Plus: Bridges raises £35m for second social outcomes fund, Palladium's first impact fund targets $40m for African small businesses, Scotland's first community-owned school building and impactful chocolate in Indonesia...
The average social business grows much, much slower than its commercial counterpart. The new Hatch Impact Accelerator – launching soon in London – wants to change that.
PLUS: New investment-readiness programme in Asia; Stepping Stones Finance Facility launches; Big Society Capital re-invests in public service delivery; Big Issue Invest secures nearly £4m, and more...
Four traps social investment firms are falling into when it comes to diversity – and a few ways to avoid them, from the co-chair of the Diversity Forum.
Dolphin Living’s Retail Charity Bond raising £25m in 24 hours got our attention. But how can individuals get in on this impact investing stuff? To get some clarity, we talked to Phil Caroe, director of social finance at Allia.
The success of employee owned care organisation CASA is not only great news for them, it's a great example of how developed and flourishing the social investment market is, writes Antony Ross of Bridges Ventures.
