For Funders

Our partners can achieve more with their philanthropic dollar.

We cultivate trustful partnerships to enable our partners to achieve their goals. Our partnerships are based on a shared vision for sustainable and scalable impact.
Become a partner

The Social Business Cycle

1. Entrance of
funds

2. Multiple time
use of funds

3. Social
Business

4. Social & environmental
impact

Loan Repayment

Philanthropy: The Business Way

Strong local team & local investment: We hire local teams that come from high-level business backgrounds. They understand their countries and their business landscape inside out to identify businesses with the greatest social impact. We also team up with local philanthropy partners who match our international donations.

The discipline of venture capital investment: Our sourcing, selection and financing are rooted in good business practice.

Patient loans and hands-on growth support: We assist growth-stage social business to develop their business model and maximixe social & environmental impact.

What our
partners say

"Yunus Social Business and IKEA Foundation share a vision of empowering social entrepreneurs in low-income economies as the ultimate drivers of job growth and accelerators of more green and inclusive economies.

With our support, Yunus Social Business provides business advisory services, networks and access to finance to social entrepreneurs in India and Kenya so that they can build thriving businesses that address the complex social and environmental challenges of today."

Els Remijn, Programme Manager, IKEA Foundation

"Yunus Social Business and IKEA Foundation share a vision of empowering social entrepreneurs in low-income economies as the ultimate drivers of job growth and accelerators of more green and inclusive economies.

With our support, Yunus Social Business provides business advisory services, networks and access to finance to social entrepreneurs in India and Kenya so that they can build thriving businesses that address the complex social and environmental challenges of today."

Els Remijn, Programme Manager, IKEA Foundation

How we partner

For us, partnering means an ongoing relationship built on:

  • Proactive communication;
  • Transparent reporting;
  • Reliable turnarounds;
  • Sustainable, scalable impact.

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On an ongoing basis, we organise events to allow partners to stay updated:

  • 1-1 calls;
  • Webinars;
  • Executive breakfasts;
  • Roundtables.

Our anchor-board
partners

We are supported by our committed anchor-board members, who not only support us financially, but guide us in our strategic vision.

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“A charity dollar has one life. A social business dollar has unlimited lives.”

Prof. Muhammad Yunus

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