Benefit Corporation

5 Key Considerations in Converting Your Nonprofit to a For-Profit
Nonprofits

5 Key Considerations in Converting Your Nonprofit to a For-Profit

Be prepared for the switch to take up a lot of your time and energy.
Karim Abouelnaga | 5 min read
5 Reasons to Become a Benefit Corporation

5 Reasons to Become a Benefit Corporation

Benefit corporations aspire to use the power of markets to solve social and environmental problems.
Karim Abouelnaga | 4 min read
How to Do Well With 3 Types of Do-Gooder Investors

How to Do Well With 3 Types of Do-Gooder Investors

It's possible, but you'll need to form the right purpose-driven business.
Sam Hogg | 2 min read
When Kickstarter Hit Its Tipping Point

When Kickstarter Hit Its Tipping Point

Co-founder and CEO Yancey Strickler can pinpoint, to the day, exactly when things blew up for the company.
Catherine Clifford | 5 min read
With a Public Benefit Corporation, Profit and Good Karma Can Coexist

With a Public Benefit Corporation, Profit and Good Karma Can Coexist

What if you want to 'give back' yet still make money? That happy blend is now possible.
Tim Howes | 5 min read

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A Benefit Corporation Can Have a Positive Impact on the World -- and Still Make a Profit
Benefit Corporation

A Benefit Corporation Can Have a Positive Impact on the World -- and Still Make a Profit

Consider these five factors if you're interested in reincorporating to help social and environmental causes while maintaining your bottom line.
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Kickstarter CEO: Why We're a Benefits Corporation, Not a Nonprofit
Kickstarter

Kickstarter CEO: Why We're a Benefits Corporation, Not a Nonprofit

Yancey Strickler explains why the for-profit model works for his mission-driven crowdfunding platform.
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Want to Protect Your Social Mission? Become a Benefit Corporation.
Benefit Corporation

Want to Protect Your Social Mission? Become a Benefit Corporation.

By incorporating as a benefit corporation, entrepreneurs can protect their mission by elevating their company's core social and environmental values to the status of law.
Ryan Honeyman | 4 min read
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From environmental degradation to societal upheaval, our world is continually challenging businesses to innovate. Knowing how to overcome these obstacles will determine if you succeed or fail as an entrepreneur.
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