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30 July 2018
Responsible lender Five Lamps has today secured a £5 million investment to help vulnerable households across the UK break out of the cycle of high-cost debt. The funding will mobilise over £60...
25 June 2018
New Report: Care Leavers support system in England should redirect resources to the front-line
Leaving care is often a traumatic time for care leavers. On leaving care, there is 23% increase in...
New Delhi, May 14, 2018 - Social Finance Global Network (SFGN) and The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) today announced the launch of Social Finance India (SF-IND) and first three of...
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New partners and new funding for the Impact Incubator
Big Lottery Fund, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Comic Relief and Treebeard Trust announce new partnership with the Impact...
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Social Impact Bonds reach global mass: 108 projects launched in 24 countries
Nearly $400m raised to tackle social issues globally
Nine countries launched first programs in 2017...
16 January 2018
Five London boroughs join forces to help troubled families stay together
Wednesday, 15th January 2018
By Social Finance
Positive Families Partnership is a new initiative designed to help deal with...
Social Finance celebrates its 10th anniversary driving global impact
Social Finance set up in 2007 in London following the Commission on Unclaimed Assets
Pioneered Social Impact Bonds in 2010;...
27 July 2017
World’s 1st Social Impact Bond shown to cut reoffending and to make impact investors a return
Independent evaluation determines that Peterborough Social Impact Bond reduced reoffending of short-...
The Bright Futures Fund has made its first investment into Ability Tec, a Bolton-based social enterprise, using the newly introduced Social Investment Tax Relief. The fund targets commercial success...
The growth of community businesses is driven by attempts to rescue libraries, pubs and other local assets under threat from closure, according to research released by the independent trust Power to...