About EFN.
Vision
The Entrepreneurship Funders Network (EFN) envisions vibrant communities fueled by equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems and innovative mindsets.
Purpose
EFN galvanizes philanthropic funders to support and catalyze change to improve conditions for entrepreneurs and inclusive entrepreneurship, foster innovative mindsets and skill development, and strengthen equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Entrepreneurship
EFN considers entrepreneurship as having a broad definition and value. This encompasses the accessibility and readiness to own, run, and develop a business; creating pathways to entrepreneurship and career success; and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset and innovation skill building across an individual’s lifespan.
Entrepreneurship strengthens shared prosperity in communities and closes wealth gaps.
Guiding Aspiration
EFN and its philanthropic funder members recognize entrepreneurship as a tool to advance social and economic equity. EFN creates and holds space for funder members to connect, convene, and co-create with each other and other participants in entrepreneurial ecosystems, to identify opportunities, advance emergent agendas, and catalyze effective investment in entrepreneurship.