Thnx

I wrote about this here:
http://blog.briceroyer.com/duke-university-the-future-of-non-profits-is-social-enterprise/

Hope that helps

P.S: Great post Cody!

If you are all still in Cambodia, let me know if you cross back through Siem Reap.

Thanks for the reply. Sorry for not being more specific:

The “location independent”/untemplater life usually involves having a passive income from a business, which is generally selling a product that solves a “problem”.

I have done a lot of work with non-profits in the past and anticipate that will increase in the future, and I’m not sure how to use my non-profit business-mindedness to set up a “for profit” business because all of the problems I see that need solutions aren’t something that you could sell in a package.

Connecting this back to you, with the work that you do internationally, how do you support yourself in your traveling? How does a person who wants to work and thrive and live untemplated in the non-profit field manage to do so and support themselves?

Hope this made more sense. Thank you fo Daniela Papi’s link. She sounds extremely interesting.

First of all, I’ll preface everything I have to say with the fact that I’m no expert in social programs, volunteering, or aid.

I do think that some “communal” problems require institutional solutions (especially within the US), but I also think you’re looking at the symptoms, not the direct problems (with something like gang violence, the real problems are things like lack of jobs, racial/socio-economic disparity, etc.). But then the developing world is a whole different ballgame too.

Someone I would definitely recommend is Daniela Papi, who works with NGOs in Cambodia, and her work is concentrated on solving social problems but also really emphasizes the importance of the market and ensuring that the people you help understand the value of the solutions you provide them. Check her out at Lessons I Learned.

I am a soon-to-be-college grad getting involved with non-profits. I understand the idea of passive income, but all the “problems” I seek to solve aren’t something that can be profit based, for example: decreasing gang violence, keeping kids in school, etc.

With the work that your heart is geared towards, I thought this would be a good question for you. Do you have an blog posts or thoughts on this?

-Emily

After a day of resentment I went out for a stroll though and met a few locals. Indeed the constrast was amazing and I met some of the nicest people there. It’s now a country I’m passionate about since then and I’d love to spend more time there.

Your post hit a spot though. I’m finding working on the internet annoying, leave my site for a month and unable to promote due to lack of internet (that’s what I get for living in a campervan) and the traffic just drops, rather than do good things I want to do (I have a big idea which involves Cambodia actually), I have to go back to promoting my site and other things which just seem like a time waster but are necessary to keep future potential up for the better causes and to raise money to keep myself going.