Building social investment

Finance | Ian Allsop | 1 Dec 2006

A new report has concluded that social investment organisations should work together to help voluntary and community groups access capital finance schemes.

Julia Unwin's report, An Intermediary for the Social Investment Market?, has been launched by Futurebuilders England and CAF Venturesome, on behalf of the Social Investment Market (SIM) Group. It tries to answer the question of whether creating a corporate finance intermediary might help build the emerging social investment market.

The report recommends that social investors look to deliver a shared web-portal through which organisations seeking funds can be signposted to the most relevant sources of capital. Secondly, it calls for a funded and planned programme of work to ensure that those advising the sector on funding can develop skills and understanding about alternatives to grant finance. Finally, it wants a systematic and planned approach where funders can jointly consider proposals and allocate finance.

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