In this session we will discuss the different types of government funding available to ESEs from federal, state, and local government agencies, and options for pursuing these funding resources. We will also hear from a REDF Community ESE about their experience seeking and executing government contracts. This session was part of the Fall 2023 Raising Capital & Increasing Revenue CE Week.
Content Type: Deep Dive
Session 1 began with an introduction to some of the basics to consider when you’re getting started on your organization’s succession plan
In session 3 we walked through all of the steps for activating a succession plan, which include: Determining a leader’s transition date, pre-departure planning, communications plans, search firms, and more!
In session 2 we continued the series by looking at what to consider when outlining a plan for managing an unforeseen or emergency leadership transition.
In the final session we closed the series with a deep dive into exciting and yet sometimes tricky scenarios for succession planning.
Learn more about when and how you should leverage customer interviews and focus groups for gathering customer feedback.
Before your social enterprise can evaluate different pricing strategies for its products, it must first understand two crucial pieces of information. In this deep dive, we will learn how to 1) Understand your social enterprise’s cost structure and 2) Conduct a break-even analysis.
Designing an employee supports program is a multi-phase process. In this deep dive, we cover the third step of the process: designing the program structure and policies.
Building an effective employee supports program for your social enterprise is an essential component of delivering the supports and services that help workers secure, succeed, and advance in employment and get on the pathway to self-sufficiency.
Designing an employee supports program is a multi-phase process. In this deep dive, we will cover the first two steps of the process

Use this simple business model canvas template called “The Impact Canvas” that is tailored for social enterprises to lay out your business idea.