Why This Workshop?
When you're building a creative enterprise with social impact at its core, your funding choices matter as much as what you build. The wrong funding structure can push you off mission. The right one can accelerate your impact.
This hands-on workshop helps you understand how to raise funding that actually supports your mission—not undermines it. You'll explore funding models built for impact, then hear directly from funders who specialize in backing mission-driven creative businesses.
Who Should Apply?
Creative enterprises who:
- Want to raise funding without compromising their mission or values
- Are exploring alternatives to traditional VC that better fit their purpose
- Need to understand how ownership and governance choices protect (or dilute) their impact
- Are ready to build a sustainable financing strategy aligned with their long-term vision
What will you come away with?
Reverse Funder Pitch:
Instead of pitching to funders, the funders pitch to you. Jem Stein (Daring Capital), Growth Impact Fund, and Damon Bonser (British Design Fund) will explain their investment criteria, deal structures, and what they wish applicants knew—then take your questions.
Your Mission-Aligned Roadmap:
- Create a funding plan that works for your specific mission and business model
- Clarify how much to raise, when, through what route
- Connect funding strategy to your values, exit vision, and impact goals
Community & Network:
- Meet other mission-driven creative enterprises navigating the same funding challenges
- Build relationships with funders and collaborators who share your values
Onward Support:
- For a select number of participants, we are pleased to offer a session of follow up 1 to 1 coaching with Esme Verity. More information on this opportunity will be available at the workshop.
