What Works: The Entrepreneurial Union
How the Freelancers Union is modernizing the labor movement for independent workers
When the Internet company that Karen Kelly worked for was sold and her job disappeared, she set out to become a freelance writer in New York City. Married to a musician and raising a young son, she struggled to find affordable health care. Across the country in Pasadena, Calif., Colleen Nelson had a different problem. As a media consultant, she had steady work with MGM Film Studios. But, working from home, she felt isolated. Both women eventually found their way to the Freelancers Union, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based nonprofit that provides self-employed workers with health insurance, retirement plans, community events, and political representation. Unlike most employee benefits in the United States ... >>Continue reading this article
The Latest From the SSIR Blog
Amy Sample Ward: Back to school, back online
 It's back-to-school time for many countries and that means a switch from summer programs, outdoor community events, and many youth campaigns. New research out today from nfpSynergy shows that organizations who serve youth may want to be going online to reach them.
The Research
nfpSynergy, a leading nonprofit sector think-tank and research consultancy in the UK, "tracks a representative sample of over 1000 11-25 year olds throughout mainland Britain twice-yearly, gaining insights into their views and habits, both social and charity-related" in its Youth Engagement Monitor. The newest report, out today, focused on the use of social networking platforms by young people who are/aren't also involved with charities. Some of the results include: >>Continue reading this post
New Social Innovation Conversation
Starting and Growing a Social Enterprise: A Panel Discussion
 With the Obama administration's focus on social enterprise as a means of solving some of our most pressing problems, the social entrepreneur has emerged as the chief change agent of our time. In this panel put on by the Stanford Social Innovation Review as part of the 2009 Stanford Entrepreneurship Week, leaders of several vital organizations talk about the motivations, successes, and challenges associated with running a social enterprise. They consider what the economic downturn has meant to their missions, and they offer practical advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. >>Click here to listen |  Subscribe to social change!
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