This is a presentation for the SOCANZ - New Zealand's first Social Capital conference. August 2012

1. Creative Funding for Social Entrepreneurs
A presentation for SOCANZ - August 2012

2. Introductions
• Connecting with People with Purpose
• Who’s in the room?
• Aims for Today

3. Impact Investment - A New Frontier
This is a new space for New Zealand
Funding is a complex equation

4. Impact Investment - A New Frontier
Spectrum of Enterprise ‘ILLS TO GOOD’

5. Growth Stages not a linear process

6. Funding - A Fresh Take
Growth Stages breakout session

7. Funding - A Fresh Take
What do I want from the other group?
Where would we meet?
What stage am I involved in?
Feedback to Group

8. Creative Funding -
Beyond the Norm
Where else should we be
looking?

9. Creative Funding - Beyond the Norm
• Crowd Funding - Grants/Donations & Equity - e.g. PledgeMe (https://
www.pledgeme.co.nz/)
• Cooperatives (http://www.nz.coop/) & Community Bonds - e.g. CSI Toronto (http://
socialinnovation.ca/communitybonds)
• Microloans - e.g. Kiva / Zopa (http://uk.zopa.com/)
• Local Investment Clubs - e.g. LIONS / Angels (http://angelhq.co.nz/)
• Presales & Alternative Investment - e.g. Credibles (https://slowmoney.clearbon.net/)
• Local Stock Exchanges - e.g. Hawaii Local Exchange (http://
neweconomicsinstitute.org/publications/local-stock-exchanges-next-wave-community-
economy-building)

10. Creative Funding -
Action Planning
Beyond the Norm

11. Creative Funding - Beyond the Norm
Personal Action Plan
Feedback & Open Floor
Invitation to Connect

12. Final Summary
Social Finance Landscape needs to be complex & multi-layered
Relationships are very important - this is a partnership
Ideas are cheap. Action is everything.
Social Finance will unleash a tidal wave of innovation, smart economic growth
& entrepreneurial activity to create solutions to social & environmental
challenges

13. Some Links to Research
• SOCAP on Funding Ecosystems - http://socialcapitalmarkets.net/2012/08/03/
the-social-enterprise-ecosystem-and-social-capital-products/
• Bucky Box on creative funding for social/community enterprise - http://
localfood.buckybox.com/2012/08/top-tips-local-food-3-creative-funding-
financing-local-food/
• Social Investment UK - http://www.thesocialinvestmentbusiness.org/
• Social Impact Bonds - http://www.socialfinance.org.uk/work/sibs
• New Zealand Impact Investment Network? - http://enspiral.com/

14. Sam Rye Bucky Box :
Tools for a Better Food System
Community

15. Bucky Box :
A social enterprise creating a better food
system
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