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Social venture capital is a form of investment funding that is usually funded by a group of social venture capitalists〔Investopedia. Venture Capitalist Definition | Investopedia (). 2009 (27 October 2014 ). Available from: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/venturecapitalist.asp〕 or an impact investor〔Thegiin.org. Global Impact Investing Network (). 2014 (27 October 2014 ). Available from: http://www.thegiin.org/cgi-bin/iowa/resources/about/index.html〕 to provide seed-funding investment, usually in a for-profit social enterprise, in return to achieve a reasonable gain in financial return while delivering social impact to the world.〔Citylightcap.com. City Light Capital - About (). 2014 (27 October 2014 ). Available from: http://www.citylightcap.com/about/〕 It deviates from the traditional venture capital model, which focuses on simple risk and reward. However, there are various organizations, such as venture philanthropy companies and nonprofit organizations, that deploy a simple venture capital strategy model to fund nonprofit events, social enterprises, or activities that deliver a high social impact or a strong social causes for their existence. There are also regionally focused organizations (both for-profit and nonprofit) that target a specific region of the world, to help build and support the local community in a social cause.〔Nvca.org. Venture Capital & Social Entrepreneurship (). 2014 (27 October 2014 ). Available from: http://www.nvca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&Itemid=593〕 == Investment Criteria == Apart from the traditional venture capitalists focusing on just the financial profit, social venture capitalists believe in achieving financial success through social impact to the world.〔http://causecapitalism.com/15-social-venture-capital-firms-that-you-should-know-about/〕 Beside, those Venture philanthropy funds such as (Venture Philanthropy Partners ) initiate investment in a high-performing nonprofit organization,〔Vppartners.org. About Us | Venture Philanthropy Partners (). 2014 (26 October 2014 ). Available from: http://www.vppartners.org/about-us〕 the following criteria that social venture capitalists generally assess on social venture companies for funding:〔Socialventurefund.com. Investment Criteria (). 2014 (26 October 2014 ). Available from: http://www.socialventurefund.com/eng/social_venture_fund/investment_criteria/〕 * Strong Social Impact * Financial capacity * Scalability * Best-Practice * Criteria of exclusion 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「social venture capital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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