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Many of you may have familiarized yourself with the concept of cultivating a a "Citizen Base" a the path to a sustainable nonprofit organization. Watch Ashoka's Founder Bill Drayton talk about this key to sustainability--being rooted in a community and forming a citizen base.
Hi All - I'd like to introduce you to an exciting initiative that I thought would interest this community, especially those involved in the nonprofit sector. One of the biggest, if not the biggest, obstacles faced by nonprofit organizations in achieving maximized social impact is money.
Ashoka's Citizen Base Initiative www.citizenbase.org works with these nonprofits and social entrepreneurs to free their reliance on traditional foundation grants and government aid by inspiring them to tap into a broad citizen base. How do they do this? You can read inspiring success stories on our website. Please pass this on to anyone you know who works in the nonprofit sector and faces this challenge of lack of resources! Read more...
