Venture Philanthropy: Business + Philanthropy

The real revolution of the coming years will be based on pioneering alliances that utilize the power of markets instead of being seduced by them. With humility and audacity, some players have helped and supported one another, generating shared value, partnering, often below market rate returns but a multiplier effect of the social and environmental impact. Venture philanthropy is one of the coordinated practices implemented to achieve these joint goals and an essential practice for testing, scaling, and financing early-stage social enterprise solutions that may not be the most scalable and profitable, but have a clear social impact and moderate profitability potential.