With under a week to go until the UK's leading social investment conference, Good Deals 2014, we catch up with one of the key speakers Maff Potts to find out about his social investment hopes and frustrations.
Food waste charity FareShare South West recieves £70,000 through pilot social investment tax relief fund set up to trial innovative methods and stuctures that will help tackle Bristol's social and environmental issues.
Since taking on social investment, FareShare is gutsier than ever as it approaches the challenge of salvaging the 400,000 tonnes of food wasted in the UK food industry.
A £1.5m fund is announced in the UK that aims to help social ventures secure investment and win contracts and J.P. Morgan looks to Australia's social enterprise sector to reduce the nation's levels of youth unemployment.
A new report from Bridges Ventures and Bank of America Merrill Lynch unravels some of the debate surrounding social impact bonds and provides a practical guide for how they should be designed.
Ellie Ward talks to Alquity CEO Paul Robinson about making more people realise that there is a better, fairer way to invest financial resources – an approach that will ultimately create a fairer global economy.
The social investment community came out in force for the first ever Cabinet Office Social Investment Awards held in the Royal Bank of Scotland's London headquarters last night.
Philanthropy is becoming more complex, with foundations and donors looking for new ways to give strategically to create greater impact with their money. New research has revealed the world's most innovative approaches to philanthropy.
The ability to fund your organisation often hinges on your business plan. If you want greater success in securing finance there are five common mistakes you need to avoid.