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Rebecca White, Your Own Place - The social investment experience

Submitted by AbdullahAhmed on Wed, 09/16/2020 - 14:55
Rebecca White

Rebecca White, Your Own Place - The social investment experience

Podcast
16 September 2020
Rebecca White, CEO of Your Own Place CIC talking about her organisations’ experience of taking on social investment from Sumerian Partners, just before the covid-19 hit. Listen to hear more about her patient equity investment deal that has allowed Your Own Place to scale up activity and employ a new...
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5 lessons learnt from #AChangingWorld

Submitted by Festus Akinsulire on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 00:00
5 lessons learnt

5 lessons learnt from #AChangingWorld

Blog
8 September 2020
Over the last few months we have seen the effects of COVID-19 and its lockdown measures have a huge impact on how social enterprises and charities navigate using social investment. In this blog post we round up lessons from our #AChangingWorld podcast.
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3 social entrepreneurs who have adapted to the crisis

Submitted by Festus Akinsulire on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 00:00
Three people

3 social entrepreneurs who have adapted to the crisis

Blog
2 September 2020
The UK’s 100,000 social enterprises work close to their communities and employ two million people, often supporting minoritised and marginalised groups. But the COVID-19 crisis has had a huge impact on them. At the School for Social Entrepreneurs, we ran a survey with our programme participants to...
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How to cope in a changing world

Submitted by Festus Akinsulire on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 00:00
Henna

How to cope in a changing world

Blog
12 May 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis evolves, so do social impact organisations. Some have ceased trading. Others have tailored their offering to support people through new products or moving activities online. Some are using this enforced ‘downtime’ to inwardly reflect and develop strategies. Whatever your...
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Your Questions Answered: When social investment isn't the answer, 10 tips for fundraising during a crisis

Submitted by i_ranjan on Wed, 04/22/2020 - 00:00
Speaker

Your Questions Answered: When social investment isn't the answer, 10 tips for fundraising during a crisis

Blog
22 April 2020
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...
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Your questions answered: the new Resilience & Recovery Loan Fund and other emergency finance

Submitted by Luna Dizon on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 00:00
Cogs

Your questions answered: the new Resilience & Recovery Loan Fund and other emergency finance

Blog
8 April 2020
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...
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Your Questions Answered: The Growth Fund, Big Society Capital & Social Investors During Covid-19

Submitted by i_ranjan on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 00:00
Leaf

Your Questions Answered: The Growth Fund, Big Society Capital & Social Investors During Covid-19

Blog
26 March 2020
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...
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