Resources
From our own archive or other organisations, the resources below provide information and insight about social investment models.
Good Finance: START HERE
Good Finance, a website that aims to be the one-stop-shop when it comes to Social Investment. This collaborative project helps to improve access to information on social investment for charities and social enterprises. Go here first to understand social investment,...
PODCASTS on how funders can work together to create a collaborative-by-design system of finance
On 2nd May 2019, over 105 delegates came together to explore how funders (investors, grantmakers, commissioners) can work together to create a collaborative-by-design system of finance. Listen to the ‘little heresies’, reflections and challenges at this ‘Losing...
Need help getting your trustees on board with loan finance?
NCVO champions the voluntary sector by connecting, representing and supporting voluntary organisations. They work to help voluntary organisations and volunteers make the biggest difference they can. They have created e.g. a Brief Guide to Loan Finance for Trustees....
Losing Control I 2-5-2019 I Plymouth
On 1 and 2 May 2019, over 105 delegates came together to explore how funders (investors, grantmakers, commissioners) can work together to create a collaborative-by-design system of finance. For those who attended and want to refresh what occurred and for those that...
Demonstrating Social Impact
Gareth Hart, Director of Iridescent Ideas CIC, runs a workshop on Demonstrating Social Impact as part of the SIMPL project. These slides are the foundation of the workshop and provide information, useful links and tips on this important topic. Demonstrating Social...
Demystifying Social Investment
Gareth Hart, Director of Iridescent Ideas CIC, runs a workshop on Demystifying Social Investment in Torbay, Plymouth and Exeter as part of the SIMPL project. These slides are the foundation of the workshop and provide information, useful links and tips on this...
Social Enterprise Support through SE Networks in the Southwest
Social Enterprise Networks are the mouthpiece of the social economy sector across the HotSW (Heart of the Southwest) LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) area. The Networks plays a key role in providing a legacy for any business support programme; they have a sound...
Enhance Social Enterprise Programme
The Enhance Social Enterprise programme supports social enterprises and social entrepreneurs across the Heart of the South West LEP area - Plymouth, Torbay, Devon and Somerset. Through this programme existing social enterprises, community sector organisations that...
SIMPL Housing & Homelessness I 13-2-2019 I Torbay
On 13th February 2019, delegates came together to explore what role social investment can play in tackling the ‘wicked issue’ of housing and homeless. For those who attended and want to refresh what occurred and for those that couldn’t make it but want to get a...
A tax break for charities and social enterprises
Get SITR – Social Investment Tax Relief. SITR is a tax break designed to encourage individuals to invest in charities and social enterprises. SITR has been introduced to encourage new investment into charities and social enterprises and can be used to help access...
SIMPL Launch I 29-11-2018 I Exeter
On 29 th November 2018 SIMPL launched its project in Exeter. This document provides a summary of the day with photos. For those who attended and want to refresh what occurred (it includes the topics that were explored in round table conversations!) and for those that...
Social Investment Infographic
Big Lottery Fund, Social Enterprise UK and Matters&co have put this resource together and it covers in 1 page: what is Social Investment, Why is Social Investment Growing, Why might I want Social Investment, Types of Social Investment, Where can I find Social...
Social Investment Explained SEUK
Social Enterprise UK, the national membership body for Social Enterprises, have put this resource together to give you an overview of the UK’s social investment market and help you to work out whether and how it’s relevant to your organisation. It is for anyone...
A compilation on resources on SI
Another ConnectFund grantee, Vonne (www.vonne.org.uk), have collated some useful resources for work with funders, social investors, Local Infrastructure Organisations (and possibly others). This resource has links to resources of when Social Investment might be right...
The SIMPL Guide and VCSE support
The SIMPL Guide to Social Investment and VCSE support in the HotSW was initially created to increase the SIMPL project team’s knowledge about what’s all out there about Social Investment. And we thought we would share it with you! This Guide lists the larger...