| *UPCOMING EVENT:
Happy Hour at Monica's Aca y Alla*
Thursday, March 22, 2012
5pm to 7pm
RSVP to Lauren Sifferman at
Sifferman@cnmdallas.org
Social Enterprise: A powerful
engine for economic and social development
 The
Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) is
the leading membership organization in North America that is actively
building the field of social enterprise through networking opportunities,
educational forums, strategic partnerships, advocacy and impact legislation.
SEA members are passionate about changing their communities, and the SEA is
committed to providing members with the tools and resources they need to do
their good work.
Learn more from an SEA Overview.
 About the Social Enterprise Alliance North Texas Chapter
The North Texas Chapter of the Social
Enterprise Alliance was formed in 2010 in partnership with the Center
for Nonprofit Management with the vision of making North Texas a national
leader in building sustainable social enterprises. The North Texas Social
Enterprise Alliance is a thriving community of social entrepreneurs and
social enterprise executives coming together to connect, learn, and share
knowledge to advance the field of social enterprise.
The chapter provides members with:
- access to information and resources,
- practical business tools,
- professional development,
- events and educational forums, and
- support to improve the profitability and impact of
social purpose ventures.
What is a social enterprise?
A social enterprise is a revenue-generating organization or venture that
generates income to support a primary social or environmental mission.
Social enterprises build a more just, sustainable world by applying
market-based strategies to today’s social problems. Some of the key economic
contributions made by social enterprises include “high value” job creation,
business capacity-building and creating sustainable social business models.
Learn more about social enterprise and public policy issues, download the
State Policy
Toolkit.
Learn more about the social enterprises in your area through the
Directory of Social Enterprise Directories.
Why social enterprise?
Today’s economic environment has precipitated a need for a new approach to
delivering social and environmental value. Factors contributing to social
enterprise being recognized as a newly-formed business sector include:
- Nonprofits needing new solutions for sustainability due to declines in
charitable contributions;
- Social need in the community increasing;
- Corporations and government entities cutting jobs and budgets.
Who are members of the Social Enterprise Alliance?
- Practicing Social
Enterprises
- Entrepreneurs
- Social Venture Investors
- Government
- Nonprofit Organizations
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- Small & Medium-sized
Businesses
- Colleges and
Universities
- Corporations
- Students
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Learn more about the SEA Chapters and officers in the
Chapter Directory.
For more information on Social Enterprise Alliance membership,
resources and upcoming events benefiting North Texas, visit
SEANTC on facebook.
Past Events
- Are
you a .com OR a.org?
Speaker: Marc Lane, nationally noted author,
attorney and entrepreneur/social entrepreneur guru and L3C pioneer
Held Thursday, June 30, Marc Lane offered his
practical advice and answered questions about new legal and tax structures for
social enterprise organizations.
View the PowerPoint &
Listen to the Podcast from the session.
- Social Enterprise Alliance, North Texas Chapter
Event
Held September 29, 2011, Social Enterprise experts at CitySquare
led an exciting
event featuring a special inside look at innovative and
powerful social enterprise businesses in action.
Download
event flyer
-
Social
Enterprise Summit
Chicago 2011
Oct. 30 - Nov. 2
Learn more.
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