Raising Money for Your Social Impact Venture

The most effective social entrepreneurs combine the desire to improve people’s lives with the realization that their social ventures must responsibly generate financial returns in order to maximize impact.

But with challenges of balancing people, planet and profits, growth can be difficult without access to funding to help get the venture put the pieces in place to achieve revenue growth.

The task of securing access to money can halt your venture’s progress. It may even stop you before you begin. You need funding to support the growth of the venture and do projects that fuel economic growth while sparking real change.

In this Mentor Monday session, the discussion with Ryan Oneil Knight will focus on the fundraising and revenue-planning process. This discussion is critically important for every founder who is operating at the intersection of social change, culture, and business.

Who Should Attend:

• Entrepreneuers and changemakers who need to capitalize to fund the growth of their social impact venture

Benefits

This discussion will focus on:

• Specific non profit funding streams to look into
• How to know how much- if any- equity to give up
• Finding forward thinking foundations and social impact investors
• Accessing government funding programs
• How to paint a clear picture of possibilities for a better community landscape while also aligning your story to what the investors need

Guest

Ryan O'Neill Knight's entrepreneur journey is found in his community-driven heart. The founder of the successful social enterprise, Detailing Knights, which is now celebrating more than 12 years in business, uses his experience and networks to support new and aspiring social impact founders.

Ryan is a serial social entrepreneur who has been working on a few missions...

1. Increase the amount of successful social enterprises in the community and help them amplify their impact with access to funding.

2. Launched the first Black Youth Entrepreneurship Incubator to empower them to create their own opportunities and become leaders in the community. http://entreinnovation.com/

3. Launched Detailing Knights Canada, a social enterprise franchise enabling youth entrepreneurs to explore starting a business on a proven platform and mode. He is currently in the process of scaling this venture up. http://www.detailingknights.ca

Notes and Logistics

This is meant to be an interactive session where we discuss and ask questions. So please turn your camera on during the event (if at all possible) and bring your questions!

Please Note:

This is a free event. Spots are limited. Register now to save your spot!

If you require any accommodations to register or to ensure your full participation in this event, please let us know at edge.programs@sheridancollege.ca

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