Leveraging Social Capital: Its Time for Change

Leveraging Social Capital – “Its Time for Change” Arthur Wood – VP, Social Financial Services, Ashoka [email_address]

“ The coming Social Finance Crunch – “ Population aging is a worldwide phenomenon that will affect all G-7 countries ”

There is simply not enough money in the current paradigm– “ Population aging will be a key challenge facing the G7 economies over the coming decades”

There is a double whammy coming “The projected decline in the employment-to-population ratio will gradually become a hindrance to growth in living standards beyond 2010”

The Spectrum of Social Capital Investment - created in 1888 / 1944 – “essentially pre modern capitalism” – the Gap no financial return below market return market return High risk Low risk Grants $400bn 50% Programme-related investments Venture philanthropy Mainstream “ For Profit” Investments Investment plus Social Responsible Investment circa $4trn Corporate Engagement incl CSR ” NO INDIVIDUAL OR SYSTEM MECHANISMS – THE GAP

Case Study - Value Chain Financing – Sanitation Grants Recoverable Grants Investment Plus Mainstream Investments no financial return below market return market return Scale (GAVI) & Synthetic Profit (Corporate incentive) Increase the credit quality of social capital markets ie. Leveraging - Microfinance / DB Eye fund model Incentivising Innovation / Collaboration at the bottom of the pyramid – Social Entrepreneurship ,[object Object],Based on “Foundations and Social Investment” Margaret Bolton 2005 and Bates Wells & Braithwaite Legal Process – ie L3C / CIC Financing Mechanisms incentivising Community and Corporates Carbon / Vouchers / Fertiliser / Power Programme Related Investment

What are the critical Ingredients ? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Collaborative Financing Facility NOT Just Funds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

NEXT STEPS – SINGLE PLATFORM / SINGLE LANGUAGE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MECHANISM TO ENGAGE ALL PLAYERS IN SCALE Looked at as a Business Problem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IF I AM A SOCIAL SECTOR ORGANISATION / CORPORATE - WHAT ARE THE NEXT PRACTICAL STEPS NOW ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE SYSTEM CAN BE CHANGED A NEW PARADIGM - “IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WHAT DO I DO IF I AM A BANK OR GOVERNMENT ? Paul Martin - Former PM of Canada “The question I would put to you is quite simple” – Nov 2007 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SUMMARY THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AND SCALE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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