New @NPCthinks report on blended finance highlights: - impact in underserved communities - continued need for Govt to provide subsidy Read our blog on why this matters and what happens next (spoiler = why the #CommEntGrowthPlan is so essential). tinyurl.com/yu55bnsr
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 Honours. The honour recognises Seb’s various voluntary sector roles, where he has spent his whole career, including as the first chief executive of Access, from 2015 onwards. Designed to ‘disrupt’ […]
Scheme will target smaller charities and social enterprises based in deprived areas. Access – The Foundation for Social Investment is set to receive £20m from dormant assets to extend its support for charities and social enterprises in England, it was announced today. The £20m from dormant assets will enable finance to flow to charities and […]
Chief executive of Access – the Foundation for Social Investment, Seb Elsworth said: ‘This is a substantive, thoughtful and timely contribution. The call for more “enterprise-centric” finance for social enterprises is key to delivering the outcomes we all want to see. The good news is that we know how this can be done. As the […]
Access – the Foundation for Social Investment (Access) and Social Investment Business (SIB) have announced that the Reach Fund, the pioneering grant programme which supports charities and social enterprises to increase their resilience by taking on social investment, will continue for a further four years. Access plan to make at least £10 million available over […]
