# Entrepreneurial Non-Profit Practices 'Social Focus Consulting' Fosters Business for Good By Tiana Reid | Published 2012-03-09 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-focus-consulting References: [twitter](https://twitter.com/goSocialFocus) & [socialfocusconsulting](http://www.socialfocusconsulting.ca/) "We use a business approach to produce innovative and strategic, yet affordable, solutions so our non-profit clients can increase revenues with optimized costs" is the value proposition of Social Focus Consulting, a Toronto-based social business with an eye on helping non-profits become more entrepreneurial and business-like. The company's [blog](http://blog.socialfocusconsulting.ca/) is particularly intriguing and offers insight into everything from "Turning a crisis into opportunity," insights from Schulich's Board Governance and Leadership Conference to "What your cause can learn from a poutine/pizza place." Yes, really! When non-profits pull from perhaps unlikely spaces and places, there exists a true opportunity for social innovation and the creation of a sustainable organization that can focus on the cause at hand. **Contact Information** Social Focus Consulting [website](http://www.socialfocusconsulting.ca/) Social Focus Consulting [blog](http://blog.socialfocusconsulting.ca/) Social Focus Consulting on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-Focus-Consulting/160373800757358) Social Focus Consulting on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/#!/goSocialFocus) Social Focus Consulting on [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=4314837) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 36% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## 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 - **Social Innovation:** Using an entrepreneurial approach, non-profit organizations can create innovative and sustainable solutions to social issues. - **Business for Good:** Non-profits can adopt business-like practices to increase revenue and optimize costs, leading to greater impact for their cause. - **Unlikely Sources of Inspiration:** Drawing insights and ideas from unexpected places can fuel social innovation in non-profit organizations. ### Who This Affects Most - **Non-profit Consulting:** Consulting firms specialized in helping non-profit organizations develop entrepreneurial strategies and practices for greater impact. - **Social Enterprise:** Businesses that combine profit-making activities with a social mission, aiming to address social issues while generating sustainable revenue. - **Non-profit Management:** Organizations focused on providing training, resources, and support to non-profit leaders and managers to effectively run their operations and implement entrepreneurial practices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Social Responsibility-Aligned Corporate Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goodbrand-impact.md) - [Small Business Resources](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forge-and-prosper.md) - [Franchise Business-Friendly Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-of-franchising.md) - [Multi-Passionate Party Consulting Companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/party-consulting-company.md) - [Inventive Charity Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spark-financial.md) - [Awareness-Raising Shoe Store Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soles4souls-canada.md) - [Supportive Entrepreneurial Communities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-zenpreneur-community.md) - [Community-Supporting Business Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linked-prosperity.md) - [Diversity-Focused Entrepreneurs Access Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/entrepreneurs-access-network.md)