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While there is plenty of research available on the demand from investors for social investment opportunities there’s far less knowledge and understanding of what charities and social enterprise want from the social investment market.
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Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) is a 30% tax break for individuals who invest in a charity or social enterprise.
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If you’re visiting this website it’s probably because you were thinking about social investment and wanted to understand more about it.
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Last year Cass Business School published some practical research into social investment, specifically focused towards charity and what they want from it.
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As always, it was fantastic to be at Social Enterprise UK ’s Social Enterprise Awards in November to celebrate the achievements of so many organisations.
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What makes an organisation suitable for social investment? This is a question we’re often asked by potential investees. As providers of simple finance for UK charities and social enterprises, we do of course receive many applications for finance from organisations who simply aren’t ready for...
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I spent seven years looking after my mum before she died. Caring for someone with dementia is a lot harder than most people realise. I often felt lost and overwhelmed by the task ahead and soon realised I had to find new ways to keep Mum busy and give her a sense of purpose, otherwise she’d spend...
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Let's Talk Good Finance is a series of regional events across the UK offering charities and social enterprises the opportunity to learn about social investment as a tool to fund and scale-up their operations.
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Social investment is no fairy tale, but you might need to kiss a few frogs before you get the right deal.
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Good Finance Live is a new one-day event which aims to provide a space where social enterprises and charities who are actively looking for capital could meet with a wide range of social investors - all in one place.
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Phil Caroe, Director of Social Finance at Allia, with a tongue-in-cheek guide to help us navigate the language barriers to considering finance. Jargon is a social divider, separating the knowledgeable insiders from the confused outsiders. Now, with this bluffer’s guide, you too can impress your...