoft, SVP's Grants and Program Manager, Mike Quinn posed this question to a group of employees interested in joining a nonprofit board. Their answers may (or may not) surprise you.
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posted by Lindsey Engh | filed under Nonprofits and Social Enterprises |
** This post originally appeared on Social Venture Partners Seattle's blog.
On January 5th of last month, Governor Gregoire announced her proposal to create a single, cabinet-level Department of Education. The move would unite the state’s early learning, K-12, and higher education agencies into one department with full authority to run the seamless, student-centered, public education system in Washington State - from cradle to career.
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posted by Lindsey Engh | filed under Nonprofits and Social Enterprises |
** This post originally appeared on Social Venture Partners Seattle's blog.
Winter vacation is just around the corner, and is a wonderful opportunity to focus on family giving and turning philanthropy into a lifelong practice for your kids. We've compiled our six favorite ways to turn giving into a fun, family activity, in no particular order!
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