Storytelling is one of your social enterprise’s most powerful marketing tools. Sharing the stories of your employees and leadership, as well as your business’ impact on the world, creates an emotional connection to your work - and sets you apart from your competitors.
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Check out these resources that can help you manage the day-to-day work of running a successful ESE.
Welcome to the dynamic world of managing an Employment Social Enterprise (ESE), where each day presents intricate challenges and exciting opportunities. This phase of the journey requires a skillful approach to navigate through the complexities of day-to-day operations, scaling resources, and preserving the heart of your social mission.
Effective management is the linchpin that holds it all together. It means aligning your workforce, refining your processes, and optimizing your systems to meet the ever-evolving demands of running an ESE, all while ensuring that your organization’s unique social impact goals remain at the forefront of your operations.
As you steer your ESE towards success, adapting your strategies for leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement is vital. These are the tools that will assist your ESE’s social impact while facilitating sustainable growth. It’s about leading with purpose, communicating your mission effectively, and engaging with stakeholders who share your commitment to making a difference.
Managing an ESE is a balancing act—a dance between the world of business and the realm of social impact. It’s a journey that demands resilience, innovation, and an unwavering dedication to your mission. But it’s also a journey that’s incredibly rewarding, as you witness the positive change your ESE brings to individuals and communities.
So, welcome to the world of managing an Employment Social Enterprise, where every challenge is an opportunity, and where your leadership will shape the future of your organization and the lives it touches. Together, we can continue to build a world where social good and sustainable growth go hand in hand. Get ready to lead, inspire, and make a lasting impact.
Resources For Your Journey
This second article addresses steps five to seven, which happen after the top executive has decided to leave.
Succession planning begins with the end in mind. The leader’s leaving is not the end; in fact, it is also a new beginning – for the departing leader, for their successor, and most importantly, for the organization and all its people.
In this resource, we outline key lessons we’ve learned from the 130+ ESEs we’ve supported that serve people with justice system involvement.
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.
Today’s social entrepreneurs grow their ventures in the name of both financial viability and social impact.
A theory of change and logic model are two tools that often accompany each other and are used to design, implement, and evaluate a program—in this case, your employment social enterprise’s employee success program.
REDF encourages ESEs to pay participants for their time spent during the job (OTJ) training. Here are things to take into consideration.
This training is a deep dive into accounting for contributed revenue (including restricted revenue) and walking through a few key journal entries that are necessary so that QuickBooks can create proper GAAP-format nonprofit financial reports.