Social Enterprise Application Form

Alfanar Investment Application

Alfanar fosters the growth of ambitious, enterprising, self-reliant social enterprises (SE) that provide valued opportunities for disadvantaged people in the Arab world to improve their lives and experience dignity. Alfanar employs a venture philanthropy investment approach, which helps social enterprises scale their impact and achieve financial independence over time.

In partnership with the “Employment Promotion Lebanon” EPL project, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Alfanar is launching Seed cycle 3 as part of the YELA (Youth Employment in Lebanon through Social Enterprises) programme that intends to support Lebanese social enterprises (SEs) and promote employment creation in Lebanon.

The Seed Programme intends to support 20 early stage social enterprises over 4 Seed rounds – up to 5 SEs per round – in a total period of 24 months with funding and tailored management support.

An initial batch of 10 SEs will be shortlisted based on eligibility criteria – described here below – and will be selected by a jury to join a cohort of up to 5 SEs that will be supported for a period of 6 months with a $20k grant, 7 customised management support workshops and 3 group trainings. SEs going through the Seed Programme should be able to create employment opportunities within 6 months of starting the program.

Alfanar Investment Criteria

We are looking for social enterprises in Lebanon that share our values and exhibit the following requirements:

Is legally registered for at least a year in Lebanon and operates in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, with a preference for those that have the potential to scale nationally and regionally

Has a model that is focused on creating income and employment opportunities for youth, with a focus on women and persons with disabilities preferably through freelancing

Has a clear social and/or environmental impact that is measurable and scalable and benefits a minimum of 20 people

Has a minimum viable product or service which has already been sold to clients, with a preference for those that can export to new markets

Is looking for management support, organisational strengthening, and/or capacity building

Addresses at least one of these Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4 – Quality EducationSDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 10 – Reduced InequalitiesSDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

Further Notes on Application

· Please ensure you fill in all the required information before sending us your application

· If you require any specific advice relating to your application, please contact us directly at info@alfanar.org.uk and we will be happy to help

· Please note that we only work with organisations that are registered

Good luck with your application

1. Background of Applicant Organisation

Main Details

Organisation Name	Registration Number
Registration Date	Country of Registration
Operating Since	Registration Type
Social Media Handles	Website
Geographical area of operations in Lebanon	Geographical area of operations

Main Address

Street	City
Country	Postal Code

Focal Point for Application

Full Name

Email

Phone Number

Role/Job Title

How do you best define your organisation

Focus on Charitable Activities with no regard to commercial activityCommercial activity that has a financial return in direct correlation to the social impact createdCommercially driven with social impact offered through some form of corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Population Served Other

Internal Systems (please check the box in front of items that your organisation currently has)

3 year strategyWebsiteBusiness planOperations ManualFinancial plan (including budgets & annual audited financial statements)Internal Policies (e.g. safeguarding, child protection, anti-harassment)Monitoring and Evaluation systemAbility to provide reports in EnglishEnglish speaking staff

Have you received funding or investment in the past?

Please include the names of your 5 most recent donors/investors as well as their respective donation/investment amounts and accompanying details

Donor/Investor	Amount (USD)	Date	Funding Status

2. Management & Team

Number of Employees

Total Number of Employees

	Male	Female
Full Time Staff
Part Time Staff
Freelancers
Volunteers

If any of the sections are inapplicable, please put "0"

Management Team (Please add as many individuals as required)

Full Name

Role/Job Title

Email

Age

Gender

Board Member (if applicable)

Full Name

Email

3. Social Impact

Can you provide a brief on the social/environmental problem/need you are targeting?

Please provide details on how you plan to overcome this problem or fulfill the need identified above

Please provide some specific data on your impact history, showing how many people have benefited from your organisations actions over the past 2 years

Impact History

	2021	2022
Women
Men
Youth
Children
Refugees
PwDs
Other	If you have a form of social impact that is not measured in number of people (for instance, environmental impact), please provide data on your achievements here

Please list and describe the tools used to measure your social/environmental impact

Please explain if you are using excel like tables or more specialised software

Please describe how you believe your social/environmental impact model can grow and be scaled beyond the work you are doing at present.

4. Business Model

What is the social enterprise's business activity (value proposition)?

Can you provide a breakdown of the products and/or services you are offering

What is your plan to sustain your business model?

How is your product/service unique from others in the market?

How does your business model create income and employment opportunities for youth, women or persons with disabilities?

Do you have a plan to scale operations and/or replicate this model in different locations or contexts?

If you answer Yes above, please give details

Does the social enterprise have a prototype?

If you answer Yes above, please give details

Does the social enterprise export products or services to foreign markets

If Yes, please specify which markets

What Currency do you Operate in?

5. Customer Profile

Please provide a brief on your target customer(s)?

How many customers did you reach in the last 12 months?

How do you reach your customers?

Who are your competitors and what are you doing differently to stand out?

6. Income and Expenditure Profile

In the section below, please provide some details about your financials over the last two calendar years

Income and Expenditure Profile

	2021	2022
Self Generated Revenue
Grant Income
Subscriptions/Memberships
Individual Donations
TOTAL Income
Salaries
Activities
Overheads
Rent
Asset Purchases
Misc.
TOTAL Expenditure
NET PROFIT/LOSS

Please use the section below to share your financial projections for the current and coming years

Income and Expenditure Forecasts

	2023	2024
Self Generated Revenue
Grant Income
Subscriptions/Memberships
Individual Donations
TOTAL Income
Salaries
Activities
Overheads
Rent
Asset Purchases
Misc.
TOTAL Expenditure
NET PROFIT/LOSS

8. Additional Information

How did you hear about Alfanar

If Other, please specify

Supplementary information and comments