CAF SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

HOW VENTURESOME WORKS

Over the past 12 years, Venturesome has supported a wide range of charities and social enterprises in the UK with repayable finance. Financing is given to charitable organisations of all sizes, at both a local and international level.

Venturesome prides itself on innovation. At the same time it is guided by a priority on seeking to work with organisations delivering the highest impact for beneficiaries of their services.

Two recent examples are work on the social impact bond for St. Mungo’s street impact SIB, and SE-Assist, a programme that provides interest-free loans, bespoke mentoring and expert consultancy to local social enterprises.

Showing how companies can become leading players in social investment whilst supporting their local communities, Venturesome is growing the programme and is seeking new applications from organisations who want to get involved in social investment.

Venturesome also helps our donors to determine whether social investment is right for them, and links them to causes and programmes to achieve their goals. This is becoming increasingly popular.

Key terms

Social investment

The provision of funds and use of mainstream investment principals to generate social and financial returns.

Social enterprise

A business whose primary motive is to achieve its social objectives. The balance between delivering a financial and social return will depend on the business in question.

Social impact

This is the effect that an organisation will have on people and society. Generally it will relate to the intended positive impact of an organisation but could equally relate to its negative effects.