Human PlanetInnovative Finance AcademyChildFund Alliance

Module 3

From one scored programme to a signed transaction

Structures, vehicles, risks, contracts and governance, then the funder map, the one page and the pitch.

13 lessons · 70 minutes

  1. 3.1Every structure is built from the same four blocks 5 min
  2. 3.2Choose the lightest vehicle that does the job 6 min
  3. 3.3Each structure allocates the same four risks differently 6 min
  4. 3.4Five contracts make a transaction, each with named parties 5 min
  5. 3.5Governance keeps the investor and the implementer apart 5 min
  6. 3.6Every first transaction starts from a map of four columns 6 min
  7. 3.7A completed map names a role for each counterparty 5 min
  8. 3.8Every funder on the map belongs to one of eight groups 7 min
  9. 3.9One page carries eight fields, and nothing else 6 min
  10. 3.10A pitch deck opens with the executive summary 5 min
  11. 3.11The same programme is pitched three different ways 4 min
  12. 3.12Six questions decide the meeting, and five objections return every time 6 min
  13. 3.13Pitch your board first, then approach the money in order 4 min

Module assessment

6 questions · pass mark 70%

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