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Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
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Ashoka is a global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs -- individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social problems.
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Benetech
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Non-profit social entrepreneurial venture harnessing the power of technology for social benefit.
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Echoing Green Foundation
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Foundation that provides seed money and support to young social entrepreneurs.
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Global Social Venture Competition
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A global MBA student business plan competition for social ventures, organizations that not only create profits, but also a social or environmental return on investment. History and vision, submission forms, and resource library included.
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Kingdom Ventures
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Philanthropic venture capital firm focused on supporting emerging Christian ministries around the world.
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New Profit Inc.
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A non-profit venture philanthropy fund that invests in social entrepreneurs.
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Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures
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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.
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The Charitable Venture Foundation
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Awards grants, loans and technical assistance to charitable organizations; list of funding criteria and description of the application process available.
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Acumen Fund
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Supports enterprises that increase income, increase assets and create jobs for the four billion people on earth who earn a few dollars a day.
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EnterpriseWorks Worldwide
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A non-profit organization that fights poverty in the developing world through business development programs for small agricultural producers and other entrepreneurs.
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Equity for Africa
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Social investment in small businesses in Africa to enable sustainable employment creation.
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Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team (NESsT)
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Supports the development of social enterprises in emerging democracies worldwide through venture funding, education and consulting.
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Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
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Works with individuals, families, businesses and foundations, serving their philanthropic needs as well as initiating giving programs, anywhere in the world.
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