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Social Finance is a not for profit consultancy [1] organisation that partners with governments, service providers, the voluntary sector and the financial community to find better ways of tackling social problems in the UK and globally. Founded in 2007, they have helped pioneer a series of programmes to improve outcomes for individuals with ...
Reviews carried out by frontline staff could be further reviewed by the Social Fund Inspectors (SFIs) of the Independent Review Service (IRS), which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions, and managed by a Social Fund Commissioner [3] appointed by the Minister. The SFIs' review applies both a merits and judicial review test.
Social Investment Business (SIB) is a UK registered charity and trading company that offers loans, grants and other financial products to charities and social enterprises. SIB manages one of the largest social investment portfolios in the UK. Its foundation pioneered community investment in the UK and, to date, has leveraged over £30 million ...
Civitas Social Housing (LSE: CSH) is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in existing portfolios of built social homes in England and Wales. Established in 2016, [ 1 ] the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange . [ 2 ]
Social investment funds (SIFs) pool funds from investors to provide not-for-profit organisations with “patient working capital” (funding with a longer-term repayment schedule). [7] The Social Innovation Fund is a well-known example of a SIF. Through a competitive process, it awards grants of up to $10 million per year to organisations with ...
A social fund (sometimes also called Social Investment Fund, Social Fund for Development, Social Action Fund, National Solidarity Fund or Social Development Agency) is an institution, typically in a developing country, that provides financing (usually grants) for small-scale public investments targeted at meeting the needs of poor and vulnerable communities. [1]
LeapFrog Investments: South Africa: 2007 Jim Roth and Andrew Kuper: Private Equity: financial services and health $1600M [8] Blue Haven Initiative: Cambridge, Massachusetts: 2012 Liesel Matthews and Ian Simmons: Private Equity: social and environment $500M [9] Future Planet Capital London, United Kingdom: 2015 Douglas Hansen-Luke
The goal of the fund is to invest alongside the private sector in projects within the United Kingdom. The bank has a total capitalisation of £27.8 billion. The fund is a "strategic" sovereign wealth fund, targeting non-financial objectives such as development goals. [1] However, the fund's classification as a sovereign wealth fund is contentious.