Financing for Social Impact15-16 November 2018 / Montreuil (Paris), France

COURSE DIRECTORPriscilla Boiardi EVPA Knowledge Centre and Policy Director

CONTACTSara Seganti EVPA Training Managertrainingacademy@evpa.eu.com

SCHOLARSHIPSScholarships are available for EVPA members only.Please check the scholarship details on the EVPA website.

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Watch here EVPA’s webinar from January 2017 to know more on our report “Financing for Social Impact | The Key Role of Tailored Financing and Hybrid Finance”, and get a first idea on what you will learn in the classroom.

EVPA Members have priority access to the Training Academy and get a discount of 50% on regular fees.

Please check the Learning Offer webpage!Reach out to us at trainingacademy@evpa.eu.com to design your own learning journey.

Joint certificate awarded by EVPA and France Active

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

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Financing for Social Impact

CHECK OUT ALL OUR 2018 COURSES

Social Impact Measurement and Management15-16 March 2018 / Brussels, Belgium

EU Funding Opportunities for Social Impact19 April 2018 / Brussels, Belgium

The Fundamental Course on Venture Philanthropy and Impact Investing4-5 June 2018 / Barcelona, Spain

Social Impact Measurement and Management20-21 September 2018 / Brussels, Belgium

Scaling Impact for Social Investors 18-19 October 2018 / Lisbon, Portugal

Crash Course on Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment28 November 2018 / Warsaw, Poland

P RACTISING

The course is primarily targeted to investment

managers interested in managing assets

while achieving a positive social impact.

Other participants who can substantially gain from the course

include foundation grant officers and

private investors. The training is also open

to other professionals interested in the topic,

providing that they have at least a basic

knowledge of financial analysis, so that they

can make the most of the course.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Develop a clear understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the different financial instruments - grants, debt, equity - used to support social purpose organisations;

• Discuss different strategies of deploying assets in order to finance social purpose organisations in a more efficient way, making them stronger, more sustainable, and maximising the social impact that they can generate;

• Deep dive into practice: look at both the characteristics of the investors and the financial needs of their potential grantees/investees, also based on their business models and their stages of development;

• Gain first-hand practical experience based on real-life cases that EVPA members will share with you about maximising the impact of your assets;

• Network with like-minded investment managers;

• Visit a local social enterprise and discover the dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem and social innovation scene supported by France Active.

P RACTISINGFinancing for Social Impact15-16 November 2018 / Montreuil (Paris), France

TAILORED FINANCING - A THREE-STEP PROCESS*

1Assess the pre-conditions of the VP/SI organisation

2Assess the financial needs

of the SPO

3Match the VP/SI organisation’s goals with the SPO’s needs

Are you interested in gaining a better understanding of the financial instruments such as grants, debt and equity that are available in the social investing space to fund social purpose organisations? Are you eager to use these financial instruments and find the right combination to match your goals as an investor with the needs of your investees?

Then enrol into the Financing for Social Impact course. You will learn from other venture philanthropy organisations and social investors how to tailor the financial support you are providing in order to maximise your social impact.

*The course is informed by the EVPA’s latest report: “Financing for Social Impact | The Key Role of Tailored Financing and Hybrid Finance” launched at the end of 2017. The report gathered the practical experience of +30 experts in tailoring their financial offer across Europe.