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Personal giving

From one-off donations to long-term giving, or designing your personal philanthropic strategy, we work together to help you realise your giving ambitions.

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Corporate giving

You have the vision for making a difference. So do we. We help you plan how to give based on your goals.

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Services for charities

Helping your charity or social enterprise become more resilient.

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Insights

Discover the latest insights for donors and charitable organisations to help create a greater impact

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About us

We are a leading charity, working at the centre of the giving world. We help donors to give more impactfully and charities to build their resilience so they can do more of their life-changing work.

Find out more about CAF

For charities and social purpose organisations looking to stabilise or grow, borrowing money is a potential option that’s often overlooked. This webinar aims to help trustees and managers understand the ways that borrowing could help to finance their future goals and what support is available through CAF.

Watch this webinar to:

  • Compare the different choices of repayable finance (borrowing) available.

  • Learn when you should consider loan finance or social investment.

  • Find out about the financial support available from CAF Venturesome and CAF Bank.

  • Hear how borrowing helped two charities to stabilise their financial position and achieve more

Download the webinar slides as a PDF


Learn more about CAF Bank and CAF Venturesome 


CAF Bank

CAF Bank offers secured loans designed for UK-incorporated charities and social purpose enterprises that have been running for at least three years. The loans start at £150,000, and go up to £10m.


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CAF Venturesome 

CAF Venturesome offers mostly unsecured loans, standby facilities and charity bonds, and blended finance packages from £25,000 to £400,000. As one of the first social investment funds in the UK, CAF Venturesome have made over 650 social investments totalling £56m since 2002.

Learn more about CAF Venturesome

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Fundraising

Adapt to the changing fundraising landscape with our dedicated resources.

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Attracting new funding

Expert tips on how to put together a winning case for support.

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Staffing and volunteers

How to attract people to your organisation and make sure they want to stay.

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Operational cost pressures

Resources to help you tackle your operational cost pressures.

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Meeting service demands

Resources from our advisory team on meeting service demands

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Charity landscape

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Financial planning

Ideas on how to develop your charity’s financial resilience.

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Governance and strategy

Resources and contributions from key charity sector organisations.

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Charity loans

Resources to help provide clarity to find the best route for your organisation.

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CAF Bank loans are non-regulated products.

CAF Venturesome is a non-regulated product which provides financial support to charities through social investment.

Loan applications subject to credit assessment. Security will be required.

Charity assets may be at risk if you do not keep up with the repayments for a mortgage, loan or any other debt secured on them.

If you're thinking of consolidating existing borrowing, you should be aware that you may be extending the term of the debt and increasing the total amount you pay.

CAF Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority (Financial Services Register number: 204451).

CAF Bank Limited Registered office is 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ. Registered in England and Wales under number 1837656.