Stephanie Malon-Rufi: Social Enterprise as a strategy for social change

In this episode of Community possibilities, Stephanie shares what its like to work with businesses through a lens focused on changing communities.

Stephanie is all about social entrepreneurship and loves teaching nonprofits and community organizations about the role of community engagement and evaluation (yes!) in this work.  One tip she shares is that you need to make sure the social impact of your business/enterprise is what the community needs and that products are competitive in the market. Social enterprise strategies discussed include staffing models that employ those with barriers to employment, how profits are spent, the sourcing of materials, and fundraisers.

We also talk about strategic planning why its important and how they can be actionable and measurable!

Finally, Stephanie shares her 5 C's for successfully building a social change business. You will want to have your pen and notebook handy.

Stephanie and Traci's podcast: The Social Change Leader's Podcast. Check out my conversation on their podcast here.

Website: www.sparkgood.net

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/smalonrufi/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smalonrufi/?hl=en

Bio: Stephanie Malon-Rufi, Owner of Spark Good, is a business consultant and leadership coach working with entrepreneurs who want to build their business to be a vehicle for social change.  Stephanie has 20+ years of experience working with social enterprises, start-ups and nonprofits and an MBA with focus on entrepreneurship. She specializes in the areas of strategic business planning, revenue growth, marketing & communications and helping entrepreneurs be the leaders they want to be.  She also co-hosts the Social Change Leaders Podcast, geared for social innovators with tips, actionable ideas, and stories to inspire from the front lines of social change.

Music and Production : Zachary Price
zachpricet@gmail.com

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Music by Zach Price: Zachpricet@gmail.com