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A philanthropic investment fund providing capacity-building & financing support to a portfolio of high-impact social enterprises in emerging markets.

Promotes accountability, innovation, leadership & professionalism in the social enterprise field worldwide through forums, workshops, trainings, internships, and publishing.

A global, on-line shopping portal designed to enable social enterprises to reach a wider consumer market for selling their products and services.

Offers professional services in social enterprise development to clients worldwide, typically foundations, national and international organizations.

Latin America

Social Enterprise Competition 2008

NESsT invites all civil society organizations (CSOs) in Brazil and Argentina that are interested in assessing the viability of launching or expanding social enterprises in these countries.

NESsT & ABN AMRO announce winners of Social Enterprise Competition in Chile

NESsT and ABN AMRO presented Euro 45,000 in venture grants to five winners at a Santiago awards ceremony. » more

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Open Garden Foundation in Hungary is receiving NESsT support for its Real Food Box organic foods delivery service...
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in emerging market countries by developing and supporting social enterprises that strengthen civil society organizations' financial sustainability and maximize their social impact.

NESsT works as a social enterprise catalyst in emerging markets through our four initiatives:

NESsT achieves its mission by combining the tools and strategies of business entrepreneurship with the mission and values of nonprofit entrepreneurship to support the development of social enterprises in emerging democracies worldwide.