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.

Alfanar, in partnership with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) funded by the European Union, will work on the program called: Building Pathways to Sustainable Livelihoods: Enhancing Economic Opportunities and Decent and Formalised Work for Vulnerable Communities in Jordan in which it will support social enterprises (SEs) and cooperatives (owned or employing refugees and vulnerable Jordanians) in Amman, Irbid, and Mafraq, with funding and management support. The program will target early growth and growth-stage SEs and cooperatives, with a focus on those with employment-intensive growth potential. As such, this program aims to support the creation of decent job opportunities, particularly in non-urban areas.

The selected SEs and cooperatives will undergo Alfanar’s Sustainable Social Enterprise Training (ASSET) program. By supporting locally led social enterprises (SEs), the programme aims to drive systemic change, foster sustainable solutions, and empower marginalized groups, including women, youth, migrants, and refugees. The programme is committed to scaling impactful SEs that align with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality), through targeted financial and technical support.

The SEED programme intends to support 17 early-stage social enterprises. The programme will provide funding and tailored management support over a period of 6 months with a follow up period that will cover monitoring, evaluation and reporting. High potential enterprises will be selected from the SEED cycles to enter the next stage of the process of long-term business planning with a potential to secure further funding to scale impact and financial sustainability. We are looking for social enterprises that want to grow their team to scale their financial sustainability and impact.

17 SEs will be shortlisted based on eligibility criteria – described below – and will receive a grant of up to EUR 15k, training on 5 strategic modules followed by customised 1-2-1 management support sessions to customise models for the enterprise, covering business, financial, impact and governance models.

Disclaimer: This publication is co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Alfanar and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union

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 before 9/12/2024 and we will be happy to help

· Due to the high number of applications we will receive, only successful applicants will be contacted.

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

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 Jordan	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

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 of Trustees

Do you have a Board or an Advisory Committee?

3. Social Impact

Can you provide a brief on the problem your organisation is solving?

How does your organisation solve the problem

For each SDG you selected in the eligibility criteria, please describe in detail how your work contributes to achieving that goal.

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

	2022	2023
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 share how your social/environmental impact can grow in the coming 12 months with Alfanar’s support.

5. Customer Profile

Please provide a brief on your target customers. Who are they, and how do you reach them?

*customers: People paying for your service/product: if your organisation sells handmade crafts made by local artisans, the customers would be the people who buy these crafts, either directly from your store or through an online platform.

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

1-49 customers50-249 customers250-999 customers1,000+ 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

	2022	2023
Self Generated Revenue
Grant Income
Subscriptions/Memberships
Individual Donations
TOTAL Income
Salaries
Other Expenses
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

	2024	2025
Self Generated Revenue
Grant Income
Subscriptions/Memberships
Individual Donations
TOTAL Income
Salaries
Other Expenses
TOTAL Expenditure
NET PROFIT/LOSS

7. Additional Information

How did you hear about Alfanar

If Other, please specify

Supplementary information and comments

8. Required Documents

Registration Certificate

Financial Statement (If available)