New Profit Inc.:
A non-profit venture philanthropy fund that invests in social
entrepreneurs.
http://www.newprofit.com
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
Echoing Green Foundation:
Foundation that provides seed money and support to young social
entrepreneurs.
http://www.echoinggreen.org
Benetech:
Non-profit social entrepreneurial venture harnessing the power of
technology for social benefit.
http://www.benetech.org
Kingdom Ventures:
Philanthropic venture capital firm focused on supporting emerging
Christian ministries around the world.
http://www.kingdomventures.org
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/
National Social Venture Competition:
An MBA business plan competition for social ventures, organizations
that not only create profits, but also a social or environmental
return on investment.
http://www.socialvc.net/
