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Access - The Foundation for Social Investment: Making social investment work better for charities and social enterprises - helping them to become more financially sustainable and reach more people.
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Access - The Foundation for Social Investment @access-si.bsky.social · Oct 16
Following confirmation from the Government on Dormant Assets, Access has now opened to funding applications from social investors and intermediaries.

Find out more: access-socialinvestment.org.uk/what-we-do/2...
Social investment and Dormant Assets
Making social investment work better for charities and social enterprises. Helping them to become more financially sustainable and reach more people.
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Following confirmation from the Government on Dormant Assets, Access has now opened to funding applications from social investors and intermediaries.

Find out more: access-socialinvestment.org.uk/what-we-do/2...
Social investment and Dormant Assets
Making social investment work better for charities and social enterprises. Helping them to become more financially sustainable and reach more people.
access-socialinvestment.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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October 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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We’ve published our consultation findings + draft Investment Policy for the £87.5m Dormant Assets allocation.

We’re not open for applications yet — we are waiting for the Spending Direction from Govt.

See the changes we’ve made + what’s next: access-socialinvestment.org.uk/news-and-ins...
2025 Dormant Assets Allocation: Consultation outcome and…
What we heard during our short consultation on the 2025 Dormant Assets Allocation - and what we're doing differently as a result
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August 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Our data journey at Access is about more than reporting—it’s about collaboration, learning, and influence.
Hear from our Data and Insights Manager, Yusra Ali, about the updates we’ve made to our dashboards and partner-facing tools.
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Our Data Journey: Evolving how we share, learn and influence
Learn more about how we use data to inform our work and how we are evolving what we do
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August 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Our Impact Report shares what we’ve learned from nearly a decade of working with partners to support charities and social enterprises through blended finance, enterprise development, and systems change.

Find out more and join the conversation: access-socialinvestment.org.uk/news-and-ins...
Impact Report: Making social investment work better for…
Making social investment work better for charities and social enterprises. Helping them to become more financially sustainable and reach more people.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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We’re consulting on how to deliver £87.5m of Dormant Assets funding through the Community Enterprise Growth Plan.

The plan is ambitious - and we’re inviting views on key decisions around distribution, delivery and priorities.

Consultation now live:

access-socialinvestment.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
Consultation on social investment and dormant assets
Making social investment work better for charities and social enterprises. Helping them to become more financially sustainable and reach more people.
access-socialinvestment.org.uk
June 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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New #DormantAssets strategy confirms £87.5 million to support community organisations struggling to access mainstream finance and grow social investment in underserved places and communities.

More on today’s announcement here: lnkd.in/eUN3UJBp
June 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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All 3-panel sessions, featuring a diverse range of inspirational social enterprise leaders and investors, are now available online.

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#Socialinvestment
May 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🔋 Want funding for ‘going green’? ✅ Join our FREE webinar on WEDS 26 MARCH at 12‑1pm to find out about the Energy Efficiency Sharematch Fund. 🌱

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March 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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We just added @melbettersoccap.bsky.social to our Social Investment starter pack - who else are we missing? go.bsky.app/9E8TRv5
February 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Have you signed up for Good Finance Live yet?

Don't miss out on an exciting opportunity to connect directly with social investors and hear more about the practical considerations of taking social investment.

Find out more here https://buff.ly/3CpmEOJ

#SocialInvestment #SocialImpact #SocialEnt
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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New report from Access: How 17 social investor-led funds used £45m from @bettersocietycapital.com & @tnlcomfund.bsky.social to deploy £48.6m to 724 charities & social enterprises through blended finance. 💡

Read more: access-socialinvestment.org.uk/wp-content/u...

#GrowthFund #BlendedFinance
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January 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Join Access as a Trustee!

Access is looking for new trustees with experience in running charities and social enterprises, finance and investment, policy and advocacy.

🗓️ Apply by 2 March: www.prospect-us.co.uk/jobs/190574-...
Trustees - Prospectus Recruitment Agency
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment are working to change the way charities and social enterprises are supported to grow their own income, and how social investment works, so that more organ...
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January 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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More than £1bn of financial assets from the Dormant Assets Scheme has been transferred to social and environmental initiatives
More than £1bn transferred to good causes through Dormant Assets Scheme
More than 50 financial institutions have moved funds into the scheme since its was launched in 2011
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January 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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@thesocialinvest.bsky.social has run the Reach Fund for @access-si.bsky.social since 2016. We've made 1000+ grants in that time, totalling almost £13m. Around 60% go on to raise social investment - with the Reach Fund paying for vital external support. Read more: www.linkedin.com/posts/nitemp...
Nick Temple on LinkedIn: #grants #socialinvestment #data #charity #socialenterprise
It was great to attend a Reach Fund event last week, bringing together social investors, providers and customers alike to learn, reflect and discuss how we can…
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December 4, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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New: Access's endowment continues to prove that financial returns and social impact can go hand in hand.

In 2023, 35% of Access's endowment was directly invested in UK-based charities and social enterprises.

Read more: access-socialinvestment.org.uk/access-endow...
Access endowment delivers strong social impact and market returns - ACCESS
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has published its latest Endowment Impact Report. The report reveals that in 2023 35% of its endowment was directly invested in UK-based charities and soc...
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December 9, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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We're new here! We thought we'd begin with a starter pack for all people and organisations active in social investment go.bsky.app/9E8TRv5

Suggestions for additional accounts welcome!
Social Investment
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November 20, 2024 at 12:03 PM