Social Entrepreneur, Social Enterprise and Social Innovation Sources of Funding

Here is a list of 210 social entrepreneur, social enterprise and social innovation funding sources (#socent) that a  group member in Impact Entrepreneur posted on Linkedin. This is the most comprehensive list anywhere as far as I know. If you see something missing, you can go to ned.com, join, and then be able to edit the page.

Venture philanthropy, seed stage investing for social entrepreneurs, early stage investing for social innovation

1. http://www.aavishkaar.in/ (India)
2. http://www.accessccf.com/ (Canada only)
3. http://www.acumenfund.org/
4. http://www.agorapartnerships.org /
5. http://www.aidg.org/ (under $50K USD Guatemala & Haiti)
6. http://www.bamboofinance.com/
7. http://www.bigissueinvest.com/
8. http://www.brfny.org/
9. http://www.bridgesventures.com/ (UK only)
10. http://www.calvertgroup.com/
11. http://www.cdvca.org/
12. http://www.ceiventures.com/
13. http://www.citizencapital.fr/
14. http://www.citylightcap.com/
15. http://www.creas.org.es
16. http://www.commonscapital.com/
17. http://www.cpfund.ca/ (Canada only, energy orgs)
18. http://www.draperrichards.org/
19. http://www.echoinggreen.org/
20. http://www.endeavor.org/
21. http://www.eq-cap.com/
22. http://www.expansioncapital.com/
23. http://www.fmo.nl/
24. http://www.franceactive.org/
25. http://www.fusionvp.com/
26. http://www.garrigue.net/
27. http://www.gbfund.org/
28. http://www.goldenmeancap.com/ (Africa Agriculture)
29. http://www.goodcap.net/
30. http://www.goodcompanyventures.o rg/
31. http://www.grandchallenges.org/ (Gates Foundation $100,000 challenge)
32. http://www.grayghostventures.com /
33. http://www.grayghostventures.com /firstlight.htm
34. http://www.graymatterscap.com/
35. http://www.guinness.com/en-row/a gf/social_entrepreneurship.html
36. http://www.humanityfund.com/
37. http://www.idpfoundation.org/
38. http://www.ifc.org/
39. http://www.ignia.com.mx/
40. http://www.investeddevelopment.c om/
41. http://www.investorscircle.net/
42. http://www.jasmine.org.nz/
43. http://www.keyfundyorks.org.uk/
44. http://www.lgt.com/en/private_ku nden/philanthropie/index.html
45. http://www.lundinforafrica.org/s /Home.asp
46. http://www.merismcapital.com/
47. http://www.mindfulinvestors.com/
48. http://www.missionmarkets.com/
49. http://www.murexinvests.com/
50. http://www.newcyclecapital.com/
51. http://www.newprofit.com/
52. http://www.new-ventures.org/
53. http://www.nextstreet.com/
54. http://www.omidyar.com/
55. http://www.pcvfund.com/
56. http://www.phitrust.com/
57. http://www.pipelinefund.com/ (women run socent)
58. http://www.presumedabundance.com /
59. http://www.redf.org/
60. http://www.rwandaventures.com (Rwanda)
61. http://www.seaf.com/
62. http://www.renewal2.ca/
63. http://www.renewalpartners.com/
64. http://www.responsability.com/
65. http://www.rootcapital.org/
66. http://www.rsfsocialfinance.org/
67. http://www.satori-capital.com/
68. http://www.schwabfound.org/
69. http://www.sedi.org/ (Canada only)
70. http://www.sevenfund.org/
71. http://www.shared-interest.com/
72. http://www.slowmoney.org/ (for Local Food Systems)
73. http://www.sjfventures.com/
74. http://www.socential.org/
75. http://www.socialenterprisefund. ca/
76. http://www.soulofhaiti.ie/
77. http://www.sustainvc.com/
78. http://www.svpi.org/
79. http://www.tandemfund.org/
80. http://www.tblcapital.com/
81. http://www.technoserve.org/
82. http://www.theehfoundation.org/
83. http://www.triodos.com/
84. http://www.underdogventures.com/
85. http://www.unltd.org.uk/
86. http://unltdadvantage.org.uk/
87. http://www.venturesome.org
88. http://www.venturewell.org/
89. http://www.vilcap.com/
90. http://www.virgance.com/
91. http://www.voxcapital.com.br/
92. http://www.vppartners.org/
93. http://www.youngfoundation.org/
94. http://www.zayedfutureenergypriz e.com/
95. http://www.zenzelecircle.com/
96. http://www.zerodivide.org/
97. http://www.ferd.no/lang/en/show. do?page=236;566 (Norway)

Crowdsourced Funding, Crowdfunding, and Peer-to-Peer Microfinance

1. http://www.bidnetwork.org/
2. http://www.clearlyso.com/
3. http://www.crowdfunding.co.za/
4. http://www.crowdrise.com/
5. http://www.globalgiving.org/
6. http://www.indiegogo.com/
7. http://www.inventurefund.org/
8. http://www.kickstarter.com/
9. http://www.kiva.org/
10. http://www.microplace.com/
11. http://www.myc4.com/ (Africa)
12. http://www.onepercentclub.com/
13. http://www.profounder.com/
14. http://www.razoo.com/
15. http://rockethub.com/
16. http://www.sasix.co.za/ (Africa)
17. http://www.startsomegood.com/
18. http://www.citizeneffect.org/
19. http://www.uend.org/dt/
20. http://www.unitedprosperity.org/
21. http://www.unreasonableinstitute .org/
22. http://www.urgentevoke.com/
23. http://www.vittana.org
24. http://www.wokai.org/ (China)
25. https://www.zafen.org/ (Haiti)

Social Entrepreneur & Innovation Friendly Foundations

1. http://www.ashoka.org/
2. http://www.brfny.org/
3. http://www.calvertfoundation.org /
4. http://www.casefoundation.org/
5. http://www.cbrf.org/
6. http://www.changemakers.com/
7. http://www.deshpandefoundation.o rg/
8. http://www.fordfound.org/
9. http://www.fullcirclefund.org/
10. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
11. http://www.knightfdn.org/
12. http://www.lemelson.org/
13. http://www.omidyar.com/
14. http://www.rockefellerfoundation .org/
15. http://www.skollfoundation.org/
16. http://www.scu.edu/sts/gsbi/
17. http://www.schwabfound.org/
18. http://www.startingbloc.org/
19. http://www.svn.org/
20. http://www.tidesfoundation.org/

Top SE College Programs

1. http://csi.gsb.stanford.edu/
2. http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/berkley/ social.cfm?doc_id=1868
3. http://www.babson.edu/ESHIP/prog rams/socialeship.cfm
4. http://www.caseatduke.org/
5. http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/soci alenterprise/
6. http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterpr ise/
7. http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/ skoll/Pages/default.aspx
8. http://www2.johnson.cornell.edu/ sge/index.cfm

Social Entrepreneur & Innovation Prize/Awards

1. http://www.aecfafrica.org/
2. http://www.americasgivingchallen ge.com/
3. http://apps.facebook.com/chaseco mmunitygiving/
4. http://appsfordevelopment.challe ngepost.com/
5. http://www.avivacommunityfund.or g/
6. http://www.cgiu.org/applying_to_ cgiu/individual_application.asp
7. http://challenge.bfi.org/
8. http://change-connections.com/
9. http://www.cleantechopen.com/app .cgi/content/competition/busines s/index
10. http://www.cnnheroes.com
11. http://www.crownscholars.com/
12. http://ctb.ku.edu/en/out_of_the_ box.aspx
13. http://www.dellsocialinnovationc ompetition.com/
14. http://www.dosomething.org/progr ams/awards
15. http://www.encore.org/prize (over 60)
16. http://www.energychallenge.org/
17. http://events.venturebeat.com/gr eenbeat2010/innovation-competito n/
18. http://www.ey.com/GL/en/About-us /Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/Entrep reneur-Of-The-Year—Social-Entr epreneurship
19. http://www.foster.washington.edu /centers/gbc/globalsocialentrepr eneurshipcompetition/Pages/GSEC. aspx
20. http://gewusa.org/
21. http://www.globalafc.org/
22. http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/c ompetition/how-to-enter
23. http://www.greenchallenge.info/
24. http://www.greeneducationfoundat ion.org/index.php?option=com_con tent&view=section&id=14& amp;Itemid=509
25. http://gumballcapital.org/challe nge/home/
26. http://www.imaginecup.us/
27. http://nciia.org/grants/eteam
28. http://www.incommons.org/collabo rationchallenge
29. http://www.innocentive.com/
30. http://innovationchallenge.asu.e du/
31. http://launchpad.encore.org/
32. http://marriottschool.byu.edu/so cialventure/
33. http://www.masschallenge.org/
34. http://www.membersproject.com/
35. http://www.mit100k.org/
36. http://mitpsc.mit.edu/globalchal lenge/
37. http://www.moversandchangers.com /
38. http://nestcentral.org/business- plan-competition/
39. http://www.nextbillion.net/nextb illion-2011-case-writing-competi tion
40. http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds/inde x.flash.html
41. http://www.project10tothe100.com /
42. http://www.sevenfund.org/breakth rough-innovation-grant-competiti on/
43. http://www.refresheverything.com /
44. http://www.socialimpactexchange. org/bpc_overview.cfm
45. http://www.tedxyse.com/
46. http://theatrefilm.asu.edu/initi atives/pave-apply.php
47. http://www.thestandrewsprize.com /
48. http://www.theworldchallenge.co. uk/
49. http://www.thinkimpact.org/innov ation-institute/application-proc ess
50. http://www.villgro.org/wantrapre neur/
51. http://web.mit.edu/idi/yunus_201 1.htm
52. http://www.xprize.org/

Search Tools for Grant Funding

1. http://www.foundationcenter.org/
2. http://www.funderfinder.org.uk
3. http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk
4. http://www.governmentfunding.org .uk
5. http://www.grantsnet.co.uk
6. http://www.grantsonline.org.uk
7. http://www.grantspace.org/
8. http://www.j4bgrants .co.uk
9. http://www.open4funding.info
10. http://www.supply2.gov.uk
11. http://www.terravivagrants.org/

Crowdsourced Funding for Musicians & Bands

1. http://www.artistshare.com/
2. http://www.bandstocks.com/
3. http://www.feedthemuse.net/
4. http://www.pledgemusic.com/
5. http://www.sellaband.com/
6. http://www.slicethepie.com/