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Social Enterprise Funding Opportunities
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 11:32 — sherig
College Business Plan Competitions
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Sponsoring School |
Name of Competition |
Amount |
Notes |
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Berkeley Haas |
$5K to $25K |
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Duke |
$5K to $50K |
For Duke students / alumni only |
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Grinnell |
$100K; 1/2 to indivdual and 1/2 to organization |
Must be under 40 years |
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MIT |
$200K grand prize; $20K for 3 category prizes |
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Rice |
$10K award to Social Venture |
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Santa Clara U. |
Two-week in-residence program at Santa Clara U. (valued at $25K) |
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Stanford BASES |
$5K to $50K |
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Stanford-Berkeley |
$10K award |
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University of Michigan, Ross School of Business |
$50K-$250K |
US businesses only Focus areas: Education, Food Systems, and Environmental, Health, and Urban Revitalization. |
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U.Penn Wharton |
$100K |
In its first year |
Conference Fellowships/Scholarships
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Conference |
When |
Where |
Notes |
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Spring/Fall |
Spring - San Francisco Fall - East Coast |
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October |
Portland, OR |
No fellowships but low price for student members of NetImpact |
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October |
Mexico |
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October |
Maine |
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End of March |
Oxford, England |
No fellowships |
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September |
SF |
See also: SOCAP Europe (spring) and SOCAP Asia (debuting 2013) |
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Feb/Mar |
Long Beach, CA |
20 Fellows per conference |
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June |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
20 Fellows per conference |
Early Stage Social Venture Funders (other than Foundations)
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Funder Name |
Program and Focus |
Amount |
Notes |
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Global Fellows and E. African Fellows |
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Internationally focused on health, agriculture, energy, water, and housing |
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Hive Colab |
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An open, collaborative, community owned, work environment for young tech entrepreneurs in Uganda |
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Ashoka Fellows |
based on need |
4 types of fellows: Social Investment entrepreneurs, invention and technology fellows, senior fellows, global fellows |
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Seeks to deliver market-rate venture capital returns while enabling social and environmental improvement in the Bay Area’s LMI neighborhoods |
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75 million venture capital DBL private equity fund managed by JPMorgan H&Q |
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VC specializing in early-stage companies |
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Aims to help build a better world by backing game-changing entrepreneurs who offer innovative ideas and solutions to critical global problems |
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Funding models with broad social impact |
$100K annually for 3 years |
Must be based in US with national or global reach |
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Invests in and supports outstanding emerging social entrepreneurs to launch new organizations that deliver bold, high-impact solutions |
$60K ($90K for partnership) |
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"Selecting, mentoring and accelerating the best high impact social entrepreneurs around the world" |
Mentorship |
Focused on Latin America, SE Asia, Africa, Middle East |
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Education, environment, global economic opportunity |
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"Cultivating the next generation of community leaders and driving lasting social change in the Bay Area" |
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Social Enterprise Expansion Fund focused on creating market-based solutions to inequality and poverty |
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First Light Ventures Fund / Hub Village Capital Fund |
Fund three entrepreneur cohorts for 12-week programs, and invest $750,000 in up to ten ventures |
FP only |
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Energy Nexus Prize |
up to $200k |
2011 Prize will focus on wastewater opportunities |
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Middle East Angel Investor |
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VC combined with Philanthropy |
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Invests in NPOs based on members' interests |
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Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation |
$100K |
Focused on technological innovations that improve the lives of impoverished people in the developing world |
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Grants and MacArthur Fellows Program |
$500K over 5 years |
Grants available for US and International ventures |
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Challenges (vary each year) |
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New technologies, applications and mashups that make social impact |
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early stage VC |
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Philanthropic Investment Firm |
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Investment areas: microfinance and entrepreneurship; consumer internet and mobile |
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Support small businesses in low income CA communities to create jobs |
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Renewal2 Investment fund - early stage capital |
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Canada and US-investments only; Primary sectors: organic & natural food, green consumer products and green building products |
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Non-profit social investment fund |
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Geographically focused on Africa, and Latin America |
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Partners pool funds to invest in education, environment and international development |
$25K-$100K |
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VC firm with affiliated non-profit Institute |
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Focused on clean tech and sustainability, and web services. Cleantech mentorship program |
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VC firm |
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Focused on triple bottom line returns in: consumer products, service providers, software, clean technology, green building, health and wellness, and retail |
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Categories include Environment, Economic Development, Education, Equality and Health |
$50K in 5 categories |
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VC firm |
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Focused on web applications and mobile |
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25 entrepreneurs/year spend 6 weeks in the institute |
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Incubator |
Average $18K |
Work with start-ups for 3 months; Demo Day to investors |
Private Foundations
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Foundation Name |
Program and Focus |
Amount |
Notes |
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Committed to improving the health of families and communities through advancements in health and human services, a sustainable food system, education and the protection of our environment |
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Focused on PA start-ups but beginning to diversify geographically; Focus area: education |
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Focus: to help all people lead healthy, productive lives in developing countries. Three program areas: Global Development, Global Health, and US Programs |
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Researches and co-creates initiatives with local partners to build sustainable, replicable business models for the benefit of underserved populations |
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FP only; seed and early stage equity investments |
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Kauffman Labs (part of Kauffman Foundation) |
Food & Nutrition Program |
Funds and 6 months training |
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Focused on Education, Healthcare, Medicine, and Jewish programs |
up to $10K |
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Funding human service organizations that provide direct support to Puget Sound residents |
avg: $15-25K |
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Rainer Arnhold Fellows |
$10K/yr for 2 years, plus annual training, mentorship |
Focused on 4 areas: livelihood, health, education, conservation |
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Focuses on math, science, and literacy in public schools. Also supports work in education research and policy. |
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Mission is to strengthen youth and families to build lives of dignity and self-reliance |
$1K-$100K per year |
Invest in and serve social entrepreneurs and leading organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world |
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Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship: in economic and social equity, environmental sustainability, health, institutional responsibility, peace and security, and tolerance and human rights |
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2012 process closed. Guidelines for 2013 available online early 2013. |
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Focused on education, health care and other opportunities to underserved children in California. |
$2500-$25K |
CA only |
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Sustainable Business Plan Competition |
$3K to $15K |
FP only |
Corporate Foundations
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Foundation Name |
Program and Focus |
Amount |
Notes |
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Focused on: Water Stewardship, Healthy and Active Lifestyles, Community Recycling and Education |
Amount |
Notes |
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The Opportunity Project |
$50K |
Online Competition |
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Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs awards |
$40K over 2 years |
Must be under 30 years |
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Force-for-Change Grants are focused on technology innovations aimed at enhancing collaboration, increasing efficiencies, and supporting effectiveness across the nonprofit sector |
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Technology grants; worldwide; has to show innovation in technology |
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Social Entrepreneurship awards |
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Deadlines vary by country |
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Focused on: nurturing young leaders; supporting coffee, tea and cocoa communities; access to get clean water; fostering education in China; and Rebuilding the gulf coast |
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