There are days when one wonders if social enterprise is getting as much traction as it is hype. Then one reads an item like this one from the Worcester (MA) Business Journal: United Way and the Institute for Non-Profit Development are making grants to help non-profits to start for-profit arms to help increase impact on mission and organization stability.
I've worked with non-profits for more almost twenty years and among the things that I've learned in that time is that United Way is a conservative organization. They are rarely a first mover -- they have plenty of good places to put their money. This effort is supported by only $80,000 in grants but, given that we are talking about United Way of North Central Massachusetts and an Institute headquartered at a community college it is significant.
So on those days when you aren't quite sure about the future, remember that there is news like this that can reassure us that we are heading in the right direction.
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