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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 6h

Is repayable finance right for your social impact organisation?

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Access free tools and resources to help you assess, plan, and prepare for social investment. Find tailored support to guide your social enterprise or charity through the investment journey.

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 9h

Use the Cost of Capital Calculator to work our monthly repayments for your social enterprise or charity!

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 15h

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 1d

Are you looking for investors for your social enterprise or charity?

Use our Investor Directory to find the right investor by narrowing your search by location or amount needed and find an organisation that aligns with your values!

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Investor Directory

Discover how investors and advisors can support social enterprises and charities through social investment.

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 1d

Why are young people leaving rural areas? In Tain, Scotland, the high school roll has halved.

But FYT is changing that with a new Innovation Campus & 575k from @firstportscotland.bsky.social in funding to boost skills & jobs🌱

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For You Training Social Investment Journey

FYT secured planning permission in 2023 to develop a first-of-its-kind ‘innovation campus’, located at the edge of Tain, on the North Coast 500 route, and on land neighbouring the…

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 1d

What sets social investment apart? This blog dives into how repayable finance combines financial returns with positive social impact.

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What Makes Social Investment Social?

Social investment is a way of providing repayable finance to social enterprises and charities to help them achieve social impact . Unlike traditional investments that…

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 2d

We’re so excited to start making an impact together!

Rebecca White @rebka99.bsky.social · 2d

Totally delighted to announce a partnership today with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social to help raise awareness of social investment here in the East of England. Follow thread for more and links. Let’s turn a cold spot into a hotspot. haslerwhite.com/turningacold...

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 2d

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Introducing the ALL-NEW Good Finance Ambassadors!

Swipe to meet the ambassadors and read our blog to learn more on the ‘what, why, where, when and how’ of the programme, what we hope to achieve and what’s next...

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 3d

🤝 Read our blog to find out how 3 organisations in the West Midlands have used social investment to create social impact in the region.

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 3d

📢 Applications are open for the HLBaSE Training Programme! Social entrepreneurs in the UK, Germany, France, Italy & NL can get 6 months of free legal advice on IP, data privacy, employment law & more. Starts with a workshop on 14 & 18 Nov.

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HL BaSE Training: Pro Bono Assistance Application Form

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 3d

📣 “I wish I’d known this before taking on social investment…”

Real, honest reflections from someone who's been through it - 6 lessons you’ll want to hear before taking the leap.

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6 things I wish I had known before I took on Social Investment

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a social investor in possession of a fortune, must be in want of a compelling investment opportunity.” – Jane Austen.

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 4d

Borrowing can feel overwhelming. But what if you could see exactly how impact-led organisations like yours have done it successfully?

That's why we offer real life case studies, where you can filter by location and explore funding stories near you.

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120+ social impact stories

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 4d

What does Social Impact mean for your organisation?

Discover what it truly means and how to effectively measure it. Dive into our blog featuring an interactive video that brings these concepts to life!

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Read in 2 minutes

The world of social enterprise and charity funding is filled with acronyms, buzzwords and jargon. The terms social investment and social impact can be equally as confusing and difficult to…

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 4d

Join us at #Locality25 Convention – the biggest community sector event of the year! Workshops include delivering the government’s ‘Neighbourhood Health Service’, building belonging in times of division; and community ownership across the world.

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Locality Convention ‘25 offers unique access to the most inspiring and pioneering leaders, policy-makers, thinkers and doers, whose ambitious work is transforming our communities.

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 7d

Leicester Riders Foundation deliver basketball coaching and development programmes to youths in Leicestershire.

Social Investment from Big Issue has increased their revenues despite reduced numbers at events due to the cost-of-living crisis.

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Leicester Riders Basketball Foundation journey

They needed to improve the options available to get increased return on staging of Events in our Arena. The Events make the Arena financially viable, whilst in parallel, the arena is…

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 7d

Stop guessing. Start proving.

The Outcomes Matrix helps you measure real outcomes & secure the backing your social org deserves.

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This tool helps you track and measure your social impact.

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 7d

🤝 Volunteers bring passion, purpose, and power to local change.

Discover the important part that volunteers play in raising the funds to get a community ownership project off the ground 🔽

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The vital role volunteers play in community businesses

Volunteers are the bedrock of community-owned businesses. Within Plunkett’s network of 800 trading community businesses, which are equally and democratically owned, it is estimated that over 11,500…

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 7d

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 8d

Nick Comley provides essential principles and practical steps to help you effectively communicate the positive changes your business brings to the community!

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 8d

Foresight aims to address the lack of adequate support and facilities for people with disabilities in the community.

They sought social investment to grow and expand their services and to become less reliant on grants.

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Foresight North East Lincolnshire investment journey

Foresight aims to address the lack of adequate support and facilities for people with disabilities in the community. The goal is to improve the quality of life and independence of…

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 8d

You're doing good work and the right funder can help you do more of it.

Our free investor directory helps you find people who actually understand impact.

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 9d

Real opportunities for social impact organisations 👇

🎤 Readdressing imbalance community event watch on demand
📌 Latest news from the sector including a new grant!
🤓 How to register for our next e-Learning cohorts and more...

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 9d

Not sure if your social impact organisation can borrow money?

Try the 'Is it right for us?' tool which can help you find out in just 2 minutes! and it shows you which types of social investment could work for your charity or social enterprise.

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