Welcome to Good Finance's E-Learning Hub
Build your understanding of social investment with cohort based, interactive and accessible e-learning programmes. In this section, find out more about the e-learning programmes available and the dates of our upcoming cohorts.
Social Investment Unpicked
About
Social investment can be a force for good, helping charities and social enterprises to become more resilient and deliver impact.
Whether you're interested in exploring social investment for your own organisation, developing your knowledge to better signpost other leaders, or you're new to the social investment space and would like to learn more, this programme is for you. Across 4 modules, you'll learn more about social investment through slides, videos, case studies, quizzes, assignments and peer learning.
Why Social Investment Unpicked?
- Understand what social investment is, and where it sits alongside grants, donations and other forms of income;
- Build your knowledge of the different types of social investment and who the funders are;
- Identify key things organisations need to consider when exploring investment and learn more about the tools and resources available to support them;
- Connect with a cohort of learners with a wide range of expertise and experience;
- Learn through videos, slides, case studies, quizzes and assignments;
- Feel more confident in your understanding of social investment and be able to better explain it to others.
Content Overview
Module 1: An introduction to social investment
- Understand the basics of social investment
- Understand social investment as one tool in the funding toolbox
- Assess pros and cons of social investment
Module 2: Getting closer to social investment
- Understand different products available specifically debt and equity vs grants
- Understand who the providers are
- Understand how Good Finance can help
Module 3: Unlocking the social investment toolkit
- Understand what financial products are right for various scenarios/objectives
- Understand what the investment journey involves
- Reflect on what’s right for your organisation
Module 4: It's all about impact
- Understand why it’s important to measure impact
- Understand how you can start to measure the impact of your organisation
- Understand why organisations create a theory of change
Course Schedule
Welcome session: Tuesday 24 September, 13.00 - 14.00
Drop in session (optional): Tuesday 1 October, 13.00 - 14.00
Webinar 1 - Modules 1&2: Tuesday 8 October, 13.00 - 14.00
Drop in sessions (optional): Tuesday 15 & Tuesday 22 October, 13.00 - 14.00
Webinar 2 - Modules 3&4: Tuesday 29 October, 13.00 - 14.00
Graduation: Tuesday 12 November, 13.00 - 14.00
FAQs
Bursaries
As part of our commitment to offering equitable learning opportunities, we have limited bursaries available to support learners from marginalised backgrounds. Please take a look at our guidance criteria for more information.
Legal Structures
About
Developed in partnership with Anthony Collins and Bates Wells this bitesize programme covers the various legal structures and what they mean for taking social investment.
Why Legal Structures?
This programme has been designed for anyone who wants to learn more about the relationship between legal structures and social investment. By taking part in this learning you'll delve into:
- Individual legal structures and their relevance to raising investment;
- How to choose the right structure for the long term;
- The impact of your current legal structure on raising investment.
Content Overview
1. Introduction
A breakdown of the programme and learning objectives.
2. A summary of legal structures
Presented by Anthony Collins Solicitors, learn more about the characteristics of individual legal structures, the advantages and disadvantages of each and their implications for taking social investment.
3. FAQs
Presented by Bates Wells, this section gives you the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions and debunks myths around the different legal structures.
4. Peer learnings
What have the key learnings been from social sector leaders? We hear from people who have been through the process of choosing a legal structure for their organisation and their key takeaways from the process.
5. Summary
In this final section, we summarise the key learnings from this module, plus there's time for you to test your knowledge on legal structures!
Course Schedule
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FAQs
What is the format of the programme?
The module is online and involves a step by step programme of videos, interactive quizzes and reflection activities and supporting links, slides and documents.
Is there any face-to-face learning?
Unlike Social Investment Unpicked there are no weekly check-ins with your cohort and course facilitators. We will however host biannual workshops with legal experts to answer questions and discuss the subject of legal structures and course learnings. If you have any questions at any stage of the course, please do reach out to us.
Is the programme accessible?
All videos have subtitles and we have included accompanying information to make the programme as accessible as possible. If you have any learning needs that we have not accounted for, please do get in touch.
Who is this programme for?
This programme is for anyone in the UK who is interested in learning more about legal structures and their implications when raising social investment.
When and how can I take part in this programme?
To register your interest, please complete this form. A member of the team will be in touch to advise of upcoming start dates. Our next cohort will begin learning on w/c 4 September.
What is the time commitment for taking part in the programme?
You can complete the learning at a time and pace that suits you. We recommend allocating 1-2 hours max per week over the course of 6-7 weeks to work through the learning and you'll receive a weekly email guiding you through the content you should plan to cover in that week.
Can I return to the programme at a later stage?
If you begin learning and realise you won't be able to complete the learning within 12 weeks of your start date let us know. We can move you to a future cohort should you wish. Once you've completed the programme, you'll still have access to the learning and can log back in to revisit any of the slides, videos or content.
Do I need to have completed Social Investment Unpicked to take part in this programme?
While it is not a requirement to have completed Social Investment Unpicked before registering for this programme, we recommend doing so.
Due Diligence
About
Take a deeper dive into the journey of social investment with this bitesize module.
Whether you are considering social investment and want to better understand what the process entails, or want to better support others, this programme will deepen your understanding of the due diligence process. This easily digestible module will help build your knowledge through videos, quizzes, assignments and peer learning.
Why Due Diligence?
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Investment Committees of the Future
About
Investment Committees of the Future was developed with the goal of supporting greater diversity and lived experience in investment decision making.
Whether you've recently joined an investment committee, are interested in sitting on a committee in the future, or would simply like to understand more about how investment decisions are made within the social sector and the skills needed on an investment panel - this course is for you.
Delve into the key processes, decisions and inner workings of investment committees and gain a deeper understanding of the unique perspective, skills and expertise you could bring to a panel.
Why ICs of the Future?
- Understand the role of investment committees and the types of decisions they make;
- Overcome imposter syndrome and feel confident in the skills, expertise and unique perspectives you could bring to an investment committee;
- Gain practical advice for navigating investment committee papers and the decision making process;
- Network and build connections with your cohort of learners from across the sector;
- Access a network of investment committee members and hear about positions to join committees
Content Overview
Course Schedule
FAQs
I felt the course has provided me with a good basis upon which to continue my learning about social investment. The videos with insight from Good Finance staff were really helpful too. I really thought it was very well structured and covered everything I had hoped.
Social Investment unpicked has allowed me to further my insights and taught me how I can utilise my learning after the programme.
Learning materials were easy to use, and regular sessions to talk through what we had learnt were well run.
