Nonprofits do not typically have tangible assets to use as collateral. As a sector, nonprofits don't have all of the supports which shareholders and bankers look for in profitable companies. Banks that use standardized loan criteria have been reluctant or unable to finance even the most polished nonprofit organizations. Loans that nonprofits obtain are usually very expensive, have a short duration, or are capped as a percentage of the nonprofit's receivables. In short access to capital is a very real problem for nonprofit organizations.

As the result of restrictions by their shareholders, risk guidelines and lending practices, many financial institutions are hesitant or are not able to provide capital to nonprofits. Bank compliance ratings often reflect this inability to finance both nonprofit organizations and entrepreneurs who do not have access to capital.

Strategeries helps create the partnerships needed for social entrepreneurial endeavors. Strategeries provides knowledge, documentation and related products about growth and financing growth. Connections are made and fostered. Analysis of trends, current and past customers, and marketing analysis is critical for the growth of the sector. It also provides documentation to foundations and loan officers. Strategeries produces effective plans and sector analysis to both the business ventures and the financial partners.

Strategeries can help you create the partnerships needed for social entrepreneurial endeavors by providing the knowledge, documentation, and related growth and financing products. As well, Strategeries partners have been active in requesting and as foundation officers providing project related investment funds. They know the process--see Foundation Innovations.