Yeup thats right, as you all may see that the model we are formulating here has Social Responsibility as the number one agenda, how, first, a certain percentage of income goes directly to the Drupal Project, it will be there issue what they do with the money, secondly, as the Drupal Marketplace is completely established, we will clone it to Drupal Non-Profits Marketplace for supporting Non-Profits throughout the world for empowerment through Drupal. We will have to keep this idea in mind, 100%!
Secondly, where ever possible, the marketplace will even contribute to non-profits and capacity development activities around its sphere of service provision activities. Yes, if any new products turn into ventures, the marketplace will also provide seeding services thus it will be a hub for social enterprising!
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Can I get in on that?
Fouad, i'm definitely interested in that idea. In fact, i look forward to seeing how my Cultural Fusion project can benefit from what you're doing and then seeing how it can become a launchpad for other enterprises. In terms of building cohesive communities i wonder if cultivating niche portals might be a way to support bundling of resources to launch new or expanded projects?
My interest is on arts related projects, and over the longterm i'd really like to collaborate with organizations that preserve traditional arts to be passed on to young people in communities around the world. The objective is to develop projects in new media that integrate cultural preservation via this idea of Cultural Fusion.
However, i think it might be worth considering the inclusion of social enterprises as well as nonprofits because increasingly nonprofits may find themselves having to evolve into social enterprises to ensure their sustainability, especially the ones that provide direct services. And social enterprises don't fit into the box that provides for traditional startup financing (in many cases) and as for profit businesses they don't qualify for grants (in most cases) so that's something to consider, so that fewer fall through the cracks.
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"I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do." -- Helen Keller