Tag Archives: Big Society
Big Society Capital puts £12m into firm’s new social property fund
A £12m investment from Big Society Capital has helped to launch the Cheyne Social Property Impact Fund, which will lend money to social sector organisations that deliver services including affordable housing and supported living. Cheyne Capital Management, which is running the fund, said it believed […]
Diary of the week of Felicity Smith, National Co-ordinator
Felicity gives us a brief glimpse into her week as National Co-ordinator of FaithAction… Firstly, let me say that my job is so diverse, that I never have the same week or day as the next. This is an insight into what my job is […]
Vicky Browning, director of CharityComms, announces first meeting of ‘criticism working group’
The charity communications professionals membership body CharityComms is setting up a working group that will consider how charities can respond to public criticism. It will organise a round-table discussion next month that will involve groups including the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, the Charity Commission and […]
Cabinet Office partners with RBS to launch Social Investment Awards
The Cabinet Office has launched a new social investment awards scheme in partnership with the bank RBS. The Social Investment Awards are free to enter and are made up of five categories: community impact, global impact, investment readiness, investor access and new markets. According to […]
Get pupils out of the classroom and into the community, says think-tank
School coursework should be revamped to encourage learning out of the classroom and let pupils gain valuable character skills to prepare them for later life. The idea is being championed by the think-tank Demos, who suggests traditional desk-based projects could be replaced with volunteering-style tasks, […]
Big Society Capital publishes annual report
Big Society Capital, the world’s first social investment bank, today published its 2013 annual report, outlining performance to date and setting out a new three-year strategy. As of December 2013, Big Society Capital had received £225.4 million of funding from the Reclaim Fund and four […]
Big Society Capital invests £14.5m in Charity Bank
Big Society Capital has bought almost 40 per cent of the shares in Charity Bank for £4.5m, and has committed to invest another £10m by 2016. The investment is the largest to date from Big Society Capital (BSC). BSC now holds a 38.7 per cent […]
