The social enterprise model, which is characterized by economic, social, and governance dimensions, has become a key aspect of modern welfare states in Europe. Despite its potential to increase revenue diversification for nonprofits, particularly through commercial income, its effects in the context of Mediterranean countries within the European Union are untested. This study aims to examine the adoption of the social enterprise model by Mediterranean nonprofits. The results suggest that organizations with high levels of diversification through commercial income exhibit some characteristics of the social enterprise model, and this behavior is influenced by factors such as the type of promoter, user, organizational aims, and activities.

以经济、社会和治理维度为特征的社会企业模式已成为欧洲现代福利国家的一个重要方面。尽管它有可能增加非营利组织的收入多元化，特别是通过商业收入，但它在欧盟地中海国家背景下的影响尚未经过检验。本研究旨在检验地中海非营利组织对社会企业模式的采用。结果表明，通过商业收入实现高度多元化的组织表现出社会企业模式的某些特征，这种行为受到发起人类型、用户、组织目标和活动等因素的影响。