Artists for Humanity (AFH) is a nonprofit that hires 30 to 40 teenagers each year after school work and training in the arts and business. Young artists working in six different studios, producing and selling art they produce. AFH was started in 1990 by local artist Susan Rodgerson and six high school students in the studio garage Boston, in 1993, they were able to expand and move on two floors of the marina area of the warehouse. At the time of the case, Rodgerson, Executive Director, weighs on expanding turnover, and capital campaign to raise funds for the building (warehouse lease ran out in 2001). The case demonstrates the challenges faced by many small nonprofit organizations, and give some specific characteristics that describe the non-profit organizations, which also have the entrepreneurial hands. "Hide
by J. Gregory Dees, Shirley Brice Heath, Laura Smith Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 32 pages. Publication Date: March 1, 2000. Prod. #: SI04-PDF-ENG
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