Whether you run a business or a nonprofit, last week’s PR disaster of Susan G. Komen for the Cure should be a wake-up call. This is the third time Komen veered off-mission in a very public way. This time, the nonprofit seems to have learned some lessons about damage control and social media. You’d better learn them, too.

Philanthropy in the Future: A New World View

by Geri Stengel on Jan 31, 2012 - 12:20am

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Mind-boggling! That’s my take on Growing Philanthropy in the United States, a report from the June 2011 Growing Philanthropy Summit. Its first recommendation is that nonprofits think of the greater good of their cause and philanthropy in general when looking at donor relations rather than just how much they can get of a donor right now.

Great News: Impact Investing Options Expand Locally

by Geri Stengel on Jan 26, 2012 - 12:20am

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I’m a long-time advocate of impact investing. It brings new money to the nonprofit world, supports social enterprises, and can provide services and products that would otherwise be unfunded or unresolved.

Choosing Your Legal Form Is a Strategic Decision for Social Good Businesses

by Geri Stengel on Jan 19, 2012 - 12:20am

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Social entrepreneurs -- those using business skills to accomplish social good -- have many choices these days. New York and California recently joined five other states in allowing social good to be given as much weight as corporate profit by approving Benefit Corporations in which the well-being of all stakeholders (employees, community, clients, environment), not just shareholders, are legally taken into account when decisions are made.

Choosing Your Legal Form Is a Strategic Decision for Social Good Businesses

by Geri Stengel on Jan 19, 2012 - 12:20am

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Top 4 Web Pages Show Demand for Curation, Focused Resources

by Geri Stengel on Jan 5, 2012 - 12:20am

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I try to practice what I preach so I keep an eye on my website metrics. And I’ve noticed some trends, the most notable being that people want easily accessed information about social media, aggregated in a useful collection. My most popular website pages were curated resources to help people learn about social media.

How to Choose the Right Social Enterprise for Your Nonprofit

by Geri Stengel on Dec 27, 2011 - 12:20am

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Once you’ve analyzed the pros and cons of starting a social enterprise and laid out the ground rules about what you can and will not do, it’s time to start the fun part: brainstorming what kind of social enterprise your nonprofit will undertake.

Good holidays from Ventureneer

by Geri Stengel on Dec 16, 2011 - 12:20am

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How LinkedIn Can Improve Nonprofit Governance

by Geri Stengel on Dec 13, 2011 - 12:20am

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While they don’t yet realize it, social recruiting -- using social media to find staff -- may be a nonprofit board’s best friend. Why? Because nonprofit boards often under-staff, under-train, and under-fund their Human Resource departments, as documented in Bouncing Back? Employment trends in the nonprofit sector, by Idealist.org.

5 Tips To Ensure That Your Nonprofit’s Social Enterprise Will Succeed

by Geri Stengel on Dec 8, 2011 - 12:20am

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So you’ve done your homework, assessed your resources, and decided that your nonprofit has the enthusiasm and talent to make a for-profit venture work.