Introduction to Social Investment

A beginner's guide to social investment - what does it mean and what products are available?

A growing number of homelessness charities are beginning to use social investment to finance their work. But, as a new type of finance, lots of organisations are confused about what social investment is and how they can use it.

This briefing, produced in partnership with Big Society Capital, provides a basic introduction to social investment and the types of products that are available. It is aimed at readers with little or no knowledge of this topic and includes examples of how others are using social investment, the types of products available and where to find out more.

Introduction to Social Investment

A basic introduction for homelessness charities that want to find out more about social investment and the types of products that are available.

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Like many of you, when I first started hearing the term - social investment, my immediate reaction was that this was a way of privatising the voluntary sector.

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Tasmin Maitland

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Tasmin leads our Innovation & Good Practice and Partnerships teams. Current team projects include: Communities of Practice, Ending Women's Homelessness Fund, Housing First Fund, London PLUS, Youth Homelessness, Housing First England, Reboot, Counts & Estimates, and our effective practice guidance and toolkits.

Introduction to Social Investment