Social investment and impact investing
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How can philanthropy support children in care?
By Rosanna Thomasoo.
On 1 June 2017.
In recent research we outlined the type of work funders can support in order to help improve looked-after childrens' life chances.
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Using SIBs to solve problems we already know how to fix
By Steve Goldberg.
On 30 May 2017.
'The government’s focus on [Social Impact Bonds] has been disproportionate to their potential impact.' Here Steve Goldberg explains why he disagrees.
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Education, enterprise, evidence (and the Eighteenth Century?)
By James Noble.
On 14 December 2016.
'Start-up' and 'social enterprise' sound like brand new approaches to pervasive social issues. James has found that it is not quite as new as we might think.
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Some ifs and buts around Social Impact Bonds
By Dan Corry.
On 15 August 2016.
Here Dan Corry goes into a bit more detail about the pros and cons of using SIBs.
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Where are we at with Social Impact Bonds?
By Dan Corry.
On 9 August 2016.
In the first of two blogs, Dan Corry reflects on the state of play, and gives his thoughts on the model.
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Making sense of payment by results
By Russell Webster .
On 5 August 2016.
Payment by results is becoming an increasingly common commissioning model, but charities frequently struggle with it. Russell Webster talks through the issues.
Resources
Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR): Two years on
On 4 July 2016.
This paper, written in partnership with Big Society Capital (BSC), provides a review of the use of SITR to date.
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Investing in the environment: Could money grow on trees?
By Abigail Rotheroe.
On 14 April 2016.
Abi Rotheroe explains the opportunities and the barriers to achieving more non-grant finance.
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Building the pipeline for the growth fund
On 11 April 2016.
Access commissioned NPC to assess the potential pipeline for its Growth Fund to inform outreach and support work.
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Social investment in Northern Ireland’s environmental NGO sector
On 11 April 2016.
Our report on the potential for social investment to finance the environmental NGO sector in Northern Ireland.
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Six steps to building the social investment market
By Benedict Rickey.
On 26 January 2012.
Yesterday, NPC conducted an experiment. We convened a roundtable with about 30 social investment experts were we asked them where social investment is going.