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SUMMARY:Sacred Spaces as Social Enterprise: Managing Resources for Financial Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Many faith communities are facing a financial crisis due to dwindling membership and reduced giving. By taking a Social Enterprise perspective\, faith leaders can discover new ways to stabilize finances and enhance their mission. This free 60-minute seminar\, led by Dr. J. Howard “Jim” Kucher\, an adjunct professor of Social Entrepreneurship at United\, will introduce you to some of the concepts needed to begin the journey. \nAlso an associate professor of Social Innovation at the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore\, Jim is an award-winning teacher and internationally recognized thought leader in social entrepreneurship. He is the lead author of Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach to Social Innovation\, published in 2022 by Edward Elgar Publishers. Jim also works as a consultant to leading and emerging social benefit initiatives to help them improve outcomes and increase sustainable revenues. He has successfully secured more than $70 million in working capital on behalf of mission-oriented enterprises and helped more than 100 area nonprofits and social enterprises develop new models for meeting their constituents’ needs while increasing their organization’s sustainability.  \nJim holds a doctorate in Public Administration with a concentration in Social Entrepreneurship and an MBA with an Entrepreneurship specialization from The University of Baltimore. He has also earned certification as a project management professional and a new product development professional. He has been recognized as a Baltimore Renaissance Seed Scholar\, an Unsung Hero of Small Business\, and a Fulbright Specialist Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship. His current research explores the field of economic theology and its practical application in faith-based social enterprise. \nThis event is being hosted at United and online; for those attending onsite\, please be advised that Dr. Kucher will be appearing via video. We hope you can join us in person or on Zoom for this free and unique educational offering.
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/sacred-spaces-as-social-enterprise/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Demian Wheeler":MAILTO:dwheeler@unitedseminary.edu
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