New Profit Inc. A non-profit venture philanthropy fund that invests in social entrepreneurs. http://www.newprofit.com

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public Ashoka is a global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs -- individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social problems. http://www.ashoka.org

Echoing Green Foundation Foundation that provides seed money and support to young social entrepreneurs. http://www.echoinggreen.org

Benetech Non-profit social entrepreneurial venture harnessing the power of technology for social benefit. http://www.benetech.org

Kingdom Ventures Philanthropic venture capital firm focused on supporting emerging Christian ministries around the world. http://www.kingdomventures.org

Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures Yale University program which educates nonprofits about nonprofit enterprise and social entrepreneurship and serves as a mechanism for capitalizing promising profit-making ventures with financial support through its Business Plan Competition. http://www.ventures.yale.edu/

Global Social Venture Competition An global MBA student business plan competition for social ventures, organizations that not only create profits, but also a social or environmental return on investment. History and vision, submission forms, and resource library included. http://www.socialvc.net/

The Charitable Venture Foundation Awards grants, loans and technical assistance to charitable organizations; list of funding criteria and description of the application process available. http://www.charitableventure.org/

Impact Ventures Provides a combination of technical assistance and financial support to high-potential social enterprises. Site contents include team profiles, publications, investment summary, performance reports, and news and event announcements. http://www.impactventures.net/

Teen Challenge Farm Takes donations of cars, mini-vans, trucks, RVs or boats. Vehicle donations are tax deductible with free pickup. Located in London, Ontario, Canada. http://www.tcfarm.org/VehicleDonations/donframes.html