Funding your Social Enterprise: Approaches & Resources for Nonprofits

On July 8 at 11 AM PST, a panel of fundraising experts and practitioners will discuss:

1.    Types of funding available to nonprofit social enterprises
2.    What foundations support social enterprise and what they look for
3.    Innovative approaches to fundraising 

The Panelists include:

David Greco, Vice President, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Paul Fordham, Development Director, Homeward Bound
Laura L. Efurd, Vice President and Chief Community Investment Officer, ZeroDivide

For a list of Social Enterprise Funders & Resources List - see links below:

Funding and Financial Support

Acumen Fund - non-profit global venture fund
Ashoka - Fellowship program & financial support for social enterprise
Ben & Jerry's Foundation - Innovative social change & environmental impact funder
Calvert Foundation - SE Funder & Investor (global)
Changemakers - Open competitions for $5,000 seed funding
Draper Richards Foundation - Startup funding for Entreprneurs (new organizations)
Echoing Green - program & financial support for social enterprise
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation - Investment funding for youth serving enterprises
Global Giving - Online Funding matchmaking service
Good Capital - SE Investor (global)
Investors' Circle - SE Investment Aggregator
Kauffman Foundation - SE Funder
Living Cities - Loans for Urban SE projects
New Profit, Inc. - Nonprofit Venture Philanthropy Fund
Nonprofit Finance Fund - Financial consulting and fund support for Nonprofits
Northern California Community Loan Fund - Loans and Financial Consulting to Nonprofits
Omidyar Network - SE Funder (global)
Patient Capital Collaborative - SE Investor working with Investor's Circle
Partners for the Common Good - Loans for Nonprofits and Community Organizations
REDF - SE Funder and information resource
RISE - Searchable database of for profit SE investors
Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Initiative - supporting open/user-driven projects worldwide
SeaChange Capital Partners - SE Investor for nonprofits
Skoll Foundation - SE Funder (global)
ShoreBank - SE & Community Development Loans
Social Edge Funding Wiki - SE Funding Global Database
Social Innovation Fund - US Government funding for social innovation funders and programs
Surdna Foundation - SE Funding for nonprofits
Underdog Investors - SE Investment Fund
U.S. Bancorp Foundation - U.S. Economic opportunity initiatives
W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Mission-driven investments in SE

Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFI)

CDFI Locator– A national searchable database of CDFIs

L3C Resources

Americans for Community Development– Main information resource and aggregator for L3Cs

Nonprofit Law Blog Tracks L3C legislation and provides other updates

Program Related Investments (PRI)

PRI Makers Network– Main information resource on PRIs, including a funder listing

Additional

Financial Management in Tough Times: Funding Options – Discussion with nonprofit financing experts

Business Plan Competitions– Williams James Foundation listing of business plan competitions and startup awards