Further Resources

Good Finance – Their mission is to help organisations navigate the world of social investment.

Social Investment Business Group – They have some grants and funds available for groups to become ‘investment ready’.

Big Society Capital – A wealth of information and resources around si, including ‘Get Informed – Investment Readiness for Boards’ Impact Measurement Data

Diagnostic Tool – Impact Measurement is of increasing importance to organisations and vital for social investment. A new tool from Access Impact; Data Diagnostic, asks 10 questions to create a bespoke report about the kind of data you could consider collecting and your best approach for this. It works best for organisations delivering programmes or services.

Investor Table - The following table of social investors shows a range of finance providers, the type and amounts they invest. You will also need to consider your ability to repay the investment in the given repayment time.It's worth visiting Good Finance’s Is it right for us? to help you work out, first whether social investment could be an option for your organisation, and if so, the types of investment you should consider based on the amount of money you're after.