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partnership levels:
- visionary investors
$100 + - catalyst investors
$1,000 + - angel investors
$25,000 +
the Initial Philanthropic Offering (IPO) Venture Group in partnership with Street Kids International
Social- entrepreneurs investing in the potential of young entrepreneurs worldwide
The IPO Venture is a newly organized group of Canadian entrepreneurs who believe that there is a direct relationship between improving our lives and the lives of those living in abject poverty.
The group’s portfolio is made up of philanthropic investments by successful entrepreneurs from a diverse field of professions. Members share a common vision, to invest in the potential of young entrepreneurs in developing countries.
In 2010, The IPO Venture Group invites you to join this enterprise and influence the potential of young entrepreneurs. The IPO Venture Group has partnered with Street Kids International to help us accomplish their goals. Street Kids International has a long and proven history and collaborative interest in providing street active youth with skills that assure sustained businesses and economically healthy livelihood. Moreover, like its members, Street Kids International is a Canadian success story.
Members match their philanthropic investment strategy with the same rigor, philosophy and expectations they apply to our for-profit enterprises. The collective investments are leveraged to promote educational programs and business skills that help move young potential entrepreneurs out of poverty.
Our mission is more than a charitable venture; it is an aspiration towards the betterment of our next generation by investing in the future of young potential entrepreneurs in developing countries today. 
According to Dr. Prahalad (author of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid), fostering entrepreneurship is the key to eradicating poverty. Enabling youth through education and training and supporting their entrepreneurial ambitions is one of the primary avenues for youth to move out of generational poverty.
With our “social entrepreneurs helping potential entrepreneurs” philosophy in mind, we believe that our collective efforts can play a significant role in addressing global poverty and its impending impact on our communities.
As a partner, your investment in the IPO Ventures pooled fund is leveraged with other gifts, to create a portfolio that can provide larger grants and have a greater impact than partners might otherwise make independently. Your level of involvement is flexible allowing you to engage at your own pace as professional and family life allows.
Your IPO Venture investment will be managed with due diligence and accountability measures, ensuring that fund disbursement decisions are made thoughtfully by a specially appointed committee made up of partners like you.
The IPO Venture invites likeminded entrepreneurs to make an impact on the community and the world. Find out more about the benefits of becoming a member of this innovative social entrepreneurship movement.
become a part of this dynamic group to effect change through leveraged resources
partnership levels and benefits include:
- Visionary Investors will be provided with complete transparency and accountability for their investments. We will present you with regular reports on the funds collected and their distribution.
- You will enjoy substantial discounts to an unusual and high value event conducted by experts with powerful business advice.
- You will receive complimentary monthly advice, from topical experts on ways to capture opportunities and to grow your own business as we enter an economic recovery.
- In addition to thorough accountability and event participation, Catalyst Investors will be provided with detailed information about the communities where the training occurs.
- Quarterly reports on program progress, access to progress reports of program participants.
- Information about the kids and their success stories
- The opportunity to meet with or ask questions of the Board of Directors of Street Kids
- You will enjoy complimentary access to an unusual and high value event conducted by experts with powerful business advice.
- You will receive complimentary monthly advice, from topical experts on ways to capture opportunities and to grow your own business as we enter an economic recovery
- As a flagship shareholder, Angel Investors receive all of the benefits above, plus:
- to visit the field to witness first-hand the training of youth entrepreneurship education training programs.
- Your airfare and accommodation will be looked after by one of our sponsoring travel partners
You will receive an invitation to join the IPO Venture Group committee, providing you with an option to play a leadership role, to the extent you wish, in determining program locations and strategic plan of the IPO Venture Group.
Join the IPO Venture Group. Invest in youth entrepreneurship today:
Mail a cheque to:
IPO Venture Group
20 Toronto Street
9th Floor Suite 960
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2B8
Online investment:
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Questions?
Please contact
- David Pell
CEO
Street Kids International
416-504-8994 ext. 33
