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Open Society Foundations. The Metrics « Unreasonable Institute – International Accelerator and Investor in High-Impact Entrepreneurs. We embody, select for, and accelerate a specific type of venture: Unreasonable Ventures Unreasonable Idea: The ventures we accelerate at our Institute (Unreasonable Ventures) are designed to address social and environmental challenges of a global magnitude. Financially Self-Sustainable: Dedicated to exploring new and emerging markets, we work with some of the most innovative business models in the world. An Unreasonable Venture’s internal revenue must cover its operations costs, allowing the venture to sustain itself without reliance on grants and philanthropy. Scalable: Unreasonable Ventures design models that can be scaled or replicated across borders and meet the size and need of global challenges around the world. This global reach can happen through internal expansion, franchising, or copylefting (opening the idea for unrestricted replication by other social entrepreneurs). 1 million: Unreasonable Ventures won’t stop until they’ve met the needs of at least 1 million people.
ABOUT URBAN ZEN | Urbanzen Foundation. The Urban Zen Foundation creates, connects and collaborates to raise awareness and inspire change in the areas of well-being, preserving cultures and empowering children. We design forums, partner with existing organizations and bring together experts to define solutions and implement action. Our focus is to change the current healthcare paradigm to include integrative medicine and promote patient advocacy. We must treat the patient with the same passion we treat the disease by combining western science with nutrition, yoga and eastern healing practices. Our mission is to care for our children’s well-being and give them the tools to face obstacles and opportunities with love, compassion & strength. Our goal is to help cultures maintain their natural essence and identity in the face of globalization. Founder's Greeting.
Young Entrepreneur Foundation (YEF), Education Scholarships. Slow Food International - Good, Clean and Fair food. The Commonwealth Fund - Health Policy, Health Reform, and Performance Improvement. Homepage. FINCA International. The Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA International) is a non-profit, microfinance organization, founded by John Hatch in 1984. Sometimes referred to as the "World Bank for the Poor" and a "poverty vaccine for the planet",[2] FINCA is the innovator of the village banking methodology in microcredit and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern day microfinance. With its headquarters in Washington, D.C., FINCA has 21 affiliated host-country institutions (affiliates), in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Along with Grameen Bank and Accion International, FINCA is considered to be one of the most influential microfinance organizations in the world.[3] Background and history[edit] Its ability to achieve financial sustainability allowed FINCA to make considerable expansions in the 1980s and 1990s in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. Funding[edit] The new economics foundation.
Core Funding Areas | The John Templeton Foundation. The John Templeton Foundation. John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - MacArthur Foundation. Rethinking Philanthropy – AH Zeppa Foundation and Social Venture. The Commonwealth Fund -- Health Policy, Health Reform, and Performance Improvement. Welcome to the Ford Foundation. The Karma Foundation.