Starting with Bill Strickland, Read Your Way to Rebel-Hood
In a previous post we listed many of the graduate-level programs available to aspiring social entrepreneurs. While I’ll never discourage a rebel from pursuing a formal education, I’ll always encourage self-education and personal development through reading.
Regardless of the non-profit organization you hope to create or become part of, there are easily-accessible resources available that will make you a better rebel and business person. Some of those resources are listed in our Recommended Reading List on Amazon.
What to Do and What Not to Do When Starting a Non-Profit
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Every entrepreneur learns how to start a non-profit organization through hard work and, unfortunately, by making mistakes. Take advantage of the lessons other social entrepreneurs can teach you. You may be the first to walk the road you are paving toward your cause, but you aren’t the first to walk the road to non-profit success.
Here’s the Rebel for a Cause do and don’t list for starting a non-profit:
Don’t let people discourage your from your goal. Rebels are never discouraged by naysayers.
Do create a community of evangelists. You can’t do this on your own. Rebels need help spreading the word. Read More
List of Schools Offering Social Entrepreneurship Programs
To become a rebel, a degree isn’t required. Anyone with the heart and the ambition can create social change.
But for those with academic ambitions, there are dozens of advanced academic programs that offer courses in social entrepreneurship or social enterprise. Below is our list, but we know we’ve missed many. Let us know which schools and programs need to be added to our list of schools offering social entrepreneurship programs. Read More
Five Lessons the Winter Olympics Can Teach a Rebel
Every rebel faces opposition when they start out fighting for their cause. Opposition is integral to the title; without obstacles you wouldn’t be a rebel.
Ask any Olympic athlete and I’m sure they’d tell you they’ve had their own fair share of opposition too. As we see it, rebels have a lot to learn from Olympic athletes. Here are five lessons you can take to heart.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Volunteer Match
Looking for volunteer opportunities in your area? Online volunteer matchmaking services run far and wide. Here are four sites we recommend for those getting started in the volunteer matchmaking process.
1. President Obama wants YOU to volunteer. Serve.gov posts an abundance of well-written information on volunteering and organizing your own volunteer event. The site also has a search option that allows you to find existing volunteer opportunities based on your areas of interest and zip code. However, the search results can be overwhelming, since the links take you to other websites…many other websites. Read More
Five Social Entrepreneurship Facts You Should Know
Social entrepreneurship is not a new concept. Individuals have long started organizations with the intention of creating positive change in the world all the while making a reasonable living. (We here like to call these people rebels.)
Look at Florence Nightingale who founded the first nursing school in 1859, and look at John Muir who helped start the U.S. National Parks System 1899. These are just two of the thousands of rebels who deserve recognition. But we’ll save that for another set of posts…
For now, let’s look at a few more social entrepreneurship facts you might not know. Read More
When All You Want to Do is Write a Check
When you work for a living and don’t have time to volunteer or be a social entrepreneur, wouldn’t you just rather write a check?
Before you break out the pen, do your research to make sure the organization you want to support is reputable and consistent in its operations. Consider these five resources as you pinpoint the rebels, or the social causes, you want to get behind. Read More
New Year’s Resolution Idea
Do you walk by troops and notice the uniform, but say nothing?
All it takes is one “thank you” to brighten the day of a soldier. Make it your new year resolution to show more appreciation. Be a rebel in your daily life. Start by saying “thank you” more often.
This video by The Gratitude Campaign really sums it all up nicely.
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