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My Biography - Jonah Lupton

- InterCapital Group (Founder & CEO)

- Parabolic Ventures (Founder & Angel Investor)

- Inspired Futures Foundation (Founder & Director)

- CharityAlly (Co-Founder)

- NextGen Leaders Council (Founder & President)

- Partners for Youth with Disabilities (Board Member)

- Boston World Partnerships (Connector)

- The Boston Foundation (Professional Advisor Network)

- ZigSwitch (Advisor Board)

- TheGoodness (Advisory Board)

- Several stealth companies (Advisory Board)

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What is a Social Entrepreneur?

• A social entrepreneur recognizes a community problem or economic market opportunity and uses their entrepreneurial skills and resources to organize, create and manage a sustainable business that can achieve impactful social changes while still making profits or the owner

• While a typical business owner measures their company’s performance and success in terms of profits or sales, a social entrepreneur focuses on maximizing social impact and building profits that can be invested back into the company and community to make a bigger difference and solve real problems

• Social entrepreneurs drive social innovation and transformation in various fields including education, health, poverty, medical, and environment

• They pursue their goals and with the same entrepreneurial spirit and passion that drives every other entrepreneur

• A social entrepreneur wants to build strong and sustainable organizations, which may be set up as for-profits or not-for-profits, sometimes both.

• Many social entrepreneurs will have a portion of their profits designated to particular charitable causes as well as their own Foundation

“The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook” by Rupert Scofield

“Building Social Business” by Muhammad Yunus (founder of Grameen Bank)

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Creating a Socially Good Business

Social Impact – changing lives, better community, providing jobs

Sustainability – cash flow, support themselves

Innovation – unique technology or IP, patents, barrier to entry

Resources – talent, experienced advisors, partnerships

Market Opportunity – is the problem large enough?

Scalability – growth potential, city / regional / national / global

Financial Capital – seed capital or “impact capital” (from philanthropists), bank debt (unlikely), venture capital (based on model & exit)

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Why People Give Way Their Money

• Connection

• Pivotal Involvement

• Being Asked

• Guilt

• Compassion

• Transparency

• Urgency

• Recognition

• Simplicity

• Upbringing

• Time of the Year

• In the News

• Peer Pressure

• Celebrity Endorsements

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Inspired Futures Foundation

• Started in 2010 by Jonah Lupton

• Raise $50,000 in 2011

• Raise $125,000 in 2012

• Raise $250,000 in 2013

• Create one of Boston’s first social entrepreneurship & startup / incubation labs.

• Make 4-8 financial investments per year alongside aspiring social entrepreneurs

• Provide startup space, cover certain startup expenses, provide access to valuable resources and make introductions to experienced advisors.

• Give expertise and seed capital in exchange for small equity stakes ranging from 5-15% depending on business model, amount of experience, total capital needed and most importantly the time and resources required to launch the business

• All profits from equity investments or convertible notes are reinvested back into the Inspired Futures Foundation

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CharityAlly

• Building the most comprehensive internet, email, text and mobile fundraising

platform for charities, political campaigns, religious organizations, and

educational institutions of all sizes to engage and leverage their existing donors,

create new donors and leverage the capabilities social media and mobile

• Market size = $300 billion annually (up 50% from 2002)

• 30,000 nonprofits in Massachusetts / 1.8 million nonprofits in U.S.

• Donations: 75% from individuals / 25% from corporations & foundations

• 1/3 of all donations go to religious organizations

• Online fundraising growing at 14% annually

• 275 million active mobile phones in US

• Average nonprofit Facebook fan page has 14,000 friends

• Average nonprofit Twitter account has 5,000 followers

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