Week of Sept. 8th to Sept. 12th

The Enterprise has a story on Brockton (Massachusetts) High School students who have participated in Artists For Humanity’s programs and are now earning income off their artwork.

The Downeast Business Alliance (a division of the Washington Hancock Community Agency) has received a grant from the Maine Community Foundation to conduct assessments of farmers markets in Ellsworth and Machias, “in an effort to help them improve marketing strategies, increase attendance and attract new vendors.”

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In other news, Paul Light, Professor at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, has a new book that we couldn’t order fast enough: “The Search for Social Entrepreneurship”.  I’ll be writing more about this book in a future post.

Lastly, you might find the live discussions currently taking place at Social Edge of some interest.  Identifying (and Developing) Top Talent asks, “What sets some social entrepreneurs apart?”  Design for Social Impact investigates how design thinking can benefit social entrepreneurs.   A third discussion thread explores the world of hybrid nonprofit social ventures.