Fourth Sector Directory

Works with foundations, governments, non-profits and corporations by advising and consulting on how to increase social impact.

A multi-stakeholder initiative to develop and promote sustainable corporate designs. The goal of Corporation 20/20 is to create a forum of leading thinkers, practitioners and advocates; construct positive and plausible visions of the future corporate form, and translate such visions into broad-based advocacy.

IABS is a learned society devoted to research and teaching about the relationships between business, government and society. On another level IABS is a community of friends and colleagues. Founded in 1990, today it has over 300 members worldwide from over one hundred universities in more than twenty countries as well as members from various corporations and not-for-profit organizations. IABS is a multidisciplinary association which attracts scholars and executives from all the disciplines of management.

A research and education center based at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) promotes the entrepreneurial pursuit of social impact through the thoughtful adaptation of business expertise

IFAT is the International Fair Trade Association, the global network of Fair Trade Organizations (FTOs). Over 270 FTOs in 60countries form the basis of our network and membership is growing steadily. Approximately 65% of our members are based in the South (that is: Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America) with the rest coming from North America & the Pacific Rim and Europe.

The research-based Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability. The Institute’s associated membership group, the Ethisphere Council, is a forum for business ethics that includes over 200 leading corporations, universities and institutions.

Abt Associates applies scientific research, consulting and technical assistance expertise to a wide range of issues in social, economic, and health policy; international development; clinical trials and registries. Our staff of more than 1,250 employee-owners includes national and international experts who are recognized for their knowledge, innovative research techniques, and insightful analyses and recommendations. Our ethnically diverse staff is guided by strong corporate values that include technical excellence, collaboration, respect, and civic responsibility. The Company is also a recognized leader in providing technical assistance to facilitate policy reforms in countries moving to market oriented economies. It has extensive experience in advising countries on economic growth and health systems strengthening. Working with the U.S. Agency for International Development, our experts in health, economic growth, the environment, and trade have helped governments improve service delivery and implement sustainable market-based reforms.

The Social Enterprise Knowledge Network (SEKN), a collaboration formed to address the need for generating social enterprise intellectual capital developed in the region itself, came about in the year 2001 through the participation of a group of leading Latin American business schools and the Harvard Business School in partnership with the AVINA Foundation.

The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship was launched in 2003 at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University, to promote the advancement of social entrepreneurship worldwide. The mission of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship is to be the leading global hub advancing knowledge that serves social entrepreneurs in their pursuit to achieve a more equitable, prosperous, sustainable world. This mission is carried out by

• World class graduate business education that provides students with the global vision and critical skills to contribute to an equitable society
• Research that draws upon innovative, practical approaches implemented by social entrepreneurs to address the world’s most critical problems, and Oxford’s unparalleled capacity to generate and globally disseminate knowledge about the impact of those solutions
• Connecting accomplished social entrepreneurs with partners who are essential to advance their impact, working in close collaboration with key stakeholders

The Program on Social Enterprise supports scholars, students, alumni, and practitioners interested in exploring the ways in which business skills and disciplines can be harnessed to most effectively and efficiently achieve social objectives. PSE facilitates work on nonprofit and public sector social entrepreneurship as well as initiatives in private sector social enterprise. Our activities span courses, research, conferences, and publications. In addition to these formal activities, the PSE also serves as a focal point for social enterprise-related activities at SOM, facilitating, advising, and drawing connections among students, faculty, the Yale community, and the broader network in the US and internationally of interested practitioners and institutions.

Root Cause, a nonprofit organization, advances enduring solutions to social and economic problems by supporting social innovators and educating social impact investors.

• Providing ACCESS to jobs and workplace benefits;
• Helping achieve financial STABILITY; and
• Creating a path to reach upward financial and career MOBILITY. We work with employers, government agencies and other institutions to improve the quality of jobs and promote the wider availability of work supports. And we invest in communities to spur economic opportunities through our subsidiary, Seedco Financial.

KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. is an independent investment research firm providing management tools to professionals integrating environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) into their investment decisions. KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. is the leading authority on social research and indexes for institutional investors. Since 1988, institutional investors, managers, trustees, consultants and advisors have depended on the quality and expertise of KLD. Today, 31 of the top 50 institutional money managers worldwide use KLD’s research to integrate environmental, social and governance factors into their investment decisions. Featuring one of the largest independent corporate research staffs in the world, KLD provides performance benchmarks, corporate accountability research and consulting services analogous to those provided by financial research service firms.

The Cleantech Group, formerly the Cleantech Venture Network, pioneered clean technology as an investment category in 2002. The company has played an influential role in the development of the category, fostering growth through critical information products, world class research and the highest caliber industry connections. The Cleantech Group is credited with originating the term cleantech, and owns it as a registered trademark. Organizations requiring specialized clean technology market insight and recommendations retain the Cleantech Group for consulting engagements that de-risk their activities and accelerate their success.

The web’s most comprehensive and up-to-date information resource on state-of-the-art strategies for democratic, community-based economic development. The resources offered here include directories, breaking news, publications, and conference information, as well as cutting-edge initiatives from cities, states, community development corporations, employee-owned firms, land trusts, non-profit organizations, co-ops, universities, and much more.

Grounded in Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the Social Enterprise Initiative aims to inspire, educate, and support current and emerging leaders in all sectors to apply management skills to create social value. Through an integrated approach to social enterprise-related teaching, research, and activities at HBS, the Social Enterprise Initiative engages with leaders in the nonprofit, for–profit, and public sectors to generate and disseminate practicable resources, tools, and knowledge with the ultimate goal of bettering society.

Brand Indigo is a part sustainability-centric consultancy,part think-tank and part social venture capital firm with a self-sustaining hybrid business model.

MILLER-McCUNE provides solutions to serious issues facing our nation. Drawing from research from universities, governments, corporations and NGOs, Miller-McCune presents ideas for solving critical issues in the areas of corporate responsibility, health care, education, criminal justice, public policy and the environment. Winner of several journalism awards, Miller-McCune is a non-profit publication funded by SAGE Publications Inc.

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Shareable is a nonprofit online magazine that tells the story of sharing. We cover the people, places, and projects bringing a shareable world to life. And we share how-tos so you can make a shareable world real in your life.

In a shareable world, things like car sharing, clothing swaps, childcare coops, potlucks, and cohousing make life more fun, green, and affordable. When we share, not only is a better life possible, but so is a better world.

Empowerment Gateway is an organisation involved in:

Advocacy Research Conceptualisation, Development and Implementation of Community Sustainability Programs

Consulting Strategic Management Consulting General Management Consulting CSR 2.0 (Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility) SMME (Small, Micro, Medium Enterprises) Development and Support Transitional Business Consulting Non-governmental (NGO) Support and Development Social Enterprise Development and Support Socially Responsible Business Development and Support Fourth Sector Organisational Model Development Consulting

A community empowerment organisation focused on the promotion of Lagos as a travel destination of choice. Promoting sustainable tourism, eco-tourism and responsible tourism.

Concurrently promoting the concept of CSR and Fourth Sector in the business community, and the promotion of local economies philosophy.

Victoria Research Bureau Ltd specializes in research, monitoring and evaluation, project design and management, household and business surveys, designing corporate social responsibility and enterprise development.