The Social Sector often uses basic tools, like hammers and nails to change the world. Instead, we need power tools. Our weekly blog, Social TrendSpotter provides you with the latest trends and ideas within the social sector. It merges current thinking with the edge of innovation to inspire, to motivate and to take action so we can all ultimately create a better sector. Social TrendSpotter includes original analysis, but also highlights the latest sector-wide thinking into a user-friendly resource where social sector professionals and students alike can draw inspiration, share ideas and develop new thinking on best practices.
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Gamechanging Study on Social Enterprise
Social enterprises have always been touted as important for enhancing the sustainability of nonprofit organizations and filling market voids. Think about the Salvation Army’s thrift shops or Girl Scouts cookies, which are two of my favorite guilty pleasures. However,...
Shaping Better Policy: How Advocacy Adds Value to the Social Sector
In our great democracy, advocacy provides us with the opportunity to affect positive social change on a wider scale than any individual organization can achieve on its own. Yet, it’s one many organizations shy away from, but we’d like to change that.In our...
2015 Nonprofit Trends: Focusing on Talent Management
No one was surprised when TIME Magazine named the Ebola Fighters as their choice for Person of the Year 2014. In a crisis that had many blunders, these heroes raised our hope for a better outcome. In the social sector, we have many everyday heroes who do not serve for...
Favorite Inspirations to Celebrate the Holidays 2014
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Nonprofit Trends & Inspiration: Top 5 TrendSpotter Favorites of 2014
The end of the year is always a special time for many social sector organizations. Not only do we have the chance to celebrate with clients and their families over the holidays, but we also enjoy the magic of the season. This warm holiday glow is often...
Reasons Social TrendSpotter is Thankful
Sharing the Harvest We are thankful for social sector organizations across the country that have begun offering a harvest of resources under one roof, making access to services simpler and easier for the clients. Cornucopia of Courage We are thankful for...
All-You-Can-Read Holiday Buffet: 2014
We love the idea of holiday buffets – you get to sample lots of good food and try new things. We aim for the same notion with Social TrendSpotter – we hope you sample good content and learn about new things to try. As you know, we play in many spaces and...
Without Profit is Social Enterprise a Success?
We are excited to share this special piece from Nicole Simoneaux, fellow TrendSpotter and Director of Investments & Advisory Services at REDF. We hope you enjoy her insights on how social enterprises put people before profit as much as we did. We need a new...
