How To Lend Money To Charities, With Holger Westphely (CAF Venturesome)

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Now here is a topic I didn t see coming But why lend money to a charity isn t that a bit mean to ask for your money back if they re doing work you believe in I spoke to Holger Westphely Acting Head of CAF Venturesome to find out how and why loans are sometimes better than donations It s very difficult to raise grant funding for anything that isn t directly related to a charity programme Anything that has the word admin in it is an anathema to many philanthropists And that s where we come in because we believe that a well run organisation needs OpEx it needs CapEx Secondly from a philanthropist point of view it can help the capital go further And you can hear more of that on today s episode As mentioned you can learn more about CAF Venturesome at www venturesome org and more about the parent organisation at www cafonline org Holger also mentioned two very worthy causes in this chat and you can learn more about both on each of their homepages – Ubuntu Pathways is at https ubuntupathways org and the Peaceful Change Initiative is at https peacefulchange org Or if it is me you re after you can find me on my LinkedIn page feel free to connect and my action-adventure novels on Amazon some versions even for free If you have any feedback or questions if you would like to participate in the show or if you d like to find full written transcripts with timestamps head on over to HowtoLendMoneytoStrangers Show Regards Brendan Click here to visit this podcast episode