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“Venture Philanthropy - a New Concept or an Old Idea Rewrapped?”
David Carrington. Address to the Association of Charitable Foundations national conference, April 2003. http://www.davidcarrington.net/

• David Carrington looks at the benefits and challenges of venture philanthropy and its implications for UK trusts and foundations.

High-Engagement Philanthropy: A Bridge to a More Effective Social Sector: Perspectives from Nonprofit Leaders and High-Engagement Philanthropists
Community Wealth Ventures. Washington, D.C.: Venture Philanthropy Partners & Community Wealth Ventures, June 2004. http://www.vppartners.org/

• The latest in a series of reports by VPP aimed to advance high-engagement philanthropy and contribute to building the field.

“Three Yards and a Cloud of Dust”, in Venture Philanthropy 2002: Advancing Nonprofit Performance
Community Wealth Ventures. Washington, D.C.: Venture Philanthropy Partners, 2002. www.vppartners.org

• Part of the Morino Institute's reports on venture philanthropy, looks at the venture philanthropy landscape in 2002.

“Venture Philanthropy in Practice”
Sue Delafons. Summary notes of venture philanthropy workshop hosted by Impetus Trust, London, October 2004. www.impetus.org.uk

• The workshop reviewed the latest developments in the UK and discussed some of the critical issues in the implementation of venture philanthropy.

“The quiet revolution: Engaged Philanthropy Comes of Age in Europe”, in Philanthropy in Europe
Lee Davis & Nicole Etchart. Paris: Philanthropy in Europe, Issue No. 22, September 2005, pp10-11. www.philanthropyineurope.com

• The authors argue that it is in Europe rather then the US where venture philanthropy is taking root and producing genuine value-added results.
  

Wanted: UK Venture Philanthropists
H.M. Drucker. Oxford: OxfordPhilanthropic, February 2000.

• In 2000 Drucker argued that “venture philanthropy offers a serious chance of advancing philanthropy in Britain”.

The Investor's Toolkit: Generating Multiple Returns Through A Unified Investment Strategy
Jed Emerson, Timothy Freundlich & Shari Berenbach. Bethesda: Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Summer 2004. www.calvertfoundation.org

• Introduces the concept of managing financial assets using a strategy that maximizes not only economic performance, but also social and environmental returns.

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: Addressing the critical gaps in risk-taking capital for social enterprise
Jed Emerson, Tim Freundlich & Jim Fruchterman. Oxford: Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/skoll

• The paper explores how the social enterprise sector can fill the gaps in the financing landscape.

“The Prospects for Venture Philanthropy in the Developing World”, in Alliance Magazine
Nicole Etchart & Lee Davis. London: Alliance Publishing Trust, June 2002. www.alliancemagazine.org

• The authors look at how venture philanthropy can be applied to the developing world.

Venture Philanthropy in Europe: Obstacles and Opportunities
Paola Grenier. Weybridge: European Venture Philanthropy Association, January 2006. www.evpa.eu.com

• This report is the first pan-European review of the status of venture philanthropy. The full report is available by contacting EVPA at info@evpa.eu.com.

“Taming the Wild West: Could the ‘Europeanisation’ of venture philanthropy change the face of social sector funding?”, in Social Entrepreneurship Postings
Rob John. Oxford: Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Volume 1, Autumn 2006, pp10-12. www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/skoll

• The paper argues that there are early signs that European practitioners are not simply adapting to but innovating classical US venture philanthropy.

“Venture philanthropy”, in A Guide to Giving 2nd edition
Rob John. London: Philanthropy UK, Association of Charitable Foundations, 2005. www.philanthropyuk.org

• Outlines the benefits and key principles of this emerging philanthropy model.

Venture Philanthropy: the evolution of high engagement philanthropy in Europe
Rob John. Oxford: Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, June 2006. www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/skoll

• This working paper is the first in a series which explores the expansion of high engagement philanthropy in Europe.

“Venture Philanthropy”
Theresa Lloyd. Summary notes of venture philanthropy workshop hosted by Philanthropy UK, London, July 2002. www.philanthropyuk.org

• The workshop reviewed the experience and development of venture philanthropy, and explored what might make the approach work in the UK.

European Venture Philanthropy Directory
Susan Mackenzie (ed.). Weybridge: European Venture Philanthropy Association, September 2006. www.evpa.eu.com

• This comprehensive directory includes profiles and case studies of EVPA members and a ‘venture philanthropy primer’.

Getting Out to Work Merseyside: A social return on investment analysis
Susan Mackenzie & Jeremy Nicholls. London: New Economics Foundation, September 2004. www.neweconomics.org

• SROI case study of an intermediate-labour market (ILM) programme in Merseyside that helps ex-offenders find sustainable employment.

All in the Same Boat: An introduction to engaged philanthropy
NESsT. Turlock, CA: NESsT, 2005. US$10. www.nesst.org

• Provides answers to the most common questions asked by donors new to venture philanthropy.

Measuring real value: A DIY guide to Social Return on Investment
Jeremy Nicholls, Susan Mackenzie & Alibeth Somers. London: New Economics Foundation, 2007. www.neweconomics.org

• This free guide provides easy, step-by-step instructions for organisations that want to prove and quantify the social returns that they deliver.

New Economy, New Philanthropy
Jason Scott. Washington, D.C.: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, 2001. www.ncrp.org

• The paper looks at how venture philanthropy is influencing ‘traditional’ grant-making.

If Pigs Had Wings: The Appeals and Limits of Venture Philanthropy
Bruce Sievers. Address to the Waldemar A. Nielsen Issues in Philanthropy Seminar, Georgetown University, November 16, 2001.

• Sievers explores the assumptions and implications of venture philanthropy, and the deeper issue it poses about the nature of the relationship between philanthropy and civil society.

Good Results Will Be Addictive: High Engagement Giving/Venture Philanthropy: Future Trends
Warren Tranquada & John Pepin. London: John Pepin and Associates Limited, March 2005. www.jpa-group.com

• This research looks at potential future trends in engaged grant-making.

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