# Social Enterprise Software Benetech is a U.S.-Based Nonprofit Technology Company By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-03-31 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/benetech References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Benetech.Org) & [benetech.org](http://www.benetech.org/) I came across Benetech through a [blog by its CEO,](http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/725-seven-principles-developing-new-social-enterprises-with-benetech) Jim Fruchterman, which explored his own chapter in the book edited by Ron Schultz, Creating Good Work: The World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs Show How to Build a Healthy Economy. It's a nonprofit technology company that aims to use software as a way to create positive social change around the world through its various enterprise projects such as Bookshare.org , Martus.org and SocialCoding4Good.org. Benetech is similar to many pioneers in the social entrepreneurship field in that it was founded about twenty years ago, thus, was using different language or perhaps a vocabulary that didn't exist yet when it comes to the intersection between profit and social and environmental goals. **Contact Information** Benetech [website](http://www.benetech.org/) Benetech on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Benetech.Org) Benetech on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Benetech) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Nonprofit Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new software solutions for nonprofits to improve their social impact. - **Social Entrepreneurship:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create business models that combine profit generation with social and environmental goals. - **Software for Social Change:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Use software to drive positive social change globally. ### Who This Affects Most - **Nonprofit:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement technology solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations. - **Social Enterprises:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build sustainable businesses that prioritize social and environmental impact alongside profitability. - **Software Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative software solutions that address the social challenges faced by organizations worldwide. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pioneering Secondhand Search Engines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/secondhand-search-engine.md) - [Community-Supporting Business Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linked-prosperity.md) - [Social Good Computer Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/technological-barriers.md) - [Emerging Technology Publications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emerging-technology-publication.md) - [AI-Enhanced Social Services Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-for-social-services.md) - [Employment-Focused Charity Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/free-tech-training.md) - [Incarcerated Employment Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/next-chapter.md) - [Injustice-Fighting Cannabis Companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bens-best-blnz.md) - [Connective Non-Profit Funding](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wingtap.md)