By: Shelley Loethen
I am very excited to announce that we have officially changed our company name to Encore Institute for Social Impact! The new name reflects both the direction we’re headed as a company and the evolution we are witnessing in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.
As a company, Encore has grown remarkably over the last decade. We have matured from a startup offering primarily grant services, to an organization offering all levels of nonprofit consulting services. Along the way, we’ve met a host of inspiring people in organizations that are truly doing the vital work in our communities.
Today, we are seeing a shift in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, where companies are driven to measure the impact they are making to society. Funders want to know to what level their dollars are making an impact. Even some for-profit companies have measurable goals that show how they are impacting society in positive ways. These and other factors have given rise to the fourth sector, a new economic sector that is starting to make dramatic impact in the world. (We’ll have a blog in the very near future on the fourth sector and and how it impacts all of us.)
These and other complex social challenges will require a different perspective, environment, and system of reinvestment and reward than we’ve seen in the past. That’s why the Encore Institute for Social Impact is adapting to the way organizations and social enterprises are changing.
Don’t worry—we will continue to offer the same level of outstanding quality in the services that have made us the company we are today, so the name change isn’t a shift away from our roots. Instead, it’s embracing the new reality and continually challenging ourselves to be better.
Take a look around the new website. Join us on social media. And sign up to receive newsletters and announcements. We are excited about the future and believe that opportunities exist to let us make meaningful and lasting social changes across both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. We are excited about this new journey and hope you are, too!