Kellog Report says lines blurring between nonprofit and for-profit organizations

The lines between nonprofits and for-profits are blurring, observes a new report from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Nonprofits are initiating entrepreneurial ventures to support their activities at the same time that private sector businesses are becoming more involved in their communities.

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Is this a cause for celebration – or alarm? The report concludes that there is no right or wrong answer to that question. Rather, they offer a series of recommendations for dealing with this new reality, including investing in research to better understand the qualities needed to lead and manage hybrid organizations, followed by leadership and management training to better prepare today’s leaders.

See Blurred Boundaries and Muddled Motives, at http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/PhilVol/SectorBlurReport_00251_03774.pdf