Foundation Funding for Businesses

Impact-driven businesses are often pushed towards traditional bank loans to obtain critical funding for their work. While bank loans are an important source of funding, they often lead to high levels of debt. Loans are not the only answer. In the Greater Philadelphia region, there is an extensive and growing network of Foundations that are able to lend to impact-driven businesses. Join SBN for an engaging panel discussion on how these foundations operate, why a business’s impact matters to foundations, and how businesses can navigate a foundation's grant application process.

This is a follow-up workshop to our presentation last year by Elizabeth Killough on how businesses can work through foundations to secure funding. This year, join us for a focused conversation between foundations and businesses that have successfully applied for grant funding. This workshop will help business owners in navigating the process of applying to foundations to receive grants.

This program is FREE for SBN members, non-members, and MED Week participants. This program is part of 2024 Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week. 

**A Zoom link will be sent to all registered attendees on October 8.

This event is hosted by the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia