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UK government urged to invest wisely following announcement of £800m from dormant assets for ‘good causes’

Social enterprise leaders welcome new funds but warn that rolling out £800m Dormant Assets Scheme without careful planning would be a “massive mistake” – while shadow charities minister says policy is “scraping the barrel”.

Laura Joffre
14th January 2021
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Ford Foundation boss: Philanthropists need to ‘get uncomfortable’ – and fund the troublemakers

Pursuing justice and dignity, not just charity, means acknowledging complicity in systems of inequality – and backing the 'troublemakers' who will hold you to account, says boss of influential US foundation.

Anna Patton
14th January 2021
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Impact Finance Bulletin: Housing hots up for UK’s SASC with board expansion and £60m raise for dedicated fund

PLUS: New impact firm Engine No. 1 to ‘harness capitalism for positive change’; Turner Impact Capital closes $350m workforce housing fund; IIX launches $27m bond to help women rebuild livelihoods, December impact reports; and more.

Post Reporters
5th January 2021
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Schroder BSC Investment Trust raises £75m from London IPO in impact investing first

Amount raised is at lower end of previous estimates, but Big Society Capital “very pleased” with early demand given lockdown challenges of building trust with investors.

Laura Joffre
18th December 2020
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Pioneering ‘gender lens’ property fund targets £100m raise

The Women in Safe Homes fund, from UK impact investment firm Resonance and real estate manager Patron Capital, aims to buy 650 homes and lease them to charities helping women at risk of homelessness.

Anna Patton
17th December 2020
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California-based REDF secures $2m loan to fund jobs-focused social enterprises

Annie E. Casey Foundation loan – the largest investment to date for venture philanthropist  REDF’s Impact Investing Fund – to boost jobs and training in underserved areas of the US.

Laura Joffre
15th December 2020
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New pension fund-backed homelessness property fund from Resonance targets £100m raise

New homelessness property fund from UK impact investing firm Resonance scales up ambitions almost four-fold compared to its predecessor – and marks a first in attracting a pension fund investor.

Anna Patton
9th December 2020
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Impact Investment Exchange launches $27m bond to help women in Asia rebuild livelihoods post-Covid

The Singapore-based capital firm is issuing its third Women’s Livelihood Bond aimed at creating sustainable livelihoods for women in developing countries – and its first to focus on Covid-19 recovery.

Laura Joffre
8th December 2020
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Impact Finance Bulletin: Scottish National Investment Bank launches

PLUS: Blue Impact Fund first of its kind in UK; Germany's EIF-backed social innovation fund; Bain Capital raises $800m for second impact investing fund; Los Angeles' Everytable raises $16m in Series B round; and more.

Post Reporters
30th November 2020
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