Increasing
access to
social
investment
Helping charities and
social enterprises
survive and thrive
We are Access – The Foundation for Social Investment. Our role is to make it easier for charities and social enterprises in England to access the capital they need to grow and increase their impact.
We work to bridge the gap between charities and social enterprises on one side and social investors on the other, to help make social investment easier to find and more relevant for charities and social enterprises.
To do this we need to change the way social investment is delivered, so that it can reach the parts of the charity and social enterprise sector who have yet to benefit. We manage two core programmes:
Links to main sections of the site
Capacity Building
Funding organisations to run grant and support programmes for charities and social enterprises.
The Growth Fund
Funding organisations to make small loans to charities and social enterprises.
News
In the news / 11th July 2017
GMCVO launch new social investment fund
Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) launched a new social investment fund today at a bustling event at their Ardwick-based centre. This GM Social…
From the blog / 4th August 2017
Off and running – the Connect Fund steps out
A new fund hits the circuit The Connect Fund was born this spring. The fourth young fund in the Access Foundation stable, it has slowly…
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