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	Community Wealth Ventures (CWV) is a management consulting firm that emboldens and equips leadership teams to innovate, grow and sustain organizations that build a better world.

CWV offers strategy and implementation services to nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations, partnering with them to design and implement innovative approaches to growth and sustainability. CWV supports nonprofit sustainability through a variety of strategies, with core expertise in social franchising and social enterprise. CWV’s collaborative approach to consulting focuses on equipping leadership teams with the skills they need to execute the strategy.

CWV is a wholly-owned, for-profit subsidiary of Share Our Strength, one of the Nation's leading anti-hunger and anti-poverty organizations.

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CWV assists foundations directly with the development and execution of strategies that support grantees' sustainability and growth and enable foundations to achieve their goals.		CWV assists nonprofits with the development and execution of growth and sustainability strategies that allow them to increase impact. These services can be applied to a nonprofit business unit, such as a social enterprise, to particular program area, or to the organization as a whole.

WHAT'S NEW

LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AT CWV

CWV has recently undergone an exciting leadership transition. To read Bill Shore's letter regarding this change, please click here.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: A PORTRAIT OF THE FIELD

CWV recently partnered with Social Enterprise Alliance and Duke University to conduct a comprehensive study of social enterprise activity in the US; to read about our findings please click here.

PROFILES IN INNOVATION

Profiles in Innovation is a collection of four essays that offers a unique glimpse into the opportunities, challenges and impact of nonprofit leaders seeking new ways to affect change in Louisiana. To read these articles please click here.

NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY WEALTH COLLABORATIVE IN THE NEWS

The North Texas Community Wealth Collaborative is recognized by the Chronicle of Philanthropy as a model program to help nonprofits launch business ventures. Read about it here.

INTRODUCING THE LATEST EDITION OF THE COMMUNITY WEALTH VANGUARD

Click here to view CWV's most recent edition of the Community Wealth Vanguard, featuring interviews with social entrepreneurs, ideas about innovation within an organization, the green business movement, and trends to look for in 2010.

CWV IS HIRING!

CWV is currently recruiting for three positions to join our team. We are looking for energetic professionals with a blended background in business and nonprofit management who are passionate about helping nonprofit organizations succeed. For more information, visit our Careers page.

IN A DOWN TURN, INVEST FOR THE LONG TERM: The drivers to nonprofit sustainability might not be what you think.

Read CWV's recent article that highlights how nonprofit leaders can enhance sustainability by balancing focus and adaptability, managing financial predictability and understanding their markets.

COMMUNITY WEALTH COLLABORATIVE AND WORKSHOP SERIES

Learn more about CWV's current regional initiatives in North Texas and Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DATABASE

CWV and Social Enterprise Alliance have assembled a directory of nonprofit organizations with business ventures and strategic alliances. Search the database.