Community Wealth Ventures: Resources

Attached are links for those interested in:

Books on Social Entrepreneurship                                                                        Social Enterprise Resources
Organizations that Support Social Entrepreneurs
Socially Responsible Business
Nonprofit Resources
Online Publications                                                                                       Blogs

Books on Social Entrepreneurship

The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back	In this book, Billy Shore shares the stories of inspirational social entrepreneurs.
The Collaboration Challenge: How Nonprofits and Businesses Succeed Through Strategic Alliances	Book by James Austin and the Peter Drucker Foundation detailing strategic alliances between nonprofits and for-profits.
Managing the Double Bottom Line	Book by Kim Alter of Virtue Ventures on business planning for nonprofits.
The Social Enterprise Sourcebook	A series of case studies of successful nonprofit ventures.
Social Entrepreneurship: The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development	Useful book detailing the steps involved developing an earned income venture.
The Triple Bottom Line	Andy Savitz's book on a new way to measure the bottom line - where profits go side-by-side with environmental and social performance - and an illuminating way to understand the often-fuzzy concept of sustainability.
Venture Forth! The Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization	Step-by-step workbook for developing an earned income venture.

Social Enterprise Resources

Center for Social Enterprise at the Stanford Graduate School of Businesss	The CSI seeks to inform, shape, and accelerate a growing movement aimed at bringing general management, entrepreneurship and social science to the social arena.
Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs	Various social enterprise thought leaders outline the issues involved in starting an entrepreneurial social venture.
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge: Social Enterprise	News and commentary on the field of social enterprise and nonprofits.
The Initiative on Social Enterprise at Harvard Business School	Exists to promote excellence in the leadership of nonprofit, private, and public-sector enterprises.
Mapping Assets and Opportunities	A how-to guide by CWV to be used to identify and assess business opportunities for your nonprofit.
New Social Entrepreneurs: The Success, Challenge and Lessons of Non-Profit Enterprise Creation	Early publication detailing the efforts of The Roberts Foundation in social enterprise.
The np Enterprise Forum	An email distribution list that discusses nonprofit income- generating business activities.
Social Enterprise Alliance	A network of support connecting entrepreneurial nonprofits with learning opportunities, technical assistance and resources to further their efforts.
Social Enterprise Database	Searchable directory of several hundred social enterprises across the nation.
The Social Enterprise Sourcebook	A series of case studies of successful nonprofit ventures.

Organizations that Support Social Entrepreneurs

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public	Ashoka supports individual social entrepreneurs with financial and other services.
Draper Richards Foundation	Draper Richards funds early stage social entrepreneurs building sustainable and scalable models for social change.
Echoing Green	Echoing Green provides money and support for organizations interested in starting new public service ventures.
The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs	Provides education and training for social entrepreneurs.
Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-sustainability Team (NESsT)	NESsT is an international organization committed to strengthening the financial sustainability of civil society organizations.
Roberts Enterprise Development Fund	The REDF page contains general information about the field of nonprofit enterprise, goals, and strategies.

Socially Responsible Business

Businesses for Social Responsibility	BSR is designed to help businesses implement policies which are socially responsible, as well as growth promotional.
The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College	The CCC offers training, consulting services, research, and benchmarking for corporations interested is social responsibility.
The Conference Board	The Conference Board creates and disseminates knowledge to help businesses better serve society.
Points of Light Foundation	POLF provides information and assistance to corporations interested in employee volunteer programs.
Social Venture Network	SVN is a place for socially conscious entrepreneurs to meet and share information.

Nonprofit Resources

Bridgestar	A web service designed to support and strengthen nonprofit organizations by enhancing the flow and effectiveness of passionate and highly-skilled leaders into and within the nonprofit sector.
Changing Our World	An integrated national for-profit services company designed to assist not-for-profit and corporate clients achieve their goals in philanthropy.
Compendium of Federal and State Regulations for U.S. nonprofit Organizations	This web site provides a central resource for nonprofit organization administrators, regulators and interested public.
Council on Foundations	Provides basic information those considering donating or starting a foundation
Entre World.org	Entre World provides information about starting a business, and growing it, concepts which can be applicable to social entrepreneurs.
The Foundation Center	The Center provides information on foundations, grantmakers and corporate partners.
Guidestar	Guidestar is the web's clearinghouse for information on nonprofit organizations.
Independent Sector	Independent Sector brings together foundations, nonprofit groups and corporate giving programs to support philanthropy, volunteering, and citizen action.
Internet Nonprofit Center	The Internet nonprofit Center is a good resource for general information on many nonprofit organizations and on the field in general.
National Center for Charitable Statistics	The national repository of data on the nonprofit sector for use in all segments of research and society.
National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise	NCNE helps managers and leaders of nonprofit organizations make wise economic decisions.
National Center for Family Philanthropy	NCFP is a nonprofit resource center dedicated to encouraging families to create and sustain their philanthropic missions.
National Charities Information Bureau	NCIB is an information service which provides a reference guide of charities.
National Council of Nonprofit Associations	NCNA is a network of 40 state and regional associations with a collective membership of more than 20,000 community nonprofits.
Nonprofit Charitable Orgs	An About.com site with links to information for and about nonprofits

Publications

Changemakers.net	Changemakers Journal provides information about new ways of dealing with social problems.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy	The Chronicle is a biweekly journal of news for and about nonprofit organizations.
The Literature of the Nonprofit Sector	LNPS Online is a searchable database of the literature of philanthropy.
The Nonprofit Quarterly	The Nonprofit Quarterly is a print magazine that provides nonprofit leaders with values based management information and proven practices.
The Nonprofit Times	The Nonprofit Times is a monthly publication of news, information, and special reports for the nonprofit sector.
Philanthropy Journal	Philanthropy Journal covers news about fundraising, giving, managing, volunteering, and technology in the philanthropic and nonprofit community.
Philanthropy News Network	The Philanthropy News Network helps people understand, support, and work in the nonprofit world.

Blogs

Dogoodwell.wordpress.com	Best practices and beyond for citizen-led global social change.
socialentrepreneurship.change.org	Blog about social entrepreneurship from change.org.