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The NESsT Social Enterprise Toolkit (SET)

is designed to further the theory and practice of social enterprise by providing useful analyses and tools to donors, practitioners, researchers and students.

The SET documents experiences from around the world and examines the recurring challenges organizations face when attempting to develop social enterprise.

The series also provides CSO practitioners the necessary tools to determine how or whether to implement social enterprise strategies.

The NESsT SET consists of four mini-series:

- NESsT Tools for Practitioners Series

- Legal Series

- NESsT Learning Series

- NESsT Case Study Series

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1. NESsT Tools for Practitioners Series

Practical tools for social enterprise managers and supporters.

Get Ready, Get Set: Starting Down the Road to Self-Financing Designed to help small nonprofits test the feasibility of social enterprise ideas. >> Read more
All in the Same Boat: An Introduction to Engaged Philanthropy A primer for donors considering an engaged approach to giving. >> Read more
Enterprising Mentality: A Social Enterprise Guide for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities Organizations A manual on self-financing for mental health organizations. >> Read more
Commitment to Integrity: Guiding Principles for Nonprofits in the Marketplace The first code of ethics on social enterprise. >> Read more
2. NESsT Legal Series
Legal Guides: Practical country guides on the legal and regulatory framework for social enterprise. >> Read more

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3. NESsT Learning Series

Critical analysis and research based on the practical experience and lessons-learned in social enterprise development.

End of the Rainbow: Increasing the Sustainability of LGBT Organizations through Social Enterprise Exploring social enterprise models for LGBT organizations. >> Read more
Risky Business: The Impacts of Merging Mission and Market Examines the financial and non-financial impacts of social enterprise on small social change organizations. >> Read more
Profits for Nonprofits: An Assessment of the Challenges in NGO Self-Financing Examines the practical challenges and obstacles in implementing social enterprise. >> Read more
The NGO-Business Hybrid: Is the Private Sector the Answer? Examines 15 cases of NGOs in 13 countries using self-financing as a component of a financial sustainability strategy. >> Read more

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4. NESsT Case Study Series

Documented, practical experiences of seasoned social enterprises around the world.

Launched in 2000, the NESsT Case Study Series is the first international case study series of its kind to focus specifically on social enterprise.

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New from NESsT!

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NESsT releases primer on engaged philanthropy

NESsT has released a primer for donors considering an engaged approach to giving. The 24-page primer, All in the Same Boat: An Introduction to Engaged Philanthropy, was produced with support from The Citi Private Bank and is now available in multiple languages.

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“Unique & Universal: Lessons from the Emerging Field of Social Enterprise in Emerging Market Countries,” a recent paper by NESsT, provides insight into the unique challenges in social enterprise development in the emerging market context. Drawing heavily on practical lessons from the work of the NESsT Venture Fund in Central Europe and Latin America, “Unique & Universal” also points out some of the common issues in social enterprise development worldwide.

Download "Unique & Universal" in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format.

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