Business for Impact Workshop: Foundation Funding for Impact-Driven Businesses

Join SBN for an interactive workshop with Elizabeth Killough, Co-CEO of the UnTours Foundation, on how impact-driven businesses can apply and work with foundations.

Impact-driven businesses are often pushed towards traditional bank loans to obtain critical funding for their work. While bank loans are an important source of funding, they often lead to high levels of debt. Loans are not the only answer. In the greater Philadelphia region, there is an extensive and growing network of Foundations that are able to lend to impact-driven businesses. During this workshop, we’ll explore how these foundations operate, why a business’s impact matters to foundations, and how businesses can position themselves to receive funding.

This workshop will be led by Elizabeth Killough, Co-CEO of the UnTours Foundation, an international foundation based in Media, PA. The foundation provides loans and support to leading-edge businesses that address social, economic, and environmental issues, including creating jobs for vulnerable populations. Guests are encouraged to bring questions to this highly interactive and participatory lunchtime session.

Date: Wednesday, November 29

Time: 12 – 1pm

Location: Virtual (registrants will be sent a Zoom link before program)

This program is FREE for SBN members and non-members.