A new report called Designing Social Investment: User Research has just been published on Good Finance.

Snook were commissioned by Government Inclusive Economy Unit in the Office For Civil Society, Department for Culture Media and Sport in March 2016 to undertake a short piece of design and digital work to build on existing research insights and create a practical working plan.

We’ve known for a long time that social investment can seem both complex and inaccessible to the very organisations it’s seeking to serve.

Good Finance , a website and collaborative project to help charities and social enterprises navigate social investment, has launched after a year of research and co-design with the sector.

The concept of a theory of change has been around for decades but over recent years they have gathered traction in the funding and social investment community.

As a policy maker, my team’s starting place for working with graphic, digital and UX designers isn’t an obvious one.

Making social investment user-centered was our remit.

A legal briefing for charities and social enterprises considering raising funds through investment.

I distinctly remember my first meeting at Big Society Capital.