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Exploring the impact of every pound: New research mapping the UK values-driven investment landscape
Tanishtha SenGupta, Partnerships and Stakeholder Manager, reflects on work with the Impact Investing Institute to map the values‑driven investment landscape and the support available to foundations looking to allign money with mission.
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Access endowment delivers strong returns and deep UK social impact
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has published its latest Endowment Impact Report, showing how its mission-aligned approach continues to deliver both market-rate returns and meaningful social impact.
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Digging Deeper: What our first ‘Learning Month’ is starting to show us
Yusra Ali, Data and Insights Manager, reflects on Access’ new learning month, examining deployment pace, reach and organisational diversity.
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Early insights: What we’re learning about financing energy retrofit for charities and social enterprises
Drawing on insights from both Access and Charity Bank, this blog reflects on the Energy Efficiency Social Investment Programme (EESIP) and what it takes to finance and deliver energy retrofit for charities and social enterprises, and what this means for future approaches to blended finance.
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Insights Paper on Blended Finance Evidence: Evaluating an Emerging Field
Written by the TSIC Consortium, this Insights Paper is the first in a wider series of outputs as part of a multi-year evaluation and learning programme to assess the impact of our blended finance programmes.
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Blended Finance evidence – Evaluating an emerging field
Written by the TSIC Consortium, this Insights Paper is the first in a wider series of outputs as part of a multi-year evaluation and learning programme to assess the impact of our blended finance programmes.
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Progress, partnership and what comes next
Seb Elsworth, CEO, reflects on Access’s role, progress and priorities following the Oversight Trust’s independent review.
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Enterprise Development Programme Evaluation
The Enterprise Development Programme (2019–2024) helped charities and social enterprises in six sectors build sustainable enterprise models, diversify income, and increase resilience. This evaluation looks at its overall delivery and impact.
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Access strengthens governance with trustee and investment committee appointments
Access strengthens governance with trustee and investment committee appointments
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How Access funding is reaching England’s rural communities
This blog examines how far Access funding is reaching rural communities.