A venture philanthropist (VP), as the name suggests, takes a venture capital-type approach to their giving. For example, VPs have a ‘portfolio’ of organisations with a strong track record of success or working on innovative solutions to problems that can be easily scaled-up if successful. In addition to money, VP’s contribute their time and skills to the organisations they support to help organisations grow and solve operational or strategic challenges. You will not be averse to organisations investing in themselves. Venture philanthropy is often a long-term relationship between a charity and donor, which is especially good for charities as it enables them to plan for years to come. If you are a VP, it is likely that you know the organisation well, will not be averse to overhead costs and the needs of charities to invest in themselves, you will trust the team and their ability to get things done and be compensated for it.