Accelerating our Impact: Philanthropy, Innovation and Social Change
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<strong>Accelerating</strong> <strong>our</strong> <strong>Impact</strong>: <strong>Philanthropy</strong>, <strong>Innovation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Change</strong> The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation<br />
Websites<br />
New approaches to financing:<br />
Charities Aid Foundation (Venturesome) www.cafonline.org/venturesome (UK)<br />
“Venturesome aims to be a financial partner, which supports charitable work<br />
achieving high social impact by providing loans <strong>and</strong> investments. We provide<br />
custom-built funding for charities, who aim to repay the money. We fill the gap<br />
in the financing spectrum between grants <strong>and</strong> bank loans.”<br />
Chances of repaying the money<br />
grants repayable grants Venturesome soft loans bank loans<br />
0% 100%<br />
Knowledge <strong>and</strong> tools for social innovation learning <strong>and</strong> impact:<br />
<strong>Change</strong>makers www.changemakers.net<br />
“<strong>Change</strong>makers.net is an Ashoka (www.ashoka.org) initiative that connects the<br />
insights of Ashoka’s social entrepreneurs with the best work in the citizen<br />
sector to spark action on a global scale.”<br />
Resilience Alliance www.resalliance.org<br />
“The Resilience Alliance is a research organization of scientists <strong>and</strong> practitioners<br />
from many disciplines who collaborate to explore the dynamics of<br />
social-ecological systems. The body of knowledge developed by the RA,<br />
encompassing key concepts of resilience, adaptability <strong>and</strong> transformability<br />
within the notion of a panarchy of adaptive cycles, provides a foundation for<br />
sustainable development policy <strong>and</strong> practice.”<br />
Society for Organizational Learning www.solonline.org<br />
“SoL was formed in April of 1997 to continue the work of MIT’s Center for<br />
Organizational Learning (1991-1997). Peter Senge, author of the The Fifth<br />
Discipline: the Art <strong>and</strong> Practice of the Learning Organization is the founding<br />
Chairman. It connects corporations <strong>and</strong> organizations, researchers <strong>and</strong><br />
consultants to generate knowledge about <strong>and</strong> capacity for fundamental<br />
innovation <strong>and</strong> change by engaging in collaborative action inquiry projects.”<br />
Skoll Foundation www.socialedge.org<br />
“<strong>Social</strong> Edge is a program of the Skoll Foundation that was inspired by Jeff<br />
Skoll’s commitment to connecting people with shared passions. Its mission is<br />
to: connect social entrepreneurs, their partners <strong>and</strong> allies to discuss cutting-edge<br />
issues shaping the field; foster frank dialogue, mutual respect <strong>and</strong> a sense of<br />
community among all in the sector; promote learning from the best, promising<br />
<strong>and</strong> disastrous practices.”<br />
Stanford <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Innovation</strong> Review www.ssireview.com<br />
A quarterly j<strong>our</strong>nal of case studies <strong>and</strong> res<strong>our</strong>ces for people interested in social<br />
innovation, e.g., “Scaling <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Impact</strong>: Strategies for spreading social<br />
innovations” by Gregory Dees, Beth Battle Anderson <strong>and</strong> Jane Wei-Skillern,<br />
Spring 2004.<br />
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