Sorry I didn't get a chance to contribute, but this makes me wonder if you are "archiving" these threads? We did that once on another listserv, and it was...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Feb 3, 2011 4:37 am
Do you have a social enterprise question? Posing your question to 7500 of your peers can be a little daunting, but it's worth it. Requests posted to the...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Feb 7, 2011 3:59 pm
As part of a study relating to the adequacy of existing legal forms and legal support for social enterprise, our good friend Allen Bromberger would like to...
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Jon Hinkle
donations@...
Feb 8, 2011 7:34 pm
Does anyone have experience with and/or advice on purchasing a franchise as a means of funding our non-profit agency's charitable activities? [Editor's note:...
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Alan R Garner
agarner@...
Feb 9, 2011 2:36 pm
Over the past 3 or 4 years, several of the nonprofit periodicals (e.g., Chronicle, Nonprofit Times) have reviewed this issue, and to the best of my ...
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John Herron
jherron@...
Feb 10, 2011 3:24 pm
I think the point Alan raises bears repeating. I think those of us from the non-profit world underestimate the uncompensated time that owner entrepreneurs put...
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Ben Litalien
benlitalien@...
Feb 11, 2011 3:45 pm
As a franchise expert and relatively new entrant into the nonprofit sector, I'd like to share some of my research and experience. It is clear that the...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Feb 14, 2011 4:51 pm
Here are some additional comments sparked by a recent question about social franchises, which lead to the following posting from John Herron: “I think those...
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Coleen Curry
ccurry@...
Feb 15, 2011 11:07 pm
Community Wealth Ventures did a report on Social Franchising called Streams of Hope which highlights several existing nonprofit franchise ventures as well as...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Feb 16, 2011 4:25 pm
Some of the most complex and confusing concerns around social enterprise in the nonprofit sector involve legal and tax issues. Will we get in trouble if we do...
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ellingsonamy@...
ellingsonamy...
Feb 17, 2011 4:45 pm
I am keeping a close eye on the 'Panera Cares' storefronts. This is an interesting move by a corporation to capitalize on their strength: cafe operations and...
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mikbrns2@...
Feb 18, 2011 4:14 pm
I believe it's way to early to say that Panera actually has a business model that makes sense. Right now we are looking at a corporate-subsidized venture that...
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Jerr Boschee
jerr@...
Feb 21, 2011 7:01 pm
I agree with Mike's comments and also doubt the Panera Cares program would qualify as a social enterprise. If the concept works, it will be a superb example...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Feb 22, 2011 5:17 pm
Here is some additional discussion on the Panera Cares cafe, sparked, in part, by the following posting from Mike Burns: "I believe it's way to early to say...
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Paulina Migalska
pmigalska
Feb 23, 2011 4:19 pm
Having read all the comments on Social Enterprise Franchising, I was curious to seek a colleague's input. Dan Elitzer, who had done consulting in this area...
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Marc de Sousa
mdess@...
Feb 24, 2011 6:12 pm
Hi! Been following thread. WE have a small laundrimat in Mexico and want to start micro franchises so that folks can collect laundry for us and earn some extra...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Feb 25, 2011 5:01 pm
Highlights is the monthly newsletter of the npEnterprise Forum (http://www.npEnterprise.net), the 7500-subscriber online community and the official listserv...
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Jennifer Crandall
jennifer_cra...
Feb 28, 2011 2:38 pm
Washington C.A.S.H., a non profit micro development organization, started Ventures seven months ago. Washington C.A.S.H. provides training, technical...
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Shahida Saleem
dotztechnolo...
Mar 1, 2011 3:23 pm
Hello Everyone, This thread is interesting in that it highlights a basic problem in the non-profit "language";. Many people here have interpreted social...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Mar 2, 2011 5:20 pm
Does anyone know of examples of social enterprises that have used social media successfully to SELL their products or services? Certainly, there are many SEs...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Mar 3, 2011 4:02 pm
Here are the comments in response to the following question from Jennifer Crandall: "Washington C.A.S.H., a non profit micro development organization, started...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Mar 7, 2011 5:42 pm
Here are the comments received in response to this question: "Does anyone know of examples of social enterprises that have used social media successfully to...
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Aparna Katre
aparnakatre@...
Mar 8, 2011 4:25 pm
I would like to echo Paulina's comments below as a franchisee working towards improving the quality and access to education for K-12 in the community and also...
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John Pepin
john@...
Mar 9, 2011 3:44 pm
I agree. Attached please find a paper we prepared last year that has been presented to a social entrepreneur research conference at Said - Oxford University. ...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Mar 10, 2011 2:35 pm
Here are a couple more comments on this thread: (1) From Tom Aageson The Museum of New Mexico Foundation http://www.newmexicocreates.org has sold over $6...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Mar 11, 2011 3:45 pm
We hope you're enjoying your subscription to the npEnterprise Forum. As the listserv has now grown to almost 7,500 subscribers, the discussions have become...
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Michelle Rock
mrock@...
Mar 14, 2011 5:08 pm
Five years ago we started a 'socially responsibility' art and crafts consignment store called Vermont Creates, where all products were made by Vermonters'...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Mar 15, 2011 6:18 pm
Here are two more comments on a recent thread about challenges in operating a retail social enterprise: (1) From Ben Delaney Our retail stores, which provide...
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sundiver2001
Mar 16, 2011 3:02 pm
The social media success stories thread has some valuable content. Our social enterprise (an L3C <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L3C> ) company is convinced...
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Rolfe Larson
rolfelarson
Mar 17, 2011 4:03 pm
Here are two more comments on retail social enterprises: (1) From Alice Coleman We have a thrift shop that we opened two years ago as a sustainability plan for...
