Welcome to
the Social
Ventures Foundation
Changing the paradigm of poverty reduction, by facilitating the development of market-based "franchisable" solutions to poverty reduction challenges that create jobs to deliver affordable social impact for those living in poverty.
We are focused on creating "bottom up" circular economies
not "trickle down" income dividing economies.
We Believe In Social Justice
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Economic access that is "bottom up" market creation, not trickle down.
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Economic equity that closes the income divide instead of widening it.
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Economic investment that frees the poor from the cycle of poverty.​
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"If you want to 'save the children' you need to create jobs for their parents"
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Marc Blumenthal. Executive Director Social Ventures Foundation
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END Poverty Fund
Helping franchisable social ventures
bridge the funding gap
Extreme poverty and widening income divides pose the greatest threats to the destabilization of nations and their economies. There are over 2 billion people that make under $4 a day which is one in four people on the planet.
No-one invests in the "base of the pyramid" because they are risk averse and so "the poor stay poor".
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The End Poverty Fund (under formation) is focused on the scaling of social franchises that provide innovative solutions to global poverty reduction challenges and create jobs especially for youth and women, to deliver affordable socially impactful products and service to low-income communities.
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The Fund's objective is to mitigate the sizable reductions in support for those living in extreme poverty, as a result of the major cutbacks of US and European development budgets. The fund will provide a sustainable alternative to unsustainable charitable grants and donations for hi-net worth individuals, foundations, religious organizations and family offices, .
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Fewer than 5% of Universities worldwide offer social entrepreneurship training. The Social Ventures Institute trains post-secondary students in social entrepreneurship by engaging them in the local development of sustainable social venture solutions to local poverty reduction challenges.
The Social Venture Institute provides the building blocks for a social franchise pipeline that mitigates investor risk so they can make investments in scalable social franchises that create jobs for the poor to deliver affordable social impact for the poor.
Social Ventures Institute
Social Entrepreneurship Training for Universities
Social Franchise Pipeline for the End Poverty Fund
Epic innovation lab
Developing innovative technology solutions to the
world's greatest poverty reduction challenges.
The Foundation is working with University students to develop innovative "franchisable" social ventures that provide solutions to local poverty reduction challenges which integrate cutting edge technology to cut costs and improve outcomes at the "Base of the Pyramid".
At its core, the Lab is a launchpad for franchisable social ventures—enterprises designed not only to make a difference, but to be replicated and scaled across communities, cities, and countries. We believe that the solutions to poverty aren’t found in one-size-fits-all models, but in bold, context-driven ideas powered by local knowledge and the energy of the next generation of changemakers.
Poorbes is a media platform dedicated to telling the stories of the poor, the working class, and the communities often left out of traditional narratives of success.
We highlight the realities of inequality around the world, honor resilience in the face of adversity, and shine a light on the people and movements working toward a more just and inclusive future for those living in extreme poverty.
It’s about truth-telling, solidarity, and building a new narrative—one that recognizes the inherent worth of every human being by highlighting the people and grassroots movements working to close the income divide by breaking the cycle of poverty worldwide.
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