Comments on: Venture Philanthropy http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/ Ideas are bulletproof.. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dylan Cromhout http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3859 Dylan Cromhout Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:50:09 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3859 Ellie An organisation like "heart" is exactly what I am looking for. Want to mix with some other like-minded social innovators. Could you please send me both the web and physical address. Email: dyl.crom@gmail.com Thanks so much And Joe, btw, great post. We need to be speaking out more about this. Social innovation is the door to social change. And if we don't have moola, we can't facilitate either. Bless your heart and "balls!" Dylan Ellie

An organisation like “heart” is exactly what I am looking for. Want to mix with some other like-minded social innovators.

Could you please send me both the web and physical address.

Email: dyl.crom@gmail.com

Thanks so much

And Joe, btw, great post. We need to be speaking out more about this. Social innovation is the door to social change. And if we don’t have moola, we can’t facilitate either.

Bless your heart and “balls!”

Dylan

]]> By: Andrew http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3850 Andrew Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:31:42 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3850 This is the kind of conversation that gives me hope. I am seeking funding for an emerging NPO aimed at improving education and developing the youth in South Africa. Alas I am in Port Elizabeth and without a mountain that looks like a chair how can I possibly compete with Cape Town. I am psyched about this expansive idea and hope that you manage to develop it. I am looking at Ellies organisation and hope to discover an opportunity there. On the edge of a double-dip recession I would be interested to see how many people would throw money into social ventures. Keep up the banter guys. This is the kind of conversation that gives me hope. I am seeking funding for an emerging NPO aimed at improving education and developing the youth in South Africa. Alas I am in Port Elizabeth and without a mountain that looks like a chair how can I possibly compete with Cape Town.
I am psyched about this expansive idea and hope that you manage to develop it. I am looking at Ellies organisation and hope to discover an opportunity there.
On the edge of a double-dip recession I would be interested to see how many people would throw money into social ventures.
Keep up the banter guys.

]]> By: joe http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3740 joe Wed, 19 May 2010 13:42:09 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3740 Hehe. Cynical is not always bad. Hehe. Cynical is not always bad.

]]> By: Jonathan Carter http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3739 Jonathan Carter Wed, 19 May 2010 11:05:53 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3739 Man I had this big thought-out reply to this post last night and decided to do it today instead. Too bad that I'm way too cynical for that right now. Ah well... another time, perhaps :) Man I had this big thought-out reply to this post last night and decided to do it today instead. Too bad that I’m way too cynical for that right now. Ah well… another time, perhaps :)

]]> By: joe http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3704 joe Thu, 13 May 2010 13:39:13 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3704 Hey Bob Very true.. Cape Town is a perfect lab environment. Needs, innovation.. and a good story is sometimes all you need. Hey Bob

Very true.. Cape Town is a perfect lab environment. Needs, innovation.. and a good story is sometimes all you need.

]]> By: joe http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3703 joe Thu, 13 May 2010 13:35:41 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3703 Hi Dave More than one hammer gets distracting (-; My theory is that in the current climate it's maybe easier to fund a business that's about doing well and doing good. If you subscribe to Ayn Rand's logic, you need to do well and then maybe later do some good... but I think the two should mix. You can be a capitalist and a philanthropist. I think in the next 10years the most successful businesses are those who conquer the moral high ground. We've build this into TrustFabric.. it's 26% foundation owned. Credit to Maz from Broccoli Project fame who shared some of his thinking on a Lions Head walk. Hi Dave

More than one hammer gets distracting (-;

My theory is that in the current climate it’s maybe easier to fund a business that’s about doing well and doing good.

If you subscribe to Ayn Rand’s logic, you need to do well and then maybe later do some good… but I think the two should mix. You can be a capitalist and a philanthropist.

I think in the next 10years the most successful businesses are those who conquer the moral high ground.

We’ve build this into TrustFabric.. it’s 26% foundation owned. Credit to Maz from Broccoli Project fame who shared some of his thinking on a Lions Head walk.

]]> By: Ellie http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3702 Ellie Thu, 13 May 2010 13:34:21 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3702 There is in fact a venture philanthropy organisation here in Cape Town! heart is a non-profit organisation that incubates start up social enterprises through seed, venture and capital phases of development. This month we are also launching a Hub for social entrepreneurs at our office in Woodstock. This affordable space gives social entrepreneurs instant access to office infrastructure and functions as a dynamic, energetic and creative, melting pot for like-minded people to meet, share ideas, collaborate, learn from each other and discover new ways of working together towards common service objectives. I would encourage you and your readers to check out our web site for more information, and, if you are so inclined, to reach out to us if you have expertise, contacts, funding, etc. that would help further our cause. There is in fact a venture philanthropy organisation here in Cape Town! heart is a non-profit organisation that incubates start up social enterprises through seed, venture and capital phases of development.

This month we are also launching a Hub for social entrepreneurs at our office in Woodstock. This affordable space gives social entrepreneurs instant access to office infrastructure and functions as a dynamic, energetic and creative, melting pot for like-minded people to meet, share ideas, collaborate, learn from each other and discover new ways of working together towards common service objectives.

I would encourage you and your readers to check out our web site for more information, and, if you are so inclined, to reach out to us if you have expertise, contacts, funding, etc. that would help further our cause.

]]> By: Dave http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3701 Dave Thu, 13 May 2010 11:32:18 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3701 Hey Joe, In your usual fashion, I think you've nailed a very relevant issue in a coherent and insightful way, but used a 30lb hammer when a 4lb one would have done. Useful in stirring up debate and thought and maybe, just maybe, some action. I think there are a good few ppl who might be keen on a more philanthropic approach, but then in the current climate, many of us tend to get distracted by trying to make ends meet while bootstrapping the next-big-thing that might just be the next-little-nothing. I think the start-up / innovation environment here needs to mature and I think it will take patience. I'm no experienced, hard core entrepreneur, but I'm willing to learn and to do my bit in growing that environment. Just what is the most effective way, I'm not 100% clear yet in my own mind. Keep up the rants. We all need a good KITA now and then. ;) Dave Hey Joe,

In your usual fashion, I think you’ve nailed a very relevant issue in a coherent and insightful way, but used a 30lb hammer when a 4lb one would have done. Useful in stirring up debate and thought and maybe, just maybe, some action. I think there are a good few ppl who might be keen on a more philanthropic approach, but then in the current climate, many of us tend to get distracted by trying to make ends meet while bootstrapping the next-big-thing that might just be the next-little-nothing.

I think the start-up / innovation environment here needs to mature and I think it will take patience. I’m no experienced, hard core entrepreneur, but I’m willing to learn and to do my bit in growing that environment. Just what is the most effective way, I’m not 100% clear yet in my own mind.

Keep up the rants. We all need a good KITA now and then. ;)

Dave

]]> By: Bob http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2010/05/12/venture-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 Bob Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:31 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-3700 I love the idea of a venture philanthropy addition to siliconcape - the beauty of our community , although contrasted by it, right next to a seemingly hopeless poor one, is that we can engage, talk, listen and help - and we don't have to go on an MBA tour to a 'poor' country to do it - how do we explore this Look forward to thoughts Bob I love the idea of a venture philanthropy addition to siliconcape – the beauty of our community , although contrasted by it, right next to a seemingly hopeless poor one, is that we can engage, talk, listen and help – and we don’t have to go on an MBA tour to a ‘poor’ country to do it – how do we explore this

Look forward to thoughts

Bob

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