Class 5: Funding and supporting social businesses

• Social ventures can be financed through various sources, depending on stage of development, focus of activities and geography. What are venture philanthropists? What do they look for in selecting their social investments? How do they support social enterprises?
• Financial models: what do investors in social enterprises look for?
• Individual due diligence reports due (max 3 pages).
• Mid-term course and team peer reviews due

Guest speaker:

Mark Cheng, Director, Ashoka

Mandatory preparation:

Individual due diligent report of social venture partner organization (word format; max 3 pages)

Mandatory reading:

Modules on Business Model and Financial Model in the Toolkit on Social Investment developed by Mark Cheng, Ashoka, with UBS:

https://www.ubs.com/microsites/social-investment-toolkit/en.html

Review Ashoka website www.ashoka.org