CLASS INTRODUCTION
- Overview and examples of the wide range of funders for social ventures, ranging from individual venture philanthropists, to foundations, to impact investors, to international development organizations; their visions and strategies, and how they allocate funding.
- Case study: Sanishop – Making home toilets desirable in Cambodia
Guest speaker:
Elsa Hung, Assistant Director, the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Efficiency Unit
Mandatory reading:
Case study: Sanishop – Making home toilets desirable in Cambodia
Recommended reading:
Hystra (2014) Designing the Next Generation of Sanitation Businesses http://hystra.com
Saltuk, Y., Bouri, A. and Leung, G. (2011) Insights into the Impact Investment Market Social Finance Research J. P. Morgan
Kayser, O. & Budinich, V. (2015) Scaling up: Business solutions to social problems. A practical guide for social and corporate entrepreneurs. Chapters 14-17
O’Donohoe, N., Leijonhufvud, C. And Saltuk, Y. (2010) Impact Investments: An Emerging Asset Class J.P. Morgan
Chow C. (2014) The Social and Sustainable Finance Landscape in Hong Kong: An Empirical Study on Factors that Affect the Choice of Financing Strategy The Handbook of Social and Sustainable Finance Routledge: London
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