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29/03/17

Filtering posts by topic

Read about how to filter ACCESS’s blog posts by topic.

02/06/17

Subsidy in the social investment market – part 3

In the first blog in this series I provided an overview of some of the ways that subsidy has been used by in the UK social investment market since the early-2000s, while the second blog looked at some snapshots of what that subsidy has achieved on its own terms. This blog will consider some of […]

19/05/17

#AccessEd 19 – Testing the waters

This is the third in a series of posts setting out the questions we at Access are considering as we determine our strategy for investment-readiness support. Alongside these posts, we are keen for as many people as possible to contribute to the conversation via our online form: this will remain open until June 16th, so please […]

04/05/17

Meeting with social entrepreneurs in Birmingham: the funding journey

With sincere thanks to Kevin Lloyd-Evans from Big Issue Invest Earlier this week Simon and I spent the day in Birmingham with Big Issue Invest to talk to several local charities and social enterprises about their experience of securing funding to survive and grow. The venue couldn’t have been more fitting – The Impact Hub […]

02/05/17

Subsidy in the social investment market – part 2

Subsidy has been and is being used to pursue a range different practical functions and wider aims within the UK social investment market…

24/04/17

#AccessEd 18 – Getting going

In my previous post, I set out the questions we’re considering as we look to the next phase of our life. Under the broad heading of investment-readiness, we’re seeking to understand where we can most effectively direct our resources to support social organisations at different stages of development. This online form sets out our specific questions […]

21/04/17

Subsidy in the social investment market – part 1

“Most social investment requires subsidy, and subsidy should not be a dirty word. The enterprises we invest in typically lack scale, carry levels of risk that are…

10th April 2017

Key messages from our first Learning Report

We recently published our first Learning Report, written by Margaret Bolton and covering the period up to December 2016. As part of our commitment to both utilising and sharing our learning, this is the first of a number of reports which will evaluate and communicate our progress over the course of our programmes and funds. […]

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