Civil Society Sustainable Finance Hub
  • Civil Society Sustainable Finance Hub
  • Bridge and Emergency Funding Options
    • Emergency Funds
    • Additional Resources
  • Funding Models
    • Funding Models
      • Individual Donations
      • Crowdfunding
      • Corporate Funding
      • Foundation Funding
      • Social Enterprise
      • Social Contract
      • Equity Investment
      • Loans and traditional bonds
      • Impact Bonds
    • Assessing organization-funding model fit
    • Funding Model Tipsheets
      • Large Individual Donor Model Tipsheet
      • Small and Individual Donors Tipsheet
      • Membership Fees Tipsheet
      • Corporate Partnerships Tipsheet
        • In-kind Donations
        • Skilled Volunteering
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • Fee-for-service
  • Developing your sustainable finance strategy
    • Where to start when thinking of diversifying funding?
      • Worksheet: Assess current operating environment
    • Deciding on a funding diversification approach
      • Worksheet: Insight Conversations to fill gaps
    • Template: Sustainable Finance Plan
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  1. Funding Models

Funding Models

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This section includes nine different funding models that impact organizations can explore:

How to synthesize this section?

While reviewing each model, consider organizing them into the 3 categories below:

“We have prior experience with this model”
“This model might not be a good fit for our context, vision, values, or the policy environment we operate in”
“We do not have experience with this model but are keen to explore it”

Quick Tip: For each model in this category, think about whether you have: 1. Expertise in the model or 2. Tried this model but faced challenges.

Quick Tip: For each model in this category think about why that model is not a good fit.

Quick Tip: For each model in this category think about why you are interested in exploring that model.

Based on your categorization, pick the top 3 funding models that you want to explore a bit further.

Individual Donations

Crowdfunding

Corporate Funding

Foundation Funding

Social Enterprise

Social Contract

Equity Investment

Loans and Traditional Bonds

Impact Bonds

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