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Taking the Power of One idea and replicating it to help others

Debra Berg launched the National Institute for Civic Enterprise in 2008. Based on her research for the book, The Power of One, she found that because civic entrepreneurs were unaware of similar social innovation efforts in other cities, they were missing out on the knowledge acquired by their counterparts. And often their efforts were even being duplicated right in their community! Debra has already connected major innovators and believes many more could benefit from a network of like-minded individuals, especially those wanting to replicate their successful initiatives nationwide.
 
Debra's foremost mission is to speed up solutions to all regions of the country. But she's also interested in helping innovators locate new sources of sustainable funding through partnerships with business. After relocating to Central Florida, her dream of a network found support with the Lake Eustis Institute. The "NICE network" is presently gathering momentum and growing with the help of donors and earned-income funding strategies. 

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Who are Civic Entrepreneurs?

Civic entrepreneurs represent individuals of all ages and backgrounds who have sacrified personal lives, incomes, time, and wealth to invent a solution to a community social challenge. Most often their civic enterprises result in a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, but they also represent the growing number of "social entrepreneurs" who are developing earned-income strategies to fund their
social initiatives.




Our Vision

A nationwide networking environment comprised of civic/social entrepreneurs, business professionals, donors, and volunteers, committed to successfully expediting solutions to the nation's social challenges.

Our Mission

The mission of NICE is to engage and network creative civic and social entrepreneurs for the purpose of sharing successful ideas and replicating their innovative social solutions to communities across the nation. Ultimately, through a state-of-the-art web-based platform, NICE aims to facilitate regular professional exchange, engage business partners, offer access to a well-rounded not-for-profit training network, and compile an ever-growing online knowledgebase of proven solutions and techniques that can be replicated nationwide. NICE also works to promote civic entrepreneur initiatives in the media, encourage volunteer and donor participation, and provide Florida-based nonprofit training.

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You don't have to be big to have a big idea...


  ... and you don't have to have a big idea to make a difference.

Help us bring answers that
are changing lives to those 
         who need it!

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Who Makes Up the NICEnetwork?

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Background research

Until the www.NICEnetwork.org web site is up and running, please reference the www.PowerONE.org website or the book,The Power of ONE: The Unsung Heroes Rescuing America's Cities, to learn about the extraordinary successes of civic entrepreneurs across the U.S.

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