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 / 6th June 2022
MBE for Seb Elsworth, Chief Executive of Access
Seb Elsworth, chief executive of Access – the Foundation for Social Investment, has received an MBE for services to social investment in the Queen’s Birthday…
From the blog / 24th June 2022
Independent review highlights impact of blended finance in underserved communities and calls for more ongoing resource from Government
An independent review, commissioned by DCMS and conducted by NPC, has highlighted how blended finance supports trading charities and social enterprises to increase their impact,…
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