FAQs

  • For the Friends of Pakistan Society and Fund, social entrepreneurs identify unjust problems and develop, refine, and scale a product or service that enables transformations at scale.

    They look to the roots of development problems, and act beyond charity and one-off projects that address symptoms. They have smart operating models from revenue-generating social enterprises to lean nonprofits. They are not government-run programs.

  • Any individual or institution committed to the peace and prosperity for the Pakistan people and planet. They can be in the country or across the globe.

    Typically they fall into one of several profiles: Funders, storytellers, academics, policy makers, and more.

  • The seed stage is early-stage to take an idea and turn it into a viable product or service, validate the operating model, and begin gaining traction. Funding usually comes from personal savings, friends, family, and angel investors. For the Friends of Pakistan Society and Fund, the organization should be able to absorb capital typically at $250K or less.

    The mezzanine stage is when a proven product/service and operating model is ready to scale. For the Friends of Pakistan Society and Fund, the organization should be able to absorb capital typically between $250K to $10M.

  • The Friends of Pakistan Society and Fund vision is to support all social entrepreneur products and services that address Pakistan and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    However, given our recent inception we are focused on three topics, and specifically the intersections between them:

    • Education

    • Health

    • Livelihoods/Finance

    We are further interested in those ideas that incorporate a focus on women and girls, and technology.