Economics For Nonprofit Managers And Social Entrepreneurs

Author : Dennis R. Young,Richard Steinberg,Rosemarie Emanuele,Walter O. Simmons
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Managerial economics
ISBN : 9781786436764

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Economics for Nonprofit Managers and Social Entrepreneurs by Dennis R. Young,Richard Steinberg,Rosemarie Emanuele,Walter O. Simmons Pdf

Economics for Nonprofit Managers and Social Entrepreneurs shows how economics contributes to better managerial decisions on social matters. This second edition of the original economics text for nonprofit managers, adds risk analysis, game theory, and behavioral economics to the managerial tool kit, along with analysis at the margin, opportunity cost, elasticity of demand and supply, market power, and cost–benefit analysis, with numerous timely examples. This text is essential for nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs, and of interest to all economics students.

Author : Bruce A. Seaman,Dennis R. Young
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781785363528

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Handbook of Research on Nonprofit Economics and Management by Bruce A. Seaman,Dennis R. Young Pdf

Building on the success of the first edition, this thoroughly revised and expanded edition explores (1) areas of general agreement from previous research; (2) areas of conflicting results and unexplored questions; (3) the relative roles of theory, data availability and empirical analysis in explaining gaps in our knowledge; and (4) what must be done to improve our knowledge and extend the literature. Selected original chapters addressing especially challenging topics include the value of risk management to nonprofit decision-making; nonprofit wages theory and evidence; the valuation of volunteer labor; property tax exemption for nonprofits; when is competition good for the third sector; and product diversification and social enterprise; international perspectives; the application of experimental research and the macroeconomic effects of the nonprofit sector.

Author : J. Gregory Dees,Jed Emerson,Peter Economy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780471151166

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Enterprising Nonprofits by J. Gregory Dees,Jed Emerson,Peter Economy Pdf

A hands-on resource that shows nonprofits how to adopt entrepreneurial behaviors and techniques The rising spirit of social entrepreneurship has created all kinds of new opportunities for nonprofit organizations. But at the same time, many are discovering more than their share of challenges as well. This essential book will help anyone in the field gain the necessary skills to meet these challenges. Written by the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field, Enterprising Nonprofits offers concise and engaging explanations of the most successful business tools being used by nonprofits today. The authors clearly describe all the concepts so you'll be able to embrace the methods of social enterprise for your organization. With this book, you'll learn how to use practical business techniques to dramatically improve the performance of your nonprofit. Praise for Enterprising Nonprofits "I can't imagine a better team to bring powerful insights and practical guidance to social entrepreneurs. Readers will be inspired by the examples, and then they will roll up their sleeves to apply the many useful management tools in this engaging book."-Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, Author of Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow "In one book, Enterprising Nonprofits does for social entrepreneurs what countless volumes have done for entrepreneurs in the business sector. A wonderful mixture of analysis, practical advice, and inspiration."-Paul Brest, President, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation All of the royalties from this book will be used by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support continuing work on social entrepreneurship.

Author : J. Gregory Dees,Jed Emerson,Peter Economy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780471268147

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Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs by J. Gregory Dees,Jed Emerson,Peter Economy Pdf

A complete set of tools for applying entrepreneurial strategies andtechniques to your nonprofit As a follow-up to their book Enterprising Nonprofits, the authorsof Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs provide a full set ofpractical tools for putting the lessons of businessentrepreneurship to work in your nonprofit. The book offershands-on guidance that helps social sector leaders hone theirentrepreneurial skills and carry out their social missions moreeffectively than ever before. This practical and easy-to-use bookis filled with examples, exercises, checklists, and action stepsthat bring the concepts, frameworks, and tools to life. Detailedexplanations of all the tools and techniques will help youpersonalize and apply them to your nonprofit organization-making itstronger, healthier, and better able to serve the needs of ourcommunities. Praise for Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs "I search constantly for resources that can help provide insightand guidance to take Teach For America to a higher level; StrategicTools for Social Entrepreneurs does this and more. The book takesthe best practices of for-profits and social enterprises and adaptsthem to the needs of entrepreneurial, mission-driven nonprofits.Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs is a tremendouscontribution to social entrepreneurs and to the nonprofitsector-many thanks to the authors for identifying this need andfilling it!" -Wendy Kopp Founder and President, Teach For America All of the royalties from this book will be used by the EwingMarion Kauffman Foundation to support continuing work on socialentrepreneurship.

Author : Luise Li Langergaard,Katia Dupret,Jennifer Eschweiler
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031477089

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Learning about Social Entrepreneurship and Management in Times of Social Transformation by Luise Li Langergaard,Katia Dupret,Jennifer Eschweiler Pdf

The book brings together perspectives on entrepreneurship research, education and practice to understand social entrepreneurship in its wider societal, political and economic context. Its unique contribution comes from its interdisciplinary approach that spans from the societal to the organizational level, with specific focus social innovation and management. It views management of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise in light of its societal context and employs social innovation to critically assess social entrepreneurship as driver of change. The emergence of social entrepreneurship as an academic field is linked to several societal trends such as public austerity, financial crises, new social challenges and a growing counter-movement to globalised capitalism. Generally seen as organisations serving both social and economic objectives, social enterprises, social innovation and social entrepreneurship have their roots in civil society, civic activism or the solidarity economy, but also manifest themselves as for-profit companies, with new organisational forms emerging and old ones changing. The contributions in this book elucidate these developments and the role of social entrepreneurs and social enterprises. Furthermore, the book offers great insight into the specific ways of managing, leading and creating innovation in social enterprises as well as perspectives on how to understand their social impact or value creation.

Author : B. Gidron,Y. Hasenfeld
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137035301

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Social Enterprises by B. Gidron,Y. Hasenfeld Pdf

Presents an organizational perspective of social enterprises, which allows us to analyze issues such as their governing structure, their modes of operation and their marketing strategies, and to begin to formulate some theoretical constructs on how these entities can survive and thrive.

Author : Marc Jegers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134080182

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Managerial Economics of Non-Profit Organizations by Marc Jegers Pdf

This is the first book of its kind to bring together the microeconomic insights on the functioning of non-profit organizations, complementing the wide range of books on the management of non-profit organizations by instead focusing on both theoretical and empirical work. Jegers begins by considering definitions of non-profit organizations before ex

Author : Dennis R. Young,National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015058834378

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Effective Economic Decision-making by Nonprofit Organizations by Dennis R. Young,National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise Pdf

Editor Dennis R. Young offers practical guidelines to help nonprofit managers advance their mission while balancing the interests of trustees, funders, government, and staff. Here, expert authors explore core operating decisions and provide solutions that work for nonprofits of any size. Chapters cover pricing of services, staff compensation, outsourcing, fundraising costs, and investment and disbursement of funds.

Author : Helmut K. Anheier,Avner Ben-Ner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461501312

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The Study of Nonprofit Enterprise by Helmut K. Anheier,Avner Ben-Ner Pdf

This volume addresses the need to revisit the economic theories from the last two decades that have contributed to the development of a concentrated research agenda on nonprofit organizations. Long neglected as a topic of theorizing and empirical investigation by mainstream economics in particular, these initial theories of nonprofit organizations from the late 1970s and early 1980s continue to shape theoretical and conceptual efforts. Importantly, their influence extends beyond economics and informs sociological and politics science approaches to the set of organizations and institutions located between the market firm and the state agency as well. While the theoretical map of nonprofit research has expanded beyond these early attempts and now include several other major theories such as stakeholder approaches, supply-side or entrepreneurial theories, institutional theories and comparative approaches. This work suggests that it is time to take stock and reexamine some of the basics from which these economic theories operate.

Author : Howard Thomas,Havovi Joshi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000449921

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Asia's Social Entrepreneurs by Howard Thomas,Havovi Joshi Pdf

Social enterprises of all forms drive inclusive growth by creating social and economic networks, and a stable ecosystem, that enable societies to grow and prosper. This book presents a collection of ten case studies that demonstrate the important role played by social enterprises in driving inclusive growth in Asia’s economies. Unlike the traditional models, such as NGOs and charities, that are donor dependent for funding, a social enterprise is a hybrid business model that includes both social mission and revenue generation goals to ensure sustainability and self-reliance. The ten case studies in the book provide a ringside view of how social enterprises operate and evolve to create, sustain, and scale up their social impact. Readers will gain a practical understanding of how social entrepreneurs struggle to maintain a balance between their two seemingly contradictory goals of creating social value and generating economic returns. The book carries the readers on the journey of each of these ten social enterprises, offering unique and valuable insights into the motivations, tribulations, successes, and even failures of these organisations—critical for continued learning, contribution, and innovation in the domain. The book is appropriate for all readers interested in the role social entrepreneurship plays in stimulating economic growth in Asia, including organisations, government, and universities, as well as individuals.

Author : Jed Emerson,Fay Twersky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105061866583

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New Social Entrepreneurs by Jed Emerson,Fay Twersky Pdf

Author : Benjamin Huybrechts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136330315

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Fair Trade Organizations and Social Enterprise by Benjamin Huybrechts Pdf

For several decades, social enterprises have been pioneers in the conception and implementation of a pathbreaking social innovation: Fair Trade (FT). Fair Trade Social Enterprises have created a movement which has challenged mainstream trading practices and offered development opportunities for disadvantaged producer groups in the South. Starting from a niche market aimed at convinced customers, FT has expanded and entered mainstream retailing outlets, growing in visibility and market share, while simultaneously experiencing diversification of its organization models. While pioneer Fair Trade Social Enterprises in the early years were largely nonprofit organizations relying on voluntary work, they have become increasingly diversified in terms of legal forms, governance models and organizational practices. These diversified models seem to reflect the hybrid nature of FT itself, through different ways of combining a commercial activity (trading of FT products), a social mission (support to producers), and an explicit or implicit political message (often expressed through education and advocacy). Based on the study of Fair Trade Social Enterprises across Europe, this book builds a typology of organization models for FT. Author Benjamin Huybrechts further examines how the different organization models combine the economic, social, and political dimensions of FT, and how they manage the possible tensions between these dimensions. Fair Trade Organizations and Social Enterprise proposes a range of theoretical approaches to interpret the diversity of Fair Trade Social Enterprises and offers concrete avenues for managing social enterprises and hybrid organizations in general.

Author : Laurie Mook,John R. Whitman,Jack Quarter,Ann Armstrong
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781442663954

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Understanding the Social Economy of the United States by Laurie Mook,John R. Whitman,Jack Quarter,Ann Armstrong Pdf

Understanding the Social Economy of the United States is a comprehensive introduction to the operation and study of organizations with social goals – public sector nonprofits, civil society organizations, social enterprises, cooperatives and other organizations with a social mission – under the rubric of the social economy. This text is rich in examples and case studies that explain the social economy framework in the context of the United States. The book not only highlights the differences between these organizations and traditional businesses, but also provides applied chapters on organizational development, strategic management and leadership, human resources, finance, and social accounting and accountability in social economy organizations. The perfect introduction to the social economy framework for students of nonprofit management, business, social entrepreneurship, and public policy, Understanding the Social Economy of the United States an invaluable resource for the classroom and for practitioners working in the social economy sector.

Author : Janelle A. Kerlin
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787142503

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Shaping Social Enterprise by Janelle A. Kerlin Pdf

‘Shaping Social Enterprise’ helps researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and international development actors better understand various institutional paths of social enterprise development and where institutional strengths and weaknesses may be located.

Author : Marta Peris-Ortiz,Frédèric Teulon,Dominique Bonet-Fernandez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319508504

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Social Entrepreneurship in Non-Profit and Profit Sectors by Marta Peris-Ortiz,Frédèric Teulon,Dominique Bonet-Fernandez Pdf

This volume examines the theoretical and empirical landscape of social entrepreneurship in both non-profit and profit sectors. It extends the traditional view of social entrepreneurship to include the environmental and institutional factors that affect the emergence of social entrepreneurship activities, such as formal laws, regulations, procedures and informal institutions. The editors aim to provide evidence and increased understanding of this growing phenomenon. Social Entrepreneurship is gaining recognition as a key element of economic and social development. It embraces a wide set of situations with a broad scope of activities in for-profit and non-profit organizations interested in social performance and/or in economically profitable performance, with an emphasis on achieving social aim. In the strict sense, social entrepreneurship corresponds to entrepreneurs whose main concern is to achieve social objectives rather than to obtain personal financial profits. However, there is still much to be learned about the dynamics and processes of social entrepreneurship. The current literature in the field has tended to focus on psychological experiences and personal characteristics, or on organizational perspectives such as resources, capabilities and leadership. This book intends to provide theoretical frameworks and empirical studies to this very new and broad field. Specifically, this book provides a collection of contemporary research in the following topics: How to create opportunity through social innovation How to detect entrepreneurial opportunity to meet social needs How to develop social entrepreneurship, while still seeking profits How to discover opportunities for different forms of social entrepreneurship Featuring contributions from around the world, this book is a valuable source for students, academics, researchers, policy makers, and professionals in the area of social entrepreneurship.