Blogs and media

Advisors and advisory organisations are critical in supporting charities and social enterprises on their social investment journey; whether that be with financial modelling and business planning, or leadership training and impact management.

Welcome to the fourth and final blog of our Summer Sounds series, where we delve into the world of social investment and its incredible impact on organisations dedicated to supporting marginalised communities

Welcome to the third blog of our Summer Sounds series, where we delve into the world of social investment and its incredible impact on organisations dedicated to empowering young people

For our second Summer Sounds Blog series, we explore Three podcasts that demonstrate how social investment can be used to tackle Refugee-based challenges in the UK.

For the first of our Summer Sounds Blog series, we explore Three podcasts that demonstrate how social investment can be used to tackle housing / homelessness challenges in communities across the UK.

Earlier this year, the 6,000th user completed Good Finance’s ‘Is It Right For Us’ tool , which helps charities and social enterprises to determine whether social investment is worth exploring. In this post, we explore what we can learn from these results and how it challenges our assumptions of the...

Many community groups find the prospect of raising the significant funds required to convert local assets, such as parks, libraries, pubs, cinemas and more, into community ownership, ensuring local people have control over these spaces, particularly daunting. In this blog, we'll go over the idea of...

We're looking for a Learning Advisor and a Content Creator to help us with our User Voice project

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EmbracingEquity. In this post, we the Good Finance team explores how our work embraces equity.

In this special International Women's Day spotlight piece, we hear from Eloïse Day (Founder and Chief Creative, Effervescent) who shares her reflections about taking on social investment.

The UK Social Enterprise Awards took place at the end of last year, shining a spotlight on some of the country’s leading social enterprises. The winners were a real reflection of the strength and diversity of the social enterprise movement, which continued to deliver for people and planet, in spite...

Sarah Benn, Membership & Training Manager at Plunkett Foundation, explores Community Shares, how they work and why they're integral to supporting community-owned businesses to thrive and survive in 2023.