 A NEW KIND OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PUERTO RICO: MUJERES AYUDANDO A MADRESElizabeth Robles Review of Business and Finance Studies, 2013, vol. 4, issue 2, 89-96 Abstract: How can a doula, be the originator of such a creative business that combines a nonprofit organization with three profitable micro businesses and in addition, be a socially responsible organization? Mujeres Ayudando a Madres (women helping mothers) is a Puerto Rican nonprofit organization whose goal is to support women in the childbearing stage and promote a constructive culture based on the physical and psychological health of families. Vanessa Caldari, a midwife and a certified doula (a trained labor support person), created it. The mission of Mujeres Ayudando a Madres is to promote the rights, education and wellbeing of women during their pregnancy. Its integrated hybrid model produces both social value and commercial revenue through a single, unified strategy. The purpose of this case study is to present a nonprofit organization with a social responsibility mission and describe its hybrid model. This model is an alternative for nonprofit organizations to be self-sustainable. During this era of increasing cutbacks government funding, the hybrid model helps organizations to survive and grow. Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Hybrid Model; Social Enterprise; Social Responsibility (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ibf:rbfstu:v:4:y:2013:i:2:p:89-96 Access Statistics for this article Review of Business and Finance Studies is currently edited by Terrance Jalbert More articles in Review of Business and Finance Studies from The Institute for Business and Finance Research |
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