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The Ultimate Guide to Social Investment
Annie Constable, Digital Project Manager at Good Finance, provides a detailed guide to all things social investment, including what it is, how it works, how much it costs and more, as well as key tools and resources to help charities and social enterprises to navigate the space.
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Could social investment unlock the ‘green’ potential for community businesses?
Andrew Dubock, Communications Manager at Plunkett UK, explores how using social investment could support a new generation of community businesses to invest in energy saving measures, to make the businesses ‘greener’ and also reduce running costs.
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Supporting £100m of Social Enterprise Growth in Yorkshire and Beyond
Jeremy Ince, Regional Manager at Charity Bank has recently achieved the personal milestone of helping charities and social enterprises access over £100m in social investment during his 15-year career with Charity Bank.
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4 Leading women and how they #InspireInclusion in social investment and beyond…
International Women’s Day is on Friday 8th March and for this year, the theme is Inspire Inclusion. In light of this, we are delighted to launch four podcast episodes, featuring just some of the fantastic and inspiring voices within social investment...
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Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week
This blog is written by Abdullah Ahmed, Digital Marketing Apprentice at Good Finance in celebration of national apprenticeship week
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: Wales
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the Wales...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: Northern Ireland
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting Northern Ireland...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: North East
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the North East...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: East of England
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the East of England...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: Yorkshire and The Humber
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the Yorkshire and the Humber...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: Scotland
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the Scotland...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: The North West
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the North West...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: London
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting Greater London...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: The South East
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the South East...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: The South West
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the South West...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: The East Midlands
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the East Midlands...
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UK Regional And National Spotlight: The West Midlands
Our 'UK regional and national spotlight' campaign focuses on ‘Place’, spotlighting the power of social investment from each and every corner of the UK. Today, we’re spotlighting the West Midlands...
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Shariah Compliant Investing in Action: Spotlight on Impact Hub Bradford
Having recently explored Shariah Compliant Investing in a previous blog, we wanted to spotlight an organisation that had created a Shariah Compliant Investment product from start to finish, and understand more about the challenges and opportunities this innovative model of financing can present for our users...
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Life After Banking: What I Learned From 6 Years in Social Investment
Adrian Bean, Investment Project Development Manager at Key Fund is retiring after 45 years in financial services, the last six of which in social investment. Ahead of his departure, here’s some key reflections and learnings from his time in the sector…
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What is a Social Enterprise?
To celebrate Social Enterprise Day, we’ve put together a short blog that takes you through the world of social enterprise. From learning more about ‘what is a social enterprise’ to useful tips and inspiring case-studies – grab a cuppa, and enjoy!
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Navigating a Just Transition: What does it mean for Charities and Social Enterprises?
In an era of growing environmental and social consciousness, the concept of a "just transition" has gained significant attention, particularly for those organisations leading the way in social responsibility, like charities and social enterprises.
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7 Top Tips to Lower Energy Bills for Charities and Social Enterprises this Winter
In this blog, we'll explore seven practical tips to help charities and social enterprises keep energy costs down.
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Reflections and Takeaways from SEWF23
Team Good Finance went international last week at the Social Enterprise World Forum 2023 in Amsterdam. Here’s our key reflections of the event in the context of social investment…
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Addressing Imbalance Hackathon: 1 month on
In September, Good Finance partnered with the Diversity Forum and the Connect Fund to deliver the Addressing Imbalance Hackathon – a fast-paced day of brainstorming solutions to tackle the challenges under-represented leaders and communities face disproportionately around accessing social investment.
The Hackathon brought together 45 attendees; leaders of charities and social enterprises who have experienced marginalisation, funders and investors, advocates and supporters from across the UK with a range of experience and expertise to work collaboratively to find solutions.