Practical guidance to maximize financial results while driving
positive social change
The Mission-Driven Venture provides actionable guidance for leveraging
the power of the marketplace to solve the world's most vexing social
problems. Written by attorney and financial advisor Marc J. Lane, a
renowned thought leader and expert on entrepreneurship, social
enterprises, impact investing and entrepreneurial finance, this book
reaches the full spectrum of interests represented at the intersection
of business and social change. Whether a social entrepreneur, impact
investor, socially conscious individual, or a nonprofit or foundation
leader, any reader committed to social innovation can benefit from this
practical roadmap to the rapidly developing arena of social enterprise.
Through real-world accounts of the journeys and successes of
mission-driven ventures, Lane effectively illustrates the transformative
potential of social enterprise, inspiring the reader to be an agent of
change. Among the many tools offered through The Mission-Driven
Venture, readers will:
- Find functional guidance to move from idea to reality with a
step-by-step guide to designing and implementing a successful
mission-driven venture
- Assess the benefits and challenges of the business models and entity
choices available to the social entrepreneur
- Examine the entrepreneurial linkages between nonprofits and
for-profits
- Recognize governance issues that can arise when mission and profit
objectives clash, and discover tools for managing them
- Explore evolving trends and developments in financing social
enterprise
- Discover methods and tools for measuring and reporting social impact
- Develop an effective strategy for achieving both financial success and
meaningful social impact
