Social Entrepreneurship : The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development
Автор:Peter C. Brinckerhoff Год: [не указано] Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 0471362824 Until very recently, popular belief held that business skills were not needed at charitable organizations. No longer. Far from interfering with an organizations ability to provide needed services, techniques such as marketing, cash flow analysis, property management, and good use of technology all contribute to a charitable organizations mission capability. Unlike a not-for-profit that thinks of itself as a charity, the successful not-for-profit is really a mission-based business. In an era of rapid change, increasing competition, and the need for more accountability to governments, foundations, insurers, and donors, knowing how to innovate, compete, and take reasonable risks on behalf of the mission is critical. It is, in short, the era of the social entrepreneur. The skilled social entrepreneur has the ability to get the most mission out of the resources at hand?including traditional business techniques. Finally, here is a book that will help you learn their techniques. In...
