“But who are you? What is this idea? It doesn’t fit any of the existing patterns because they were set up to serve the old idea…. “ This is Ashoka founder Bill Drayton’s description of a feeling often experience by social entrepreneurs, himself included. I’m sharing it because it’s something you’ve probably felt, as have […]
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The Best Kept Secret to Social Venture Funding?
Consider becoming certified as a B Corporation. If you’re looking for mission-aligned capital for an existing business, B Corp status will help, and if you’re looking for traditional investing, it won’t hurt. B Corporation certification signals to investors, consumers and employees that you are use business to solve social and environmental problems. For companies looking […]
Creating a Business-In-a-Box That Delivers Wages and Opportunity to Iraqi Women–with Ted Barber
A $22 candle from Prosperity Candle brings you more than light and a gentle rose coriander scent (if you choose). It comes with the first name of the woman who made it and an identifying number that allows you to send her comments and feedback. The woman who made your candle lives in Baghdad and […]
An Avon Approach To Healthier and Wealthier Communities
The concept is simple and brilliant. When I came across Living Goods, my stomach flipped with the potential impact of the organization’s work. The mechanisms, intent and appeal match that of blockbuster social enterprises Kiva and charity: water. Living Goods replicates Avon’s model of door-to-door selling, but instead of peddling lipstick and mascara to middle-class […]
Do Gooding Isn’t a Substitute for Marketing: 3 Low-buck Tactics to Get You On Your Way
This point is often overlooked. Your do-gooding and good deeding aren’t a substitute for marketing. Customers can’t love you for what you do if they don’t know you. At this point you might be thinking: But Wait! One of the benefits of a social mission is the visibility it brings to my company. I’ve even […]
Confused About L3Cs and the Rest? Me Too. Jenny Kassan, Esq. Helps Us Out
Click the player or right-click and save for the MP3. Business structures for Triple Bottom Line ventures are my Bermuda Triangle. I’m whipped around to end up confused about the benefits of each structure (L3C, LLC, Special Purpose Corporation, hybrid for-profit and nonprofit) and its respective requirements and restrictions. So I asked Jenny Kassan, managing director at Katovich […]
How to Leverage Your Advisory Board (Because Their Name Isn’t All They Can Offer)
You have your board. Now what? I wrote before about when and how to assemble your advisory board. If you already have an advisory board though, what can you realistically expect from the people who comprise it and how do you best leverage their skills and commitment? The first part–what you can realistically expect from […]
Pamela Hawley On Founding UniversalGiving and Why She Helps Companies Have a Cause–video
In this video, shot by Lee Fox at the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit, Pamela Hawley, founder and CEO of UniversalGiving, talks about the experience that set her on her path at age twelve and how social responsibility can specifically benefit a company. Pamela Hawley founded UniversalGiving as a nonprofit social enterprise to match donors and volunteers with […]
How He Turned His 20 Years on Wall Street Into a Hub for Impact Investing –with Mike Van Patten
Michael Van Patten used to give out his entire allowance when he lived in Ecuador during high school. This went against common practice to ignore people with their hands and pretend they weren’t there. The poverty he saw stuck with him for years but didn’t affect the way he made a living, until recently. Click the […]
I'm Olivia Khalili. I created Cause Capitalism to show you how to grow your business by incorporating a social mission. I've worked extensively with both nonprofits and for-profits. I found that when you combine the two, you grow your profits, impassion all your stakeholders and do good in the world. Read more.
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