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Accelerating Innovation: New Ventures

New Ventures was the principal source of funding to research, develop and explore new approaches to provide access to safe water and sanitation. These funds continue to successfully empower us to reach more people, more quickly, all while decreasing our philanthropic cost per person reached. We believe in exploring every angle of the water crisis by building, testing and iterating approaches that make the most of the resources we have, while making a positive impact on the people we empower.

Creating a stronger, faster, better model of progress 

Contributions to the New Ventures Fund furthered our efforts to explore and test new ways to solve the water crisis with smart solutions that last. 

These efforts were guided by the New Ventures Fund Council, a group of visionary supporters who share Water.org’s belief that innovation is needed to solve the global water crisis. The Council met annually to review impact, serve as strategic partners, and act as global advocates for the issue and our solutions.

25 initiatives piloted through New Ventures
9 new countries entered thanks to New Ventures
13.6 : 1 leveraged initial investment of $5.4 million to secure $73.6 million in long-term funding

Accelerating impact

Through research and evaluation made possible with the New Ventures Fund, Water.org explored piloting our smart solution, WaterCredit, in 2011 in Peru. Because of that, Nancy was empowered with access to a small, easily repayable loan so she could install a toilet at home. With that barrier removed, she can now focus her energy on running her business, which provides enough money to send her sons to school and keep her family fed. Support from the New Ventures Fund ensured that Water.org can accelerate access to safe water in new markets and reach more people, like Nancy.

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New Ventures Fund Reports

We invite you to learn more about our New Ventures Fund by reading our published reports outlining supported initiatives and corresponding impact.

2018 - Igniting Impact through Innovation

2017 - Investing in Innovation 

2016 - From Innovation to Impact

2015 - Acceleration of Innovation

2014 - Investments in Innovation

2011-2013 - Progress Towards Promise

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