Case Study: Pace CAA’s Social Enterprises

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Social Enterprise, Sustainability

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Executive Director, Finance Director, Human Resources Director

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2016

How did a nonprofit Community Action Agency come to operate for-profit businesses? This case study examines how a nonprofit CAA leveraged its experience to establish social enterprises focused on helping individuals reach self-sufficiency, offering lessons in the common legal, governance, and financial issues that federally-funded organizations should consider before starting these businesses.

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