Helping new nonprofits build a better world for all

What We Do

 

". . . even with relatively limited resources a foundation can move mountains -- but only if those resources are combined with considerable talents and energy on the part of the donors."        -- Waldemar Nielsen, Inside American Philanthropy: The Dramas of Donorship, (1996) p. 57

The Social Venture Capital Foundation mobilizes the tools and insights of venture capitalism to find and provide startup funding for, and mentoring support to, a new generation of not-for-profit social change leaders and organizations. 

• We search for and find promising new nonprofit groups and leaders.

• We provide modest seed money start up grants or entrepreneurial support grants to help existing nonprofits turn promising ideas into executable action plans. 

• We provide management and entrepreneurial counsel to empower these nonprofits to become financially self-sustaining  and more effective vehicles for social change.

• We encourage our grantees to develop a Mutual Support Network that will enable each group to grow stronger with the assistance of the others in the network.  

With this support, these nonprofits can put their plans to work to build a better world for all.

Traditional venture capitalists assist promising new startup businesses to transform their aspirations for profitability into executable business plans and provide a hosted environment in which these new businesses can execute these plans.  Similarly, SVCF serves as an “incubator” or “hot house” to provide needed help to selected new not-for-profit organizations.  SVCF support empowers these non-profits to design and carry out practical action plans to achieve their social goals and to become financially self-sustaining in the process.  

Click here to learn more about the kinds of Management & Entrepreneurial Counsel and assistance that we offer.  Click here to learn more about the SVCF's Mutual Support Network.  See also What's New to find information on the latest activities of The Social Venture Capital Foundation.

(Note: The Foundation is not a “socially conscious investment fund” in which investors seek financial return by investing in socially responsible profit-making companies.)

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