71- Becoming a SOCIAL Entrepreneur and leaving the “day-job”
November 19th, 2008
In this episode of The Struggling Entrepreneur, we interview Andy Fluke, one of the founders of the NCDD (National Coalition of Dialog and Deliberation).
Andy has progressed from a full-time day-job to the point where the organization that he is working with now (the NCDD) has become his “passion” and is now consuming him in a full-time role. Andy, thus, has been able to migrate from a full-time day-job to a full-time role as an Entrepreneur in running a business–but it is a business that is really a non-profit organization. Thus, Andy considers himself to be a SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR.
In this episode you will hear how Andy has obtained funding to operate the organization through grants from Philantropic organizations. Also, Andy has provided value for his community via the vehicle of establishing a schedule of conferences (and thus, fund and run the business).
Although this Business Model is one route that few people may eventually take, it does fulfill Andy’s dream for the subject of which he is passionate, while allowing him to use his past experience to run a business (which is now going to be a non-profit entity).
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