Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint 2011 (Blueprint Forecasts)

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Running throughout the social economy is the lifeblood of data. GuideStar and the Nonprofit Finance Fund released an online tool for comparing the financial health of nonprofits; 15 of the largest U. Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment. This is only a preview.

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Lucy Bernholz Ph.D – "I am a philanthropy wonk"

Quote of the Week "Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour Publications Best to borrow? A charity guide to social investment New Philanthropy Capital, Guide to help charities understand the risks and opportunities social investment entails and the steps to be thought through before going ahead. Big Local-social investment guide Big Local, Guide outlining what social investment is, the risks involved and next steps. Building the Capacity for Impact Impetus — The Private Equity Foundation September This report argues that there are two types of organisational capacity-building required by the social sector — one is around building strong resilient organisations which can grow sustainably.

The other is around building organisations which can reliably and predictably produce meaningful social outcomes, eventually for large numbers of people. Both are crucial for the social investment market to flourish, but the latter has been neglected in attempts to develop the market. This report considers the neglect and implications and concludes that the gap in funding is a threat to the development of an effective social investment market which uses finance to solve social problems, making recommendations to help build sector capacity.

From grantmaker to federal grantee: Commissioning practices are also making it difficult and risky for social investors to get involved because officials give the investors too little time to assess contracts, and the investors face high risks.

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Guide for the ambitious social entrepreneur ClearlySo, This guide to social entrepreneurship, sponsored by the City of London Corporation, aims to be a comprehensive source of information on raising capital, legal structures, tax regimes, networks, sector intelligence and support organisations. Mapping the market for social finance in the youth sector Young Foundation for the Catalyst consortium, Argues for the creation of a dedicated social finance retailer for the youth sector to offer a range of financial and non-financial products, with three priority recommendations: Separate detailed reports on the help CDFIs provide to businesses, individuals, social ventures and homeowners are also available: Summary of data ; businesses ; social ventures ; individuals ; homeowners.

Survey results show how many voluntary groups are neither looking for nor interested in repayable finance.

For organisations supporting people with multiple needs, given the degree of change in the public sector agencies they need to relate to, and new forms of funding rapidly emerging, this is a useful crib-sheet, with links to more detailed briefings. The social value guide Social Enterprise UK with Anthony Collins Solicitors, A tool designed to help local authorities and other public bodies embed social value in commissioning and procurement practices in order to prepare for the implementation of the Social Value Act London Funders is a company limited by guarantee, registration number Charity registration number Join Benefits How to join Theory of Change.

Charities and Investment Matters: Updated investment guidance on the legal duties and principles that apply to charity investments and the risks that trustee must address.

It covers programme-related investment, revenue participation or quasi-equity, outcomes-based investment e. This briefing document is based on a survey of 83 trusts and foundations, including interviews with key figures in the sector and ACF claims it is the first to investigate the approaches and motivations of trusts and foundations in relation to social investments.

Charities and social investment: Choosing Social Impact Bonds: A Practitioner's Guide Bridges Ventures October A report from Bridges Ventures reviews the initial wave of social impact bonds SIBs across the globe, capturing insights from early movers and reflecting on the lessons learned so far. It provides practical recommendations for the three key parties involved in the sector: The Fund has two obvjectives: Social Finance is an advisor to the Fund.

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Advisors provide due dilligence of the investment proposals which the Fund is considering. From Rhetoric to Reality Carnegie Trust UK November This report showcases examples from across the UK and Ireland where citizens and communities have had more opportunity to shape services and contribute to societal wellbeing. Investing for the Good of Society.

Investing in civil society. Advocates a bespoke regulator for social investment, since current arrangements for regulation by the Financial Services Authority will prove very expensive for modestly-sized civil society organisations.

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Investor perspectives in social enterprise financing. Report commissioned by The City of London Corporation, City Bridge Trust and Big Lottery Fund on how to expand the availability of social finance and the factors that would encourage institutional investors on a larger scale.

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