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Acumen Fund - Supports enterprises that increase income, increase assets and create jobs for the four billion people on earth who earn a few dollars a day.
http://www.acumenfund.org/ |
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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.
http://www.ashoka.org |
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Benetech - Non-profit social entrepreneurial venture harnessing the power of technology for social benefit.
http://www.benetech.org |
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Calvert Social Investment Foundation - Supports affordable housing, microcredit, and social enterprise programs.
http://www.calvertfoundation.com/ |
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Echoing Green Foundation - Foundation that provides seed money and support to young social entrepreneurs.
http://www.echoinggreen.org |
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EnterpriseWorks Worldwide - A non-profit organization that fights poverty in the developing world through business development programs for small agricultural producers and other entrepreneurs.
http://www.enterpriseworks.org/ |
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Equity for Africa - Social investment in small businesses in Africa to enable sustainable employment creation.
http://www.equityforafrica.org/ |
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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.
http://www.socialvc.net/ |
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Kingdom Ventures - Philanthropic venture capital firm focused on supporting emerging Christian ministries around the world.
http://www.kingdomventures.org |
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New Profit Inc. - A non-profit venture philanthropy fund that invests in social entrepreneurs.
http://www.newprofit.com |
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Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team (NESsT) - Supports the development of social enterprises in emerging democracies worldwide through venture funding, education and consulting.
http://www.nesst.org/ |
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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.
http://www.ventures.yale.edu/ |
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Philanthropic Ventures Foundation - Works with individuals, families, businesses and foundations, serving their philanthropic needs as well as initiating giving programs, anywhere in the world.
http://www.venturesfoundation.org/ |
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The Charitable Venture Foundation - Awards grants, loans and technical assistance to charitable organizations; list of funding criteria and description of the application process available.
http://www.charitableventure.org/ |
