The Philanthropy Podcast Website Email Sean at The Philanthropy Podcast   This week on The Philanthropy Podcast, we're joined by Brenda Palms Barber, Executive Director of the North Lawndale Employment Network and founding CEO of SweetBeginnings a social venture which produces an all natural line of raw honey and honey-infused body care products while providing important transitional job opportunities for individuals who struggle with barriers to employment. Brenda and I discuss nonprofits and social ventures and hit on a range of topics including: her experience of launching a social venture from within the umbrella of her nonprofit organization, the pros and cons of being not-for-profit and for-profit, what lessons and metrics Brenda has brought from one world to the other, and how combining the two creates for some great opportunities for symbiotic relationships, and more.     This week, I encourage you to connect with me and our listeners on Twitter at @PhilanthropyPod, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thephilanthropypodcast or at our LinkedIn Group to join in conversations about our show.   Links in this week's episode: North Lawndale Employment Network North Lawndale Employment Network (Facebook) North Lawndale Employment Network (Twitter) Sweet Beginnings & Beelove Buzz Sweet Beginnings (Facebook) Sweet Beginnings (Twitter) Sweet Beginnings (Instagram) Forefront BenefitChicago Illinois Department of Corrections