The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charities' Business Ventures Hard to Sustain, Study Finds

The hype surrounding social enterprises has fostered the idea that nonprofit groups can produce significant income by creating spinoff businesses.

But a new report by the Seedco Policy Center in New York finds that most social-enterprise efforts fail to make money and that such ventures rarely, if ever, generate enough revenue...

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