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Access seeks social impact through investing its endowment

• The Foundation for Social Investment announces partnership with Rathbones • The fund manager offers Access a largely fixed income portfolio seeking to maximise social impact while generating positive financial returns
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Access announces first investment

New fund to support health and social care charities and social enterprises in the South West now open.
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Access's Strategy

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SEUK 'Prospecting the Future' published

Our first funded research paper, by Social Enterprise UK, has been published, sharing insights into both the investment and support needs of social enterprises, and the potential of 'data talking to data'
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Access launches capacity building consultation

We've launched a consultation on the design of our £60m, ten year capacity building programme.
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The Growth Fund is open

The Access Foundation’s Growth Fund is now open for expressions of interest from Social Investment Finance Intermediaries (SIFIs).
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Announcing our Chief Executive - Seb Elsworth

Access is delighted to appoint Seb Elsworth to the role of Chief Executive of Access. He will take up his post in early May.
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Access announces its first programme - the Growth Fund

The Growth Fund is a combination of up to £22.5 million grant from Big Lottery Fund and up to £22.5 million loan from Big Society Capital to address the gap in the social investment market.
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Access is launched!

Access - the Foundation for Social Investment, launched on Friday March 20th 2015.
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Access - coming soon!

Launching on March 20 2015
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New independent foundation to boost finance for VCSEs

New, independent charitable foundation, established to fill gaps in the social investment market, which have prevented some voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises (VCSEs) from accessing vital finance.