Impact Readiness Fund Review Published
In 2014 the Impact Readiness Fund was launched by the Cabinet Office. It was the first programme of its kind to offer grants solely for the purpose of developing impact measurement approaches for...
View ArticleGMCVO launch new social investment fund
Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) launched a new social investment fund today at a bustling event at their Ardwick-based centre. This GM Social Investment fund provides...
View ArticleGrowth Fund nearly fully committed
The Growth Fund is to close to new applications this December. Organisations looking to make loans to charities and social enterprises in England have until December to apply to the Growth Fund by...
View ArticleAccess commits £40m to support enterprise development in the sector
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has today published its new five year strategy, with a commitment to help charities and social enterprises to develop enterprise models which help increase...
View ArticleAccess issues Invitation to Tender for the next phase of the Reach Fund
Launched as a two-year grant programme in 2016, The Reach Fund, helps charities and social enterprises raise investment, typically for the first-time. These organisations may have the potential to grow...
View ArticleAccess announces launch of new Enterprise Development Programme
Major new five year, £40m, programme to support charities and social enterprises develop or grow their enterprising activity has launched, funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment. The...
View ArticleAccess and SIB announce further grants to help charities and social...
Reach Fund to be extended for at least three more years Over £7m available to support charities and social enterprises in England Programme funds investment readiness work in partnership with social...
View ArticleBII’s Impact Loans England Programme receives an additional £3.9m
Since its launch in January 2017, Impact Loans England has invested over £6m supporting 104 social enterprises. The investments have been across the UK including Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham,...
View ArticleReach Fund is effectively broadening the reach of social investment
Undertaken and written by the TI Group, Access’s learning partners, the report reflects the views of all the key actors involved in the programmes: almost 100 of the grantees, the social investor...
View ArticleThe Story so Far
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View ArticleEDP to re-open and expand in early 2020
Following a successful pilot, the Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) will reopen in the New Year, and will expand to be able to support charities and social enterprises operating in the mental...
View ArticleLocal Access – six places chosen to begin their journey to tackle inequality
Local Access, the partnership between Access – The Foundation for Social Investment, and Big Society Capital, has today announced which six places in England will take part in the new experimental £33...
View ArticleNick Hurd to become chair of Access
(Image from parliament.uk) Nick Hurd, the former MP and minister, has been appointed chair of Access – The Foundation for Social Investment. Hurd was MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner until the...
View ArticleGrowth Fund tops 400 investments in charities and social enterprises
Growth Fund reaches major milestone of being more than half deployed; Blended finance programme has transformed the social investment market over the last four years, making small scale unsecured...
View ArticleSocial Investors Respond to COVID-19
As the situation with COVID-19 unfolds around us, it is clear that there will be a significant impact on charities and social enterprises in the coming weeks and months. In this post, we share the...
View ArticleAccess receives £30m of dormant account money
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment is set to receive £30m from dormant accounts to create new blended finance solutions for charities and social enterprises in England impacted by the...
View ArticleBlended Finance for COVID-19 related emergency support
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has opened an expression of interest (EOI) process for organisations who make social investments into charities and social enterprises in England to apply...
View ArticleFlexible Finance first development cohort announced
Access has finalised recruitment into a first development cohort for our new blended finance programme, Flexible Finance for the Recovery. The £21m funding for the programme comes from a total £30m...
View ArticleAccess Quadrennial Review – Call for Evidence
The Oversight Trust has established a Panel to carry out an independent Review of Access – the Foundation for Social Investment (Access) and is inviting any stakeholders interested in contributing to...
View ArticleThe Ubele Initiative join the Enterprise Development Programme as Black and...
The Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) is expanding to be able to support charities and social enterprises operating in the Black and Minoritised Communities sector. The EDP is led by a partnership...
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