Deep impact - measuring the value in social entrepreneurship

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03 May 2010A quiet revolution is occurring in Australia's not-for-profit sector.

Growing numbers of highly motivated people are ignoring the old charity model and creating a new model of social entrepreneurship, setting up new types of organisations that not only deliver social good but also are financially sustainable – even profitable. This bottom-up movement has started despite, and not because of, the old system of cheque-book philanthropy and government welfare.

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