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When social investment isn't the answer: Top 10 tips for fundraising in a crisis Social investment is one of the tools in your toolkit – but it might not always be the right tool for the job. Alongside the Government support available, grants will also play a crucial role in supporting charities and...

New lending facilities have been announced that will provide loan finance to charities, social enterprises, and small businesses - read Big Society Capital’s blog post about it here. They include the Resilience & Recovery Loan Fund, which has been established by Social Investment Business with...

Say Hello to Good Finance's new Digital Marketing & Communications Officer, Festus Akinsulire.

In this section, we explore existing policy and research projects currently ongoing in relation to energy resilience.

In light of the Covid-19 crisis, social investors are looking at a number of options to help the sector, including exploring new funding and adjusting existing funding. You may have seen that the Growth Fund has announced significant changes to the Fund in response to the pandemic. In this post by...

This page looks at how you can get started with your journey to social investment, including suggested next steps and tools and resources that can help.

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.

Earlier this year, Access was granted £12m from Dormant Assets (alongside £8m for Big Society Capital) to bolster the energy resilience of charities and social enterprises. This page explores what that means in practice for Social Enterprises, Charities and Community Organisations and how they might...

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.

Ahead of International Women’s Day last weekend, we spoke to 4 female social entrepreneurs from across the UK to bring the Home Nations centre stage for the occasion.

Along with determination and hard work, it takes a whole lot of love to run a successful social enterprise. In this post, we’re excited to feature the stories of three social enterprises that were built with lots of love at their very core.