For Funders

Our partners can achieve more with their philanthropic dollar.

We cultivate trustful partnerships to enable our partners to achieve their goals. Our partnerships are based on a shared vision for sustainable and scalable impact.

The Social Business Cycle

1. Entrance of 

funds

2. Multiple time 

use of funds

3. Social 

Business

4. Social & environmental 

impact

Loan Repayment

Philanthropy: The Business Way

The social and environmental impact of our work is the reason we get up in the morning. We care deeply about getting it right.

Our IMM framework consists of rigorous analysis by third-party auditors. At the same time, we use the data to proactively manage our impact.  

We are constantly improving this process. We believe in a system in which impact measurement is clear and objective.

What our
partners say

"Yunus Social Business and IKEA Foundation share a vision of empowering social entrepreneurs in low-income economies as the ultimate drivers of job growth and accelerators of more green and inclusive economies.

With our support, Yunus Social Business provides business advisory services, networks and access to finance to social entrepreneurs in India and Kenya so that they can build thriving businesses that address the complex social and environmental challenges of today."

Els Remijn, Programme Manager, IKEA Foundation

"Yunus Social Business and IKEA Foundation share a vision of empowering social entrepreneurs in low-income economies as the ultimate drivers of job growth and accelerators of more green and inclusive economies.

With our support, Yunus Social Business provides business advisory services, networks and access to finance to social entrepreneurs in India and Kenya so that they can build thriving businesses that address the complex social and environmental challenges of today."

Els Remijn, Programme Manager, IKEA Foundation

How we partner

For us, partnering means an ongoing relationship built on:

  • Proactive communication;
  • Transparent reporting;
  • Reliable turnarounds;
  • Sustainable, scalable impact.

On an ongoing basis, we organise events to allow partners to stay updated:

  • 1-1 calls;
  • Webinars;
  • Executive breakfasts;
  • Roundtables.

Our anchor-board
partners

We are supported by our committed anchor-board members, who not only support us financially, but guide us in our strategic vision.

“A charity dollar has one life. A social business dollar has unlimited lives.”

Prof. Muhammad Yunus

Our Organisational Partners