Social entrepreneurs combine business practices and tools with the passion and compassion required to solve pressing social problems. At the Impact Community we invite organisations, regardless of their legal form, with a proven social impact and a proven or promising business model, who are looking to diversify their income or grow their operations.

You’ll have a chance to:

• Create contacts with potential investors and learn more about their requirements and plans
• Learn more about the different available and possible financial instruments for social entrepreneurs
• Gain know-how into how to improve your investment readiness through various events and toolkits, and have a chance to take part in a pilot Investment Readiness Program
• Meet other social entrepreneurs and exchange know-how and ideas

Are you already investing or looking to invest in social entrepreneurs?
Do you already have or plan to have a program which supports social entrepreneurs?
We invite all types of funders, investors and intermediaries - financial Institutions, venture capital funds, business angels, corporate donors, foundations, philanthropists - who target social entrepreneurs to join the Impact Community.

You’ll have a chance to:

• Meet social entrepreneurs in various stages of development and learn first hand about their plans and needs, so that you can design better your instruments and programs
• Gain know how into how to assess the potential for impact and the business model of a social entrepreneur through various events and toolkits
• Meet other investors and donors from Bulgaria and abroad and exchange know-how

Are you a representative of a public institution working in the field of social innovation, social economy and social finance? We invite all institutional stakeholders - national and local - to join the Impact Community and dive deeper into the social entrepreneurship ecosystem.

You’ll have a chance to:

• Create contacts with different stakeholders and exchange experience with the latest trends and know-how in the field
• Meet social entrepreneurs and gain insights into the existing social enterprises, their products and services, as well as their needs and opportunities for development
• Create sustainable connections and partnerships with various stakeholders in the field of social entrepreneurship

Do you manage capacity-building programs, advocacy campaigns and other activities supporting social entrepreneurs? Join forces with us in the Impact Community.

You’ll have a chance to:

• Exchange experience with other intermediaries and experts from Bulgaria and abroad
• Create contact with potential investors and donors for your programs
• Learn more about the needs and plans of social entrepreneurs, so that you can model better your programs and instruments for support
• Be involved in the design of a new financial instrument and an Investment Ready Program for social entrepreneurs

We know that there are many independent experts from the business and NGO field, entrepreneurs, researchers, journalists, interested in social entrepreneurship, who’d like to contribute to creating impact. Join the Impact Community and share your know-how with others in the field.

You’ll have a chance to:

• Meet other experts and practitioners from various fields and exchange know-how, ideas and develop sustainable partnerships
• Learn about the latest researches in the field and be involved in the design of a new financial instrument and an investment ready program for social entrepreneurs
• Meet social entrepreneurs and gain insights into the existing social enterprises, their products and services, as well as their needs and opportunities for development