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Butalid, Jaynel
Salumbides, Rommel
Sanday, Hasna
Tagle, Kevin
RISING CAPITAL FOR SOCIAL VENTURE
Sources of Capital
When searching for additional funding, the
social company may consider one (or
several) of the following sources:
Research funds ususally Government agencies
benefits universities and may also provide start-
research institutions but up funds and other
GOVERNMENTS the social enterprises
could also profit from
resources to encourage
new ventures, whether
them in collaboration commercial or social or
with a bigger both. The focus here is
educataional usually on the
organziation for joint innovations or regional
projects. development.
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION
Foundation a nonprofit
organization (type of NGO)
which is formed for the purpose
of funding and sup¬porting other
organizations/ individuals.
Foundations usually focuses on
philanthropy, the practice of
promoting and supporting social
welfare.
Investment funds can be
private or public, profit
driven, or nonprofit.
Investment funds are
made of individuals,
INVESTMENTS organizations or
banking institutions.
Venture capital firms
are also a sort of
investment funds that
provide funding for
potentially successful
start-ups.
INDIVIDUALS
• Friends and families: Usually the most accessible and easy to
find source of funding, but seldom large enough to ensure the
financial viability of the enterprise.
• Philanthropists: also known as an “Angel investor” –people who
are willing to support the social venture if they believe in its
vision and mission. Some of these private investors won’t
require any accountability from you and will give those money
as a donation, while others will ask for a financial return on
investment
• Self: Some entrepreneurs prefer to self-fund. In this case, they
carry the burdens and the risks by themselves, but also
simplifies to a great extent the planning and operational process.
Many successful for-
profit companies are
willing to partner with
social enterprises in
PARTNERSHIP WITH This is a valuable
source for both
order to increase their
social impact and to
LARGER COMPANY financial and non-
financial support.
gain better image or
other promotional and
marketing benefits or
as part of their
Corporate Social
Responsibility.
MANAGING THE
FINANCIAL OF THE SOCIAL
VENTURE
Income Statement = Reflects the results
of the operations of a firm over a specified
period of time and generally prepared on a
monthly, quarterly, or annual basis.
Balance Sheet = Describes what the
business owns and owes at a specific period in
time. In a typical balance sheet, assets are listed
in order of their liquidity.
Statement of Cash Flow = Summarizes
changes in a firm’s cash and expenses for a
specific period.
MANAGING THE
FINANCIAL OF THE SOCIAL
VENTURE