Category: Monika’s EOT Blog

Crafting the Big Picture With ETSY

| April 26, 2013 | Comments (0)
Crafting the Big Picture With ETSY

Etsy (Italian for “oh, yes!”): That wonderful, whimsical online marketplace for crafty sole entrepreneurs is branching out. My recent experience attending an innovative and uniquely structured conference: “Hello Etsy: Reimagine the Marketplace” showed me that Etsy is nothing less than a market force.

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Delaware B Corps May Be Approved Soon

| April 22, 2013 | Comments (0)
Delaware B Corps May Be Approved Soon

Welcome to the New Economy! B Corps are wonderful companies that care about people, the environment, the community and economic justice for all! Delaware is the newest state to join the B Corp brigade!

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How to Fund Your Social Enterprise

| April 13, 2013 | Comments (0)
How to Fund Your Social Enterprise

In 2008, Vermont became the first state to introduce a hybrid LLC corporate structure. Designed to be a low-profit liability company, the L3C gives for-profit enterprises with an educational and charitable mission the opportunity to access welcome Foundation contributions. The structure is geared towards traditional media companies and other low-profit social enterprises that seek sustainable funding.

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Re-Envisioning Prosperity: Towards Greater Wellbeing

| November 16, 2012 | Comments (0)
Re-Envisioning Prosperity: Towards Greater Wellbeing

We are pleased to share with you that the Contemplative Alliance will hold its next gathering in Washington, DC. on November 13, 2012. This program, Re-Envisioning Prosperity: Toward A Greater National Wellbeing is a follow-up to the regional dialogue held on Wall Street between the business community and civil society. Click for summary. The focus of this upcoming effort is to help build a strategy among faith coalitions to expand the national focus from mere economic growth to greater wellbeing.

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