AVPN Plenary 3: How to set up a VPO

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Social Investment Partners Venture Philanthropy in Japan

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This breakout session will discuss the key considerations in setting up a venture philanthropy organisation (VPO)

Transcript of AVPN Plenary 3: How to set up a VPO

  • Social Investment Partners

    Venture Philanthropy in Japan

  • Fragmented SPO Market in Japan

    Among 50,000 SPOs, most are struggling in small scale

    Few SPOs that maintain sustainability to maximize social

    impact

    Existing supporting organizations focus on early stage, in small

    amount, usually for a single year.

    CSR focuses on specific sector or field of assistance. Individual

    probono is based on volunteers at

    ado-hoc

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    Business scale

    10M

    50M

    20M

    Small number of large scale businesses

    Medium scale businesses with the potential to grow

    Large number of small scale non-profit organizations

    200-300M

    No. of organizations

    Distribution of the business scale and quantity of SPOs in Japan

    SIP VP Model

    Existing Intermediaries

    Strong Demand for Long-term

    Financial and Managerial Support with Governance

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    Who we are?

    VP organization founded in 2012, by seven business sector veterans with average more than 20 years of experience in venture capital,

    private equity, corporate finance and management

    Manage JVPF (Japan Venture Philanthropy Fund) in the amount of 150M yen with Nippon Foundation. Donors are business professionals,

    business owners, corporates. Nippon Foundation commit 1:1 matching

    Focus on development stage. SPOs with proof of concept to expand social impact

    Probono commitment: invested more than 1,000 hours in aggregation

    Bain & Co: strategy consulting

    Clifford Chance: legal counsel

    VOX Global Japan: communication consulting

    One international accounting firm joining this year

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    Thorough DD to identify and measure social impact utilizing TOC and Logic Model. Main selection criteria is:

    Innovative approach and solution to social issues

    Measurable social impact and its scalability

    Sustainability of operation

    Management team

    Mold business plan with potential investees to design support plan:

    Long term financial support with various instruments and milestones

    Long term managerial support with road maps with governance

    Portfolios:

    NPO After-School (2013): Achieved 3-year business plan by one year ahead. Number of schools and beneficiaries has grown by 3 times.

    Started operation at public schools based on their best practice at

    private ones. Revenue has grown from 40M yen to 200M yen.

    Teach For Japan (2014)

    What we do?

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  • Social Impact Partners aims to change peoples lives for the better through financial, human and intellectual support for Hong Kongs social purpose organizations, using the venture philanthropy approach.

    Our Vision

  • Geography: Hong Kong

    Sectors of Interest: Primarily in education, youth, employability

    Size of investment: HKD 1 3 million

    Investment period: Periodic disbursement over 3 to 5 years vs. performance indicators

    Stage: Early-mid stage organization in process of scaling

    Investment Strategy

  • Scale up proven programs/ enterprises addressing critical social issues

    Prove concept of VP against the liability of newness in Asia

    Objectives

  • HKD 15 million raised

    Vehicles for both grants and social investments established

    Strategic partners across key operational functions

    Reviewed 40 deals with 3 in due diligence and 1 approved for investment

    Progress to Date

  • Focusing on providing non-financial support is critical to the Social Impact Partners model and to helping organizations become strong, more robust and sustainable

    Can be sourced from investors, paid consultants and pro bono resources

    Developing Resources

  • Strategic Partners

  • Pre-launch market profiling

    Sources of deal flow:

    Foundations

    Social investors

    Consultants

    Industry groups (HKCSS, HKFx. TWF, etc.)

    Need:

    To articulate the benefits of an engaged funder relationship

    To provide high level of early stage. pre-application support

    Generating Deal Flow

  • Assessing Impact

    Key Question for SPOs:

    What outcome i.e. social change, are you striving to achieve?

  • Deal flow

    Development of network

    Capital deployment

    Co-investments

    Portfolio health

    Quarterly KPI Reporting

  • APRIL 21, 2015