Social Investment News

The youth volunteering scheme was a hit with young people but there are concerns about its future, the report shows

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"Charities badly need the social investment market to get off the ground and at the moment that’s incredibly difficult," said Anne-Marie Piper, charity partner at Farrer & Co, speaking at the Civil Society Question Time debate in Westminster yesterday.

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Charity law should clarify that it is a charitable purpose to measure social impact, and also provide a statutory power of social investment, say lawyers Bates Wells and Braithwaite in a submission to the Charities Act Review.

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Jake Hayman of the Social Investment Consultancy says more firms prefer to do good through their work rather than by donating to charity

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The social impact bond market is set for a boost with a £1.3m grant from Omidyar Network to support its expansion globally.

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There is a £1bn gap in funding for social investment,  says the Cabinet Office, which last week held a roundtable meeting to discuss barriers to social investment.

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The Big Lottery Fund is to allocate 0.7 per cent of its budget this financial year to social investment.

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Source tells Third Sector administrative mistakes led to double award for the Citizenship Foundation; Office for Civil Society says 'due process' was followed

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Treasury has confirmed that community interest tax relief (CITR) will be included in its proposed cap on tax relief.

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Big Society Capital promised a lot, but what does it actually deliver? Gordon Hunter queries.

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