GRANT & INVESTMENT WRITING / ENTERPRISE DESIGN
Dan Pallotta recently wrote a book called Uncharitable: How Restraints
on Nonprofits Undermine their Potential. It was reviewed and offered for
discussion in Good Capital’s newsletter of February 2009.
The author was noted as saying that,
- "Unless the charitable sector shifts, he predicts that private sector
entrepreneurs will continue to develop the products and services
which could be generating revenue for charities and that charities
will be less and less successful at drawing support from donors."
Unfortunately, at Venture Charities we agree. The nonprofit sector does
not well understand the opportunity it has to come together and seed new
levels of esteem and new avenues of innovation. If we did, we could well
find ourselves in a more powerful position at the negotiation table when
we attempt to design double and triple bottom line partnerships.
We’d like to help make sure your nonprofit capitalizes on these
possibilities.
Below we discuss more about how we do this. And we’ve recently added a special
INNOVATIONS page that offers some examples of what we think are creative ideas that you
might find interesting.
VentureCharities seeks to build this kind of strategic thinking into your organization; and,
perhaps more importantly, we can help communicate that uniqueness to others so they can
appreciate AND INVEST in your future!
Nonprofit agencies and for-profit businesses these days share a common bottom line: both
need to be efficient, both need to be effective, and both need to appeal to an entirely new
generation of investors who have different visions for their money. AND both need
to work together more effectively.
The name of today's game is "double" or "triple" returns. And there are ways to do this without
losing your charitable focus. We consult, in a hands-on fashion, with socially responsible
for-profit businesses and forward-thinking nonprofits as they strive to earn success.
YOUR ADVOCATE FOR ACCESS
We help you get noticed and gain access to the world of resources by helping you:
- Design an Business Enterprise that Fits and Works
- Attract Grant or Investor Income
- Plan for Business or Mission Success
- Market or Outreach with Online Efficiency
- Understand New Media Technology Potentials
- Be OUT FRONT When Opportunities Arise!
AFFORDABLE CONSULTING
We do not consult on commission or in consideration for a percentage of the money we raise.
We charge for the products and services we develop, and we help your organization get to
where it needs to be to succeed. Click over to see What We Do and What We Cost.
Allan Shore is our chief consultant. See his Resume or use our Contact page to find out more.
Venture Capital Investments
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For Caring Businesses
ON CORPORATE COMPETITION: "The characterizations of the nonprofit and business sectors as diametrically opposed on the effectiveness spectrum – and the tendency to play down the very real differences between the challenges of making money for shareholders and making a positive social impact – are not accurate or helpful." |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy, President Phil Buchanan |
| WORKING KNOWLEDGE: Writing a Great Business Plan, William Sahlman: "If the short term looks unsettled, that often means that focusing on the long term has a big potential payoff." |
| OPPORTUNITY MENU $1000 PLANS? WRITING PORTFOLIO INNOVATIONS WHAT WE DO EXPERIENCE ENTERPRISING IDEAS ENTERPRISING TOOLS WHAT WE COST CONTACT US OPENING JUMP PAGE |
| Click on these logos to take a peak at these new and exciting ventures being developed in our free time. They both reflect the ideals we support here!. SEE: California State Legislative Resolution |
| Specifically when it comes to raising money, even the vocabulary “fundraising” or “development director” versus “investing” or “investment relations manager” connotes different processes and personnel with different skill sets. [However] What really is the difference between writing a grant and a business proposal in the world of the hybrid nonprofit social enterprise? |
| As quoted in "Desperately Seeking Hybrid Funds," SocialEdge.org. |
