Enterprise Capital

Helping Communities Work welcomes collaborations to advance a new paradigm for philanthropy. Enterprise Capital, the nonprofit equity “equivalent”, draws on the approach of for-profit equity investors by emphasizing an understanding of finance and a sense of ownership and responsibility to protect grantees. Enterprise capital funders can play an active role in financing the entire organization either individually or through funder collaboratives. http://www.capitalizegood.org 

Enterprise capital can advance trust-based relationships between philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. These alliances pioneer innovative solutions, fill funding gaps, promote positive change and contribute to the well-being of individuals, businesses, industries, communities and society as a whole. 

Finance is the lifeblood of all enterprises, regardless of structure or tax status, and operates according to core principles that encourage the best deployment of capital to support operations, build financial strength, and produce economic resilience in the face of change. Startup, scaling, and innovative companies receive equity capital, widely viewed as the driver of growth, through robust private and public markets.