Listen in: KUNM: SCC & Social Enterprise
Southwest Creations was honored to be the subject of a special broadcast by public radio station, KUNM. The interview titled "Nonprofit Employs Low-Income Hispanic Women in Social Enterprise" aired on KUNM Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
An overview:
Charitable dollars have been declining nationwide, even before the current recession. Many nonprofits have tried to blunt the impact by launching small businesses known as social enterprises.
A nonprofit in Albuquerque has taken that idea one step further. It employs low-income Hispanic women who do sewing and manufacturing and its goal is to rely completely on the income from that business. As independent producer Megan Kamerick discovered, that strategy can be just as risky as relying on donated funds.
Listen to the interview online >>