75440 - Venture Capital Philanthropy

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Docente: Simona Zambelli
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: SECS-P/11
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Management for Social Economy (cod. 8843)

    Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics and business (cod. 9202)

Learning outcomes

Students will learn the financial instruments to value investments, especially in terms of impact investing, venture capital philanthropy investments. Students will also learn how to structure a winning business plan, for venture financing purposes.

Course contents

The course focuses on Innovative Finance, Impact Investing, and Venture Philanthropy. It is  designed for second-cycle/ master students specialized in social economics. It is strongly recommeded the attendance (starting from the first class).

Readings/Bibliography

As introduction, to help understand the characteristics of Venture Philanthropy and the differences with the Venture Capital finance, please see the following book:

  1. S. Zambelli (2015). La Finanza a Impatto Sociale: Sfide e Prospettive della Venture Philanthropy. Aracne Editrice, Roma.

As basic material for the course, I suggest the following book:

  1. EVPA (2016), "Venture Philanthropy and impact investing" available on line (upon registration) at the followingEVPA link [http://evpa.eu.com/knowledge-centre/publications/venture-philanthropy-and-social-impact-investment-a-practical-guide]

Teaching methods

Business plan and business case simulation.

Class discussions are welcome.

Assessment methods

Written project based on a theme/problem underlying the investment cycle followed by venture philanthropists

Teaching tools

Each class is structured in terms of theory, applications, class discussion, exercises, business case simulations

Office hours

See the website of Simona Zambelli