Increasing
access to
social
investment
Helping charities and
social enterprises
survive and thrive
We are Access – The Foundation for Social Investment. We work to make charities and social enterprises in England more financially resilient and self-reliant, so that they can sustain or increase their impact.
We do this through supporting the development of enterprise activity to grow and diversify income, and improving access to the social investment which can help stimulate that enterprise activity.
COVID-19 update: We recognise that this is an extremely challenging time for charities and social enterprises, and we are working closely with our partners to monitor and where appropriate adapt our programmes in response to the crisis. If you are a charity or social enterprise that requires support during these times, please visit the Good Finance COVID-19 Resource Hub for an extensive collection of information, resources and tools.
Links to main sections of the site
Programmes to support charities and social enterprises to increase and diversify income through enterprise activity, and explore how social investment can help.
Enterprise DevelopmentOur blended finance programmes provide the types of social investment which charities and social enterprises most need.
The Growth Fund
News
In the news / 15th June 2021
Positive review of Access highlights the need for more resource for blended finance
An independent review of the work of Access – The Foundation for Social Investment (Access) has concluded that the charity has had significant positive impact…
From the blog / 19th February 2021
The Growth Fund: Would we change it?
This month Ecorys and ATQ published the latest instalment of their Growth Fund evaluation, which is commissioned by The National Lottery Community Fund – a…
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