Venture Philanthropy (Philanthropy)

Venture Philanthropy Sites:

Benetech Benetech: Non-profit social entrepreneurial venture harnessing the power of technology for social benefit. (Venture Philanthropy) http://www.benetech.org The Charitable Venture Foundation The Charitable Venture Foundation: Awards grants, loans and technical assistance to charitable organizations; list of funding criteria and description of the application process available. (Venture Philanthropy) http://www.charitableventure.org/ New Profit Inc. New Profit Inc.: A non-profit venture philanthropy fund that invests in social entrepreneurs. (Venture Philanthropy) http://www.newprofit.com Ashoka: Innovators for the Public Ashoka: Innovators for the Public: Ashoka is a global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs -- individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social problems. (Venture Philanthropy) http://www.ashoka.org Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures: Yale University program which educates nonprofits about nonprofit enterprise and social entrepreneurship and serves as a mechanism for capitalizing promising profit-making ventures with financial support through its Business Plan Competition. (Venture Philanthropy) http://www.ventures.yale.edu/ Global Social Venture Competition Global Social Venture Competition: A global MBA student business plan competition for social ventures, organizations that not only create profits, but also a social or environmental return on investment. History and vision, submission forms, and resource library included. (Venture Philanthropy) http://www.socialvc.net/ Kingdom Ventures Kingdom Ventures: Philanthropic venture capital firm focused on supporting emerging Christian ministries around the world. (Venture Philanthropy) http://www.kingdomventures.org Echoing Green Foundation Echoing Green Foundation: Foundation that provides seed money and support to young social entrepreneurs. (Venture Philanthropy) http://www.echoinggreen.org