Organizational structure is the way an organization is set up to operate to carry out the mission. It’s like a map that shows who does what and how the teams and functions of the organization work together.
Stage: Manage a Social Enterprise
Inventory management refers to the process of ordering, storing, and using an organization’s inventory. This includes the warehousing, processing, and overall management of raw materials, as well as work-in-progress (WIP) inventory and finished products.
During my annual evaluations with my Board, I began giving transition signals, saying that I saw myself remaining in my CEO role for “no longer than five years.” Then it became “two to five years” …and then “about two years.” Until one day, I said to my Board Chair and Vice-Chair, “I would like to leave in a year.”
Financial infrastructure and internal controls are the accounting systems and processes that enable the management and security of an organization’s cash, inventory, payments, invoicing, and other money-related business processes.
This is a helpful resource for those seeking to better understand the terminology and concepts related to Employment Social Enterprises (ESEs) and the broader field of social entrepreneurship.
There are five broad strategies in fundraising and, depending on the organization, one or all five of these strategies can be chosen.
The following overview offers guidance on the types of messages that convert audiences and customers into lifelong donors.
Financial reporting is the practice of summarizing the financial performance of an organization in standardized documents.
Financial planning and tracking helps organizations quantify their annual strategy and plan activities in a way that ensures feasibility and cost-effectiveness
Fixed and variable costs refer to the categorization of business expenses depending on whether they are affected by changes in product/service quantity sold, or whether they remain constant regardless of quantity sold.