Learn how to raise mission-aligned capital for your business — without compromising your values.
Are you a social entrepreneur looking to raise capital for your organization or project? Although there are many resources on how to raise capital for a small business, the actual process can be challenging. You may:
Feel unsure about where to start
Have been trying to raise capital for some time, but feel it isn’t working
Feel unsure about what investors really want. “Do I need a better pitch deck? Do I need better financial projects? Am I even talking to the right investors? Help!”
Want advice about where to turn next
Want to make sure you can get the resources you need to grow your next economy enterprise without compromising on your values and your aspirations to serve your community in the most beneficially impactful ways
How to Raise Mission-Aligned Capital ($400)
This course is for anyone interested in learning about raising capital and fundraising from a Next Economy perspective, for folks who are about to start raising capital, and for those who are in a capital raise but are feeling stuck.
This course includes a free 60-minute coaching call with Kevin Bayuk, partner and worker-owner at LIFT Economy, to answer your questions around values-aligned capital and fundraising.
The social entrepreneur’s toolkit for securing values-aligned funding.
This course is for anyone interested in learning about raising capital and fundraising from a Next Economy perspective, for folks who are about to start raising capital, and for those who are in a capital raise but are feeling stuck.
We cover:
Understanding business as usual finance
Order of operations for seeking financing
Security structure options
Finding the right investors
“Pitching” investors
Case studies of successful and creative mission-aligned capital raises that the LIFT team has firsthand experience in assisting with
Racial and power dynamics when seeking capital are prevalent and we address strategies for entrepreneurs to be able to navigate, overcome and in some cases work to dismantle systems of oppression.
“I HIGHLY RECOMMEND LIFT Economy’s “How to Raise Mission-Aligned Capital” to any other aspiring entrepreneur looking to create a positive impact in the world. There are already a ton of resources out there for regular startups but this is the only course I’ve found that goes deep into the specifics of how mission-aligned capital differs from traditional VC and bank financing. I wish this program was created 3 years ago as I could’ve saved a lot of time and money from attending various conferences and seminars. Thanks, Lift Economy!
— Cyrus Julian, Next Economy MBA, Cohort V”
Who is teaching the course and what qualifies you to offer this?
Who is teaching the course and what qualifies you to offer this?
LIFT successfully raised $1.1M in investment capital from 125 investors for the Force for Good Fund
LIFT Partners have helped clients raise millions of dollars in mission-aligned capital
LIFT Partners have been intimately involved in raising $40M in venture capital
LIFT is helping develop the field of regenerative agriculture investors, racial justice investors, and Next Economy investors more broadly
We have exclusively focused on organizing, raising money from, and partnering with mission-aligned investors
We have built our curriculum from our own experience and research, including our nine-month facilitated MBA program with 500+ alumni
Check out our episode on fundraising from our Next Economy MBA podcast series to get a taste of concepts we’ll cover in the self-study course.
Frequently Asked Questions:
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During the production of the first four cohorts of the Next Economy MBA live facilitated training we discovered that even with a 9 month time horizon for learning and adding extra facilitated sessions and office hours and 1:1 calls, our students wanted more depth on each of the fundamental topics that are so central to growing the next economy. Our team has a lot to offer that does not fit in the time constraints of our live facilitated Next Economy MBA training. Furthermore, a self-study course allows students to access more in-depth materials in a concerted and self-paced way, thereby accommodating the full and diverse lives we all bring to learning and living into the next economy. We are eager for your feedback on how these courses compliment the live, facilitated Next Economy MBA training.
The most frequently requested area for additional content and support comes from struggles and concerns with fundraising, so we are launching the first moduel of this course: “How to Raise Mission-Aligned Capital.”
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The course includes 8.5 hours of instructional video plus resources and exercises.
Depending on your self-motivated engagement, this could be 9-16 hours of total content.
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You have a vision and values driven organization or project and think you may need to raise capital
You have tried and/or succeeded in raising capital but do not feel vision and values aligned with the investors you have engaged
While we can’t guarantee a successful fundraise, we have seen results including; realizing not to raise funds until a later stage of development, successful raise, expanding your networks to connect with aligned investors.
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We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with the course, we will refund your entire fee. Our only request for refunds is that you have a conversation with us so we can better understand your experience with the course.
Have more questions? Get in touch! Please reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions, comments, or concerns.