An introduction to social investment

Wednesday 21 March or Thursday 17 May
9.30am-12.30pm
New Philanthropy Capital, 185 Park Street, London SE1 9BL

 

Want to get to grips with the fundamentals of social investment?

Want to get to know the main social investment products and their uses?

Want to understand how your charity might use social investment?

Our social investment workshop can help you do just this. Social investment is the provision of repayable finance to charities and other social organisations to generate a social return. It is a relatively new form of finance, as charities currently rely on mainly grants, donations and their own reserves to survive. Many charities are coming to social investment for the first time and are wondering whether it is right for them.

Social investment has the potential to deliver real benefits for many charities. It can help them to scale up their services, develop new projects and smooth out uneven cashflow. But while social investment is a valuable tool for some, it is not the answer for all charities. Social investment has to be repaid, so charities need a reliable income stream. Investment cannot replace the income that charities receive from donations and contracts. Investment also involves risk. Failing to make repayments may put the charity under financial pressure or, at worst, could force it to close.

How will NPC's workshop help your charity?

There is some training about social investment available, but much of this is for social enterprises. We have seen few practical, straightforward training workshops for charities about the subject. We have therefore put together this training to help charities learn about social investment, find out about its opportunities and risks, and work out whether it might be right for them.

Who should attend?

This workshop is for you if you have heard about social investment and are interested in using it, but are not sure what it involves, or whether it is appropriate to your charity. The event will discuss the background to social investment and participants will have the opportunity to do an initial assessment of whether their charity is ready for social investment. With no more than 15 participants the workshop will be interactive and hands-on allowing participants to take away practical next steps.

NPC's workshop will draw on our published research in this area. It will be delivered by Iona Joy, lead author of NPC’s charity guide to social investment, ‘Best to borrow’.

Can I book several places?

If you would like to send several staff members to this workshop, it could be cheaper and more effective to have the workshop tailored specifically for your charity. To find out more about NPC’s bespoke workshops please contact Casey Stander on 0207 620 4858. 

How do I sign up?
The fee for each participant for this workshop is £150. Please select the date you would like to attend and sign up below.

We may be able to offer a discount for small charities - if you would like to discuss this further please contact Rebecca Goodbourn on 020 7620 4862.

If you have any problems with your booking please email events@philanthropycapital.org or call Rebecca Goodbourn on 020 7620 4862.

 

 

More on social investment...

Best to borrow, NPC’s guide to social investment, aims to help charities understand the risks and opportunities social investment entails and the steps they need to think through before deciding if it is for them. The guide answers two essential questions: what is social investment and should my charity take on social investment?

You can find out more about NPC's work on social investment on our blog.