With extensive input from lawyers, accountants, nonprofit practitioners, and tax specialists, each guide provides an assessment of: 1) what the current law states about social enterprise; 2) how the current law is/has been interpreted; 3) effects of the law on the social sector; and 4) recommendations for improving the law and for creating a more enabling environment for social enterprise. NESsT Legal Guides are approximately 25-50 pages in length.
“[The NESsT legal guides are] valuable not only for the CSO sector itself but also for researchers and academics, as well as practitioners and parliamentarians who may be looking at law reform proposals. This is a highly worthwhile project, and NESsT is to be congratulated for pursuing it.”
- International Journal of Civil Society Law (Volume 1-1).
NESsT Legal Series
NESsT social enterprise legal guides are currently available for the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ecuador, Peru, Romania.
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Guía Legal (Chile 2012): Marco Legal y Regulatorio de las Actividades de Autofinanciamiento de las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil en Chile
Esta guía abarca el marco legal y regulatorio que rige las actividades de autofinanciamiento (es decir, generación de ingresos) de las OSC en Chile y [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Romania): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Romania
The Legal Guide (Romania) This guide examines the legal and regulatory framework that governs the use of “self-financing” (i.e., income-generating, commercial) activities of civil societyorganizations (CSOs) [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Peru): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Peru
The Legal Guide (Peru) examines the legal and regulatory framework governing the self-financing activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Peru and provides an assessment [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Hungary): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Hungary
The Legal Guide (Hungary) examines the legal and regulatory framework governing social enterprise and the self-financing activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Hungary and [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Ecuador): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Ecuador
The Legal Guide (Ecuador) examines the legal and regulatory framework governing the self-financing activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ecuador and provides an assessment [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Czech Republic): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Czech Republic
The Legal Guide (Czech Republic) examines the legal and regulatory framework governing the self-financing activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Czech Republic and [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Croatia): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Croatia
The Legal Guide (Croatia) examines the legal and regulatory framework that governs the use of “self-financing” (i.e., income-generating, commercial) activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Colombia): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Colombia
The Legal Guide (Colombia) examines the legal and regulatory framework that governs the use of “self-financing” (i.e., income-generating, commercial) activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Brazil): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Brazil
The Legal Guide (Brazil) examines the legal and regulatory framework governing the selffinancing activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Brazil and provides an assessment of [...] More ›
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Legal Guide (Argentina): The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise in Argentina
The Legal Guide (Argentina) examines the legal and regulatory framework governing the self-financing activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Argentina and provides an assessment [...] More ›