Nov 15 - Financial Sustainability for Social Enterprises + Nonprofits

Check this out!  If you're interested in finding funding as a social enterprise or nonprofit, this workshop is for you.
Happy learning,
Katharine
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WORKSHOP 5: NOVEMBER 15th - Generate Revenue: Funding Your Social Enterprise or Nonprofit

The 5th session of our workshops series, Building High Impact Organizations: Creating Financial Sustainability for Social Enterprises and Nonprofits, will focus on how to put together a strategic business plan in order to prepare your enterprise to receive funding.

When you’re in startup mode, it can be a race against time to secure funding. Whether you’re running a social enterprise or a nonprofit, you need money to achieve your mission, to pay staff and to keep the lights on. Before you can secure funding, be it from angel investors, venture capitalists, program officers from foundations or philanthropists, you need a clearly articulated business plan so investors and funders feel confident that you will spend the money you receive wisely. With your plan in hand and a polished pitch, you’ll be ready to approach investors and major donors. The money is out there. The question is, “Are you prepared to receive it?”

Zoravar S. Dhaliwal has an extensive background in finance and holds an M.B.A. from the prestigious Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is the co-founder and CEO of Community Lab, a nonprofit based in New York City that partners with the Earth Institute at Columbia University to advise governments and organizations on sustainable international development and foreign direct investment. http://community-lab.org/

Shana Dressler is the co-founder of the Social Innovators Collective, a dynamic, energetic network of emerging founders, leaders and individuals who work in the social enterprise and nonprofit spaces. Since February 2009, Shana has concentrated on building unique giving communities through the Global Giving Circle and Global Gifts That Matter, an online gift emporium supporting high-impact nonprofits and social enterprises through the sale of gifts and gift donations. http://www.socialinnovatorscollective.org

Ticket site: http://financialsustainability.eventbrite.com/

Discount codes:

$10 OFF: LUCKYYOU

Class Format:

The workshop will include a 45-60 minute presentation that will be followed by a short break, an interactive exercise and finally Q&A. Networking from 9-10pm will follow.

Special thanks to our outreach partners:

Catchafire, A Better World By Design, Ashoka, BBMG, CauseVox, Compass Partners, DigitalFlash NYC, Echoing Green, Hub NYC, The Humans, Idealist, Just Means, New York Women Social Entrepreneurs, NTEN, PUREPROJECT, Shareable, Social Media For Nonprofits, StartingBloc and Yoxi.

Holiday Event - Thursday, November 17 from 6:30 – 9:30pm

Fast Forward Fund & Social Innovators Collective present "Social Impact Giving: Strategies & Opportunities for Giving Season 2011" hosted at Green Spaces TriBeCa.

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Thursday, November 17 from 6:30 – 9:30pm

Tickets and info: http://socialimpactgiving.eventbrite.com

Includes a cocktail tasting of FAIR spirits as well as delectable, organic treats and drinks from local vendors and more.