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From wind turbines to solar-powered batteries - and everything in between! Discover the various ways you can use social investment to support your energy resilience.
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Find UK Wide and regional grants, information on Government support and new social investment funds. This section includes also included updates, programmes and articles supporting charities and social enterprises with financial resilience.
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Gloucester-based sports company SoFab specifically works with young adults with learning difficulties. They received social investment from two sources, which they used to open new shops to help young adults with physical and learning disabilities into work. It's also helped them to become more...
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ToolShed work with young people (15 to 19) who have had a difficult time at school and lost their confidence. They strengthen this confidence so they leave ready and focused on earning their own living.
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Comic Relief is looking at ways in which social investment could be an important tool to catalyse social innovation and support social organisations to become more sustainable. As a long-term funder of social change, they have historically provided grant funding to support social organisations both...
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Ray Hughes, Wellington Orbit, took on SITR and community shares to transform an HSBC building in Wellington. From a bank to a new arthouse, cinema and café bar. In this podcast Ray shares how they made the vision a reality.
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Spitfire provides free, confidential and impartial advice for people in Birmingham. To date, they've rescheduled more than £2million worth of debt. In 2018 alone 130 people accessed their employment service.
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Listen to Tracee's story to gain an insight into the journey she went through to receive social investment.
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In this podcast, Stacey-Jade gives you an inside look into the challenges she faced when going for investment. She also shares some top tips for anybody feeling hesitant around taking on a loan.
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The 2019 State of Social Enterprise report written by Social Enterprise UK, and supported by Santander. Go here to download.
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A Social Impact Bond (SIB) is a payment-by-results contract where social investors pay for your organisation to deliver a service – for example, helping homeless people to find a home. The Government repays the investors with interest if the service is successful.
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Shaun Doran, CEO FRC Group, shares the good, bad and ugly story of their road to social investment. FRC Group used social investment to tackle furniture poverty.