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Social Finance
Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips on social finance for voluntary sector leaders, managers and finance professionals.
Analysis: Can social impact bonds help to create a better society?
Social impact bonds are being promoted as a new way to fund charities to tackle social problems. David Ainsworth examines how they work, how they will measure results and whether they will eventually be attractive to commercial investors
Charities can invest for a social return and make ethical investments, says Charity Commission
New guidance on social investment by charities replaces earlier version that was considered unclear
Social investment 'will be attractive to mainstream investors within five years'
A report by the Social Investment Business says there is sufficient momentum for social investments to attract commercial investors by then
Interview: Nick O'Donohoe
The new chief executive of Big Society Capital, a former investment banker, says it will want to promote 'quasi-equity' investments and social impact bonds
Social investments should not be reserved for the rich
It should be easier for ordinary people to get involved in social investing, says Rod Schwartz of ClearlySo
Interview: Jonathan Lewis
The outgoing chief executive of the Social Investment Business tells David Ainsworth that Futurebuilders made loan finance a workable option for the sector
Social investment 'must become more appealing'
ClearlySo report says 96 per cent of all social investment last year was carried out by 10 organisations
Analysis: Can social investment bonds help to tackle social problems?
The potential benefits are great, but one problem is measuring success. David Ainsworth reports
How can we increase supply of capital to the third sector?
John Kingston looks at the role the Big Society Bank and other lenders can play
Is social investment about financial or social returns?
Investment in the sector must be affordable and based on the needs of organisations, says John Kingston of Venturesome
Charity Finance Skills Zone
Expert advice and tips in specialist areas
Case Studies
Business Model: Hexham Community Partnership
The trust acquired a local cinema and uses the income from it to carry out regeneration projects
Business model: Seahouses Development Trust
The Seahouses Development Trust was created in 1996 to provide economic and social regeneration services in the parish of North Sunderland, a remote village north of Newcastle.
Business Model: Star Wards
Star Wards helps staff on mental health wards in hospitals to develop services to improve their morale and relationships with patients.
Business Model: Croydon Appliance Reuse Centre
Croydon Appliance Reuse Centre sells repaired and refurbished domestic appliances and furniture, with reduced prices for people on low incomes. It also offers on-the-job training for unemployed or disadvantaged people.
- Business model: Stramash
- Business Model: The MicroLoan Foundation
- Business Model: SCA Healthcare
- Business Model: Expert Patient Programme
- Next government 'must have clear policy on cooperative business model'
- Business Model: Humantics
- Business Model: Meanwhile Space
- Business Model: Green Valley Grocer
- Business model: Rise Computers
- Business Model: Oromo Coffee Company
- Business Model: The Grow Organisation
- Business model: Belu Water
- Business model: Bikeworks
- Business Model: The Healthy Hub
Additional Information
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- Development Officer Barking & Dagenham CVS £29,604, London
- Head of High Value Events Save the Children £38,000 - £43,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Director The Marr-Munning Trust £47,500 per annum FTE salary (£38,000 pro rata) plus pension contribution, London
- Membership Payments Officer Royal Pharmaceutical Society 25,000 pro rata, Based at the Society's HQ in London. The offices are in close proximity to Vauxhall and Waterloo.
- Head of Volunteering Development Save the Children £45,000-£50,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Fundraising Manager (Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset) The Air Ambulance Service £25,000-£30,000 p/a, plus benefits, Home Based, South West England to cover Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset
- Press Officer - Asia Pacific Amnesty International Secretariat £41,124 per annum, London
- Fundraising Director National Trust c. £80k + excellent benefits, Heelis, Swindon
- Appeals Director Downside Fisher Youth Club (The Downside Settlement) £37, 848 - £40,555 (Inclusive of London Weighting), Southwark, London
- Fundraising Officer (Trusts) Adept Recruitment £33936 per annum, London
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- Petition backing Scope's role in Bromley clothing banks gains 1,000 names
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Events
Small Charities Marketing Summit
- Date: Fri 25 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012
- Venue: Manchester
Mutuals: Economic Growth Through Employee Ownership and Joint Ventures
- Date: Tue 29 May 2012 - Tue 29 May 2012
- Venue: Central London
Mission Critical: Crafting Your Communications Strategy Workshop
- Date: Wed 30 May 2012 - Wed 30 May 2012
- Venue: St Albans Centre, Leigh Place, Baldwins Gardens, Holborn, London, EC1N 7AB.
