Our venture philanthropy model has three key components:

1. Strategic funding
We give long-term core funding to our charities and social enterprises so they can build their capacity.   This funding is linked to the organisation meeting pre-agreed milestones, which are tracked on a quarterly basis.

In addition, an important part of the Impetus model is that we are often able to leverage our funding with additional funding from co-investors.

Read more about the charities and social enterprises we work with.

2. Hands-on management support
The 'secret ingredient' of our investment model is the hands-on management support given to the chief executive and senior management of the charity by an experienced, in-house Impetus investment executive. Our Investment team members have substantial consulting, financial and voluntary-sector experience, and the investment executive's support spans the entire investment period.

Read a first-hand account of what it is like to work with Impetus, from Rachel Carr, Chief Executive of Impetus charity IntoUniversity.

3. Specialist expertise
We have a pool of highly skilled experts, who volunteer their skills to our charities and social enterprises. This expertise is deployed for specific, mutually agreed projects, with the expert and investee organisation agreeing the brief before a project starts. Each project has a defined period of time and objective, to ensure results.

Example projects include:
• Business model review and business planning
• Financial planning and reporting
• Development of performance measures
• Senior management team coaching

Read our vision and frequently asked questions about Impetus.