Impact Entrepreneurship

Social Good Guides

The Social Good Guides are a series of small-business guides created to support early stage social entrepreneurs, nonprofit founders, and individuals working on social impact projects. The goal of the guides is to centralize general knowledge and equip changemakers with information about the essential small business skills founders need to be familiar with in order to achieve success during the startup phase of their venture building. Each guide has been authored by a distinguished professional with sector expertise in the social impact space, designed by a seasoned graphic designer, and brought to life by a dedicated team of volunteers.

The Social Good Guides were conceived of and produced by Shana Dressler, Founder of the Social Innovators Collective. Since its conception, Shana has worked closely with Marc O’Brien, founder ofConfidence, on the strategy and execution of the guides. Originally meeting at A Better World by Design in 2011, Shana and Marc have been through many iterations of this project. Learn more about the backstory here.

For announcements about new guides as well as courses and workshops, sign up for the Social Good Guides eNewsletter. For further questions, please contact Shana Dressler at shana[at]socialinnovatorscollective.org.

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