Publications
Publications
- April 1996 (Revised May 1996)
- HBS Case Collection
The Social Enterprise Spectrum: Structuring Social-Purpose Ventures: From Philanthropy to Commerce
Abstract
With the boundaries between philanthropy and commerce blurring, this note briefly gives nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs a framework (the Social Enterprise Spectrum) for thinking creatively about structural options in the social sector.
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Citation
Dees, J. Gregory. "The Social Enterprise Spectrum: Structuring Social-Purpose Ventures: From Philanthropy to Commerce." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-343, April 1996. (Revised May 1996.)