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Missions must be entrepreneurial. \u00a0Typically this means that you have been inspired with an innovative solution and that you have lead the charge to fill the need. \u00a0You must be a leader or a co-leader, a founder or co-founder, of a solution. \u00a0You must be more creative than\u00a0volunteering for another Mission or existing charity.<\/p>
Missions must be philanthropic. \u00a0They must benefit people or a community or society or the planet.<\/p>
Fundraising alone does not constitute a Mission. \u00a0The many popular and easy-to-use crowdfunding sites are a great way to fund a Mission but this effort alone is not adequately entrepreneurial. \u00a0It is not necessary to raise money as part of a Mission.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Yes. \u00a0Missions can be for-profit as long as they clearly also deliver social benefits. \u00a0Profits enable an institution to be self-sustaining.<\/p>
There are a variety of definitions of social entrepreneurship but here is one that is commonly accepted: \u00a0https:\/\/centers.fuqua.duke.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/03\/Article_Dees_MeaningofSocialEntrepreneurship_2001.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t There are two types of donations on the SErtified platform, donations directly to a specific Mission and donations to the SErtified Fund.<\/p> Donations directly to a Mission are made to a fund established by the Social Entrepreneur and they are not held by SErtified. Because these Social Entrepreneur Missionaries are individuals that are typically not registered with the IRS as a non-profit 501c organization you probably cannot deduct your donation but you should check with your tax adviser.<\/p> Donations to the SErtified Fund, which does not yet accept public donations, will be deductible because the SErtified Fund is applying for 501c status but individual donors cannot control which mission receives their funding.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t