During Thrive Impact Fund's fifth Social Finance Chat, “Financing to Acquire,” Kristi Fairholm Mader, Managing Director, and Emeline Le Guen, Impact Investment Manager, outlined acquisition financing options for impact organizations looking to acquire and transition to social enterprise — including community
The non-profit sector runs on fumes, bolstered by the incredible innovation, passion and human power of volunteers and staff. And, historically, when the economy struggles, the sector has stepped up to take care of families, communities and vulnerable people, planet and animals.
Social enterprise is still new in its current approach; adding another tool to the social change toolbox that helps organizations create employment, economic development, additional revenue streams and/or solve an issue the private market doesn’t currently but could within a non-profit
