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
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."
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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.