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RESOURCE NAVIGATOR
Supporting sustainability, capacity building and increasing awareness for social enterprises
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Innovative collaborations
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Community engagement
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Funding connections
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Public policy advancement
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Human services advocacy
Resource Directory
Resource available that support social innovators in growing their business (sorted alpha by resource).
Business, Service or Event | Resources Available | Website |
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Kiva Columbus | Access to Capital | https://www.kivaushub.org/columbus |
The Wells Foundation | Access to Capital | https://www.trwellsfoundation.org/ |
SBDC | Access to Capital | https://sbdccolumbus.com/columbus-franklin-county-recovery-grant/ |
Wright-Patt Credit Union | Access to Capital | https://www.wpcu.coop/en-us |
ECDI | Access to Capital - Loans | https://www.ecdi.org/ |
Social Ventures Fund LLC | Access to Capital - Loans | https://svfundcentralohio.weebly.com/ |
Columbus Foundation | Access to Capital - NPO Grant Funding | https://columbusfoundation.org/ |
Illinois Finance Fund | Access to Capital - Real Estate | https://iff.org/ |
REDF Impact Investing | Access to Capital - Supportive Employment | https://redf.org/ |
Ohio Impact Fund | Access to Capital - VC/PE Funding | http://www.ohioimpact.vc |
Notley | Access to Capital, Community Engagement, Nonprofit Innovation | http://www.notley.com/ |
In (FORM) ed | Administrative Support | https://www.communityshares.net/informed |
Givevia | Advocacy/Awareness/Storytelling | https://www.givevia.com/stories |
Astra Studios | Architecture & Design | http://www.astrastudios.us |
Social Enterprise Marketplace | Awareness/Connections | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/marketplace |
Columbus Dispatch | Awareness/Media | https://www.dispatch.com/ |
SocialVentures Blog | Awareness/Media | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/blog |
Columbus CEO | Awareness/Media | https://www.columbusceo.com/ |
People Helping People Podcast | Awareness/Media | https://peoplehelpingpeople.world/ |
Columbus Monthly | Awareness/Media | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/ |
Columbus Business First | Awareness/Media | https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/ |
The Metropreneur | Awareness/Media | https://themetropreneur.com/ |
Can't Stop Columbus | Community Engagement | https://cantstopcolumbus.web.app/ |
Small Biz Cares | Community Engagement | https://smallbizcares.org/about/ |
Besa | Community Engagement | https://www.besa.org/ |
Conscious Capitalism | Community Engagement | https://www.consciouscapitalism.org/chapter/columbus |
BlkHack | Community Engagement | https://www.meetup.com/BLK-hack/?_cookie-check=7EwUsDYj3fj_EuGM |
Trail for Good | Community Engagement | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/trailforgood |
Marketplace | Community Engagement | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/marketplace |
Festival for Good | Community Engagement | https://festivalforgood.org/ |
POINT App | Community Engagement | https://pointapp.org/ |
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/ |
Alignd on Purpose | Marketing & Communication | https://aligndonpurpose.com/ |
MD-LLC | Marketing & Communication | https://md-llc.com/ |
CCAD | Marketing & Design | https://www.ccad.edu/ |
COHatch | Meeting Space | https://www.cohatch.com/ |
COVA | Meeting Space | https://www.covacowork.com/ |
CauseImpact | Nonprofit Innovation | https://www.causeimpact.com/ |
Philanthropitch | Nonprofit Innovation | https://www.philanthropitch.org/columbus |
ASPIRE Awards | Recognize & Empower | https://themetropreneur.com/aspire/ |
Positioned to Prosper | Recognize & Empower | https://www.socialventurescbus.com/events |
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/ |
SEA Change | Train & Mentor | https://seachng.org/ |
SCORE | Train & Mentor | https://columbusoh.score.org/ |
GiveBackHack | Train & Mentor | https://givebackhack.com/ |
ECDI Social Enterprise Hub | Train & Mentor | https://www.ecdi.org/info-session |
Rev 1 Ventures Learning Lab | Train & Mentor | https://www.rev1ventures.com/entrepreneurs/ |
Ernst & Young | Train & Mentor | https://www.ey.com/en_gl/corporate-responsibility |
LEAP - LGBTQ | Train & Mentor | https://www.leap2it.com/ |
LEAP - LGBTQ | Train & Mentor | https://www.leap2it.com/ |
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