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New task force chair calls on foundations to examine role of enterprise

The incoming Chair of the Enterprise Grants Task Force, Anna de Pulford, has called on charitable foundations to examine the complex ways in which their grants interact with enterprise and trading. In a blog, published today on civilsociety.co.uk, the Director of the Dulverton Trust says that foundations – regardless of whether they directly support enterprise […]

4th August 2022

New collective to look at role of foundations in boosting enterprise

The Enterprise Grants Taskforce will bring together funders and foundations looking to support the development of earned income across the sector. A new group of funders and foundations has come together with the aim of boosting enterprise in the sector through better use of Enterprise Grants. Enterprise Grants are grants made by public or private […]

06/06/22

MBE for Seb Elsworth, Chief Executive of Access

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’ […]

8th February 2022

£20 million from dormant assets to expand reach of social investment

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 […]

26/01/22

Response to publication of the Adebowale Commission on Social Investment

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 […]

3rd November 2021

£10 million top up for investment readiness fund

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 […]

2nd August 2021

Access expands senior team with renewed focus on partnerships and advocacy

Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has announced the appointment of Chloe Stables as Director of Partnerships and Advocacy. Now in the second half of its planned ten-year life, Access is seeking to develop and implement a legacy for its work, with the goal to ensure long-term support for blended finance and enterprise development […]

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