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RESOURCE NAVIGATOR
Supporting sustainability, capacity building and increasing awareness for social enterprises
Resource Directory
Businesses that support social innovators in growing their business
(sorted alpha by resource).
Business, Service or Event | Resources Available | Website |
|---|---|---|
Illinois Finance Fund | Access to Capital | https://iff.org/ |
ECDI | Access to Capital | https://www.ecdi.org/ |
Notley | Access to Capital | http://www.notley.com/ |
Wright-Patt Credit Union | Access to Capital | https://www.wpcu.coop/en-us |
The Wells Foundation | Access to Capital | https://www.trwellsfoundation.org/ |
SBDC | Access to Capital | https://sbdccolumbus.com/columbus-franklin-county-recovery-grant/ |
Social Ventures Fund LLC | Access to Capital | https://svfundcentralohio.weebly.com/ |
Kiva Columbus | Access to Capital | https://www.kivaushub.org/columbus |
REDF Impact Investing | Access to Capital | https://redf.org/ |
Columbus Foundation | Access to Capital | https://columbusfoundation.org/ |
Ohio Impact Fund | Access to Capital | http://www.ohioimpact.vc |
In (FORM) ed | Administrative Support | https://www.communityshares.net/informed |
Astra Studios | Architecture & Design | http://www.astrastudios.us |
The Metropreneur | Awareness/Media | https://themetropreneur.com/ |
Columbus Dispatch | Awareness/Media | https://www.dispatch.com/ |
SocialVentures Blog | Awareness/Media | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/blog |
Givevia | Awareness/Media | https://www.givevia.com/stories |
Columbus Business First | Awareness/Media | https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/ |
Columbus CEO | Awareness/Media | https://www.columbusceo.com/ |
Columbus Monthly | Awareness/Media | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/ |
People Helping People Podcast | Awareness/Media | https://peoplehelpingpeople.world/ |
Social Enterprise Marketplace | Awareness/Media | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/marketplace |
Can't Stop Columbus | Community Engagement | https://cantstopcolumbus.web.app/ |
BlkHack | Community Engagement | https://www.meetup.com/BLK-hack/?_cookie-check=7EwUsDYj3fj_EuGM |
POINT App | Community Engagement | https://pointapp.org/ |
Conscious Capitalism | Community Engagement | https://www.consciouscapitalism.org/chapter/columbus |
Festival for Good | Community Engagement | https://festivalforgood.org/ |
Besa | Community Engagement | https://www.besa.org/ |
Trail for Good | Community Engagement | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/trailforgood |
Small Biz Cares | Community Engagement | https://smallbizcares.org/about/ |
Marketplace | Community Engagement | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/marketplace |
Social Enterprise Event Listings | Community Engagement | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/events |
Next Step Business Consulting | Consulting Services | http://nextstepbusinessconsulting.com |
Women Sparking Change | Educate & Empower | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/womensparkingchange |
Greenscope Consulting | Environmental Sustainability | https://www.greenscopeconsulting.com/ |
Silver Confetti Events | Event Planning | http://www.silverconfettievents.com/ |
Gravity Columbus | Event Venue | https://www.gravityproject.com/ |
Book + Street | Financial Services | https://www.bookandstreet.com/ |
Measurement Resources | Impact Measurement | https://measurementresourcesco.com/ |
Entrepreneur Peer Alliance | Leadership Support | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/peer-support-group |
GK Law Company | Legal Support | https://www.gklawco.com/ |
Wick Law LLC | Legal Support | https://mwicklaw.com/ |
MD-LLC | Marketing & Communication | https://md-llc.com/ |
Alignd on Purpose | Marketing & Communication | https://aligndonpurpose.com/ |
CCAD | Marketing & Communication | https://www.ccad.edu/ |
COVA | Meeting Space | https://www.covacowork.com/ |
COHatch | Meeting Space | https://www.cohatch.com/ |
Philanthropitch | Nonprofit Innovation | https://www.philanthropitch.org/columbus |
CauseImpact | Nonprofit Innovation | https://www.causeimpact.com/ |
Positioned to Prosper | Recognize & Empower | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/events |
ASPIRE Awards | Recognize & Empower | https://themetropreneur.com/aspire/ |
BBB Spark Award | Recognize & Empower | https://www.centerforcharacterethics.org/sparkawards |
The Ohio State University | Research | https://bsep.osu.edu/about |
Groundwork Group | Technology | https://groundworkgroup.org/ |
The Urban Business Development Center | Train & Mentor | https://www.theucbus.com/ |
LEAP - LGBTQ | Train & Mentor | https://www.leap2it.com/ |
Ernst & Young | Train & Mentor | https://www.ey.com/en_gl/corporate-responsibility |
SCORE | Train & Mentor | https://columbusoh.score.org/ |
SEA Change | Train & Mentor | https://seachng.org/ |
Rev 1 Ventures Learning Lab | Train & Mentor | https://www.rev1ventures.com/entrepreneurs/ |
GiveBackHack | Train & Mentor | https://givebackhack.com/ |
ECDI Social Enterprise Hub | Train & Mentor | https://www.ecdi.org/info-session |
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In spring 2022, we connected students at OSU with local social enterprises to help increase sustainability in myriad ways. Four groups of students worked alongside four social enterprises to develop solutions that address various challenges.
