Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has announced the appointment of Daniela Barone Soares OBE as Chair Designate. As Chair Designate, she will succeed Nick Hurd, who has chaired Access since 2020 and will step down at the end of September after six years in the role.
Policy and Advocacy Manager, Alex Bunker, looks at the lessons from social investment in using subsidy as a tool for delivering good growth
Independent evaluation of programme supporting 325 organisations finds support for enterprise resulted in significant income and impact growth for charities and social enterprises
Updates from the Access team on all things social investment, blended finance and enterprise grantmaking
Director of Impact and Evaluation, Lydia Levy, examines the latest set of Enterprise Level Data from BSC to understand how organisations supported through Access funded programmes compare to the wider social investment market.
Seb Elsworth will step down as CEO of Access after 11 years to join the Queen Elizabeth Trust. Neil Berry, Director of Programmes, will become interim CEO of Access from September while trustees recruit a permanent successor.
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.
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.