Social Venture Initiatives

George Avenue CV
George Avenue CV is a private equity fund, initated by the Noaber Foundation (www.noaber.com) investing in social ventures to aim for a benefit in society. The focus of the fund is in Technology. A second sector is the Health and Healthcare, stimulating pre-market oriented innovations solving aging isues. A third sector is the Education, Culture & Society addressing initiatives for benefit of the society in their various aspects. George Avenue has the aim to invest time, material, effort and money in these social venture initiatives to help less privileged people, sometimes also living in under-invested areas, to build a sustainable life and business environment and help them integrate better in the society.
See for more activities : George Avenue
 
 
TENDRIS 'Making money by being good to people, nature and the environment'
Tendris initiates innovative products with a sustainable character. All the products meet one important condition: they must be good for people, nature or the environment. By making money with these products, it is ensured that Tendris will continue to meet this requirement on a long-term basis. This, in turn, will enable to continue creating a better world for the current generation and the generations after us. However, it will also take the company to ever-higher levels. Growth means continuity. From this perspective, Tendris feels that sustainable behaviour should be rewarded. It is the conviction that if a consumer chooses quality and durability, he should pay less instead of more.
See examples: www.tendris.nl and www.lemnislighting.com Technology Pioneer 2009; WEF
Net4Kids
Net4Kids is an internet marketplace for NGOs and donors. The organization aims to support children in less privileged positions in the Third World in a personal, transparent and tangible way. The costs of organization – overhead – to get the donated money, goods or other services on the right place is donated by other sponsors. Via email and internet is the donor reported on the progress of the adopted project. The organization is started by Loek van den Boog and his wife Anke. Loek is an ICT-veteran, who started a new direction for child care support by making use of the newest technology, a business approach and direct support. See for more about Net4Kids: www.net4kids.nl
 
Panparks
PAN Parks Foundation, a joint venture between the Dutch leisure company Molencaten groep and World Nature Fund, co-operates with protected area managements and sustainable tourism businesses in order to make it possible for people to support, preserve, enjoy Europe’s wilderness! For more information see: www.panparks.org

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Netherlands Institute for Social Venturing Entrepreneurship
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