Enable social enterprises to become funding ready
To provide technical assistance to get business funding ready. Our program focuses on women and indigenous-led social enterprises in marginalised communites.
Sample work scope
- Construct financial model for business ventures
- Evaluate business strategies
- Use different financial instruments and provide research support
- Set up accounting books
- Fine tune financial processes/statements
- Develop financial projections
- Develop pitch deck
Our WISE program is unique as we strive to be extended team members to the SE's. We avoid high level frameworks and value the mutual learning.
WISE is a unique experience because we facilitate pro-bono engagement between professionals and social enterprises:
- Social enterprises select volunteers to suit their style and need
- Volunteers take courses to understand social business models
- We underscore that social enterprises are experts in their own context and thus equal-share teamwork is essential.
Milestones
Volunteer program
Volunteers attend workshops, a place to learn as well as network.
Volunteers pitch to SE for the consulting engagement
Social enterprises select volunteers and communicate their greatest needs.
Enterprises and volunteers agree on a scope of work.
Volunteers implement scope of work.
All stakeholders come together and socialize work with potential investors.
Skills
Must have
Languages
Must have
UN SDGs supported
About the nonprofit
Mission
We fund, build capacity and offer a community of learning and support for women leaders working to restore people and planet. Our track record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u81FSWg4L8&t=2s