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 North
Texas Community Wealth Initiative
ANNOUNCING! Social
Innovators Institute
Ready to develop a comprehensive business plan for a socially innovative
program?
The Social Innovators Institute is a
highly rigorous, eight-month process that provides business planning
training and coaching to cross-functional teams from high-performing
nonprofits.
GOAL: To build capacity for nonprofit
organizations through social innovation including developing or
growing an entrepreneurial and innovative program to address a pressing
social problem. Participating organizations
benefit from intensive, customized technical assistance from experienced business
consultants, which results in a focused business plan to guide the
growth of the enterprise/program.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
- Peer Learning Training Sessions
Center for Nonprofit Management and Community Wealth
Ventures consultants will conduct peer learning trainings
where participants will gain access to business planning
tools and frameworks and hear from expert speakers on the
important aspects of business planning. Topics
include: market research, market strategy, financial
management, competitive analysis, pricing, operations
management and capitalization.
- Customized One-on-One Consulting
Following each session, Center for Nonprofit Management and
Community Wealth Ventures consultants will conduct a 2-hour
customized coaching call to help teams apply concepts
learned to business strategy, data analysis and will lend
assistance developing the business plan.
These programs will use original, measurable, and sustainable
methods to ultimately help the communities they serve by reducing or
eliminating one or more causes of an existing social problem.
Institute participants will follow a structured approach to develop or grow
pioneering programs while honing business skills, empowering them to have a
lasting impact on their organization and community.
2011 SELECTED AGENCIES
Eight nonprofit organizations have been selected from the applicant
pool to participate in the Institute:
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Ability
Connection Texas (formerly
UCP of North Texas)
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Crossroads
Community Services
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Camp Fire
USA First Texas Council
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Dental
Health of Arlington
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Catholic
Charities Diocese of Fort
Worth
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The Women’s
Center of Tarrant County
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Chorister’s
Guild
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Volunteers
of America-Texas
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PROGRAM FOCUS AREAS:
| SOCIAL INNOVATORS
INSTITUTE 2011
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| GROUP SESSION |
FOCUS |
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Session 1
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Welcome and Overview, Goal Setting, Impact Model
for
Entrepreneurial Social Programs, Social Business Plan Template |
| Session 2 |
Secondary and Primary Market Research, Marketing Strategy,
Stakeholder Analysis, Communication |
| Session 3 |
Environmental Scan, Company Analysis, Consumer Analysis,
Competitor/Collaborator Analysis, Competitive Advantage |
| Session 4 |
Product, Price, Place, Promotion |
| Session 5 |
Financial Management, Financial Modeling,
Building Financial
Statements |
| Session 6 |
Operations, Management & Personnel, Volunteers |
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Session 7
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Risk Mitigation and Contingency Planning,
Sensitivity Analysis,
Capitalization |
Presenting Partners:
Center for Nonprofit Management
Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.
Funding Partners:
Meadows Foundation
Amon G. Carter Foundation
Embrey Family Foundation
Several sources that wish to remain anonymous
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