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