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The GSG has entered its second decade: and with such outstanding progress.
The GSG has entered its second decade: and with such outstanding progress.
The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) Dear Impact Leader, Over the last decade we have seen a ten-fold…
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Steering the impact community to mobilise capital where it is needed most
Steering the impact community to mobilise capital where it is needed most
It has been close to a month since the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG), in partnership with SpainNAB,…
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GSG's next push for an impact future
GSG's next push for an impact future
2021 was a tough year…. Covid yet again, economic damage, geopolitical tension, geopolitical strains, supply chains…
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The tragedy of us and them
The tragedy of us and them
The BBC have reminded us that it’s 30 years since the untimely death of Freddie Mercury, and 40 years since the first…
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How results-based financing can help improve education, health and employment
How results-based financing can help improve education, health and employment
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will require better investment from the public sector, which must reject…
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Big Society Capital - "Truly game changing" with "conflicting expectations" and "inherent tensions"
Big Society Capital - "Truly game changing" with "conflicting expectations" and "inherent tensions"
"Truly game changing" with ‘conflicting expectations’ and ‘inherent tensions’ - that's the verdict on the first…
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Together for the recovery we all want to see
Together for the recovery we all want to see
From the Global Steering Group on Impact Investment Newsletter We are beyond a crisis. We are now in a major global…
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Moving on from Big Society Capital to the Global Steering Group on Impact Investing
Moving on from Big Society Capital to the Global Steering Group on Impact Investing
I am going to be moving on from my role as chief executive of Big Society Capital [www.bigsocietycapital.
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Nothing about us without us
Nothing about us without us
It's time for impact investors to engage the voice of the end-users of our work, and to give space for their work…
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Building impact investment wholesalers
Building impact investment wholesalers
Building Impact Investment Wholesalers Launching the report on impact investment wholesalers at the Delhi Global…
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At its first meeting, Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat’s Growth Strategy Headquarters — the core policy body of the new administration — identified one of…
At its first meeting, Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat’s Growth Strategy Headquarters — the core policy body of the new administration — identified one of…
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I am incredibly excited and optimistic about this next home for IFVI’s standard setting work. This pioneering merger brings the best of both…
I am incredibly excited and optimistic about this next home for IFVI’s standard setting work. This pioneering merger brings the best of both…
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Thanks Krisztina Tora for featuring me on your podcast series! A pleasure to contribute
Thanks Krisztina Tora for featuring me on your podcast series! A pleasure to contribute
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I’m delighted to share that I’ve joined Impact Frontiers as a Senior Advisor, supporting the development of new training and field-building…
I’m delighted to share that I’ve joined Impact Frontiers as a Senior Advisor, supporting the development of new training and field-building…
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Delighted to share insights on #impactinvesting as published in Impact Entrepreneur below. At the GIIN conference in Berlin, I was struck by three…
Delighted to share insights on #impactinvesting as published in Impact Entrepreneur below. At the GIIN conference in Berlin, I was struck by three…
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Join me at the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Thursday 27th November, 6:30–8:00pm for The Impact Revolution – Fixing…
Join me at the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Thursday 27th November, 6:30–8:00pm for The Impact Revolution – Fixing…
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The Government’s Social Impact Investment Advisory Group – which includes Bridges CEO Michele Giddens OBE – has just published its recommendations…
The Government’s Social Impact Investment Advisory Group – which includes Bridges CEO Michele Giddens OBE – has just published its recommendations…
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If you’re passionate about using investment as a force for good and directing capital toward positive outcomes for people and the planet, this is a…
If you’re passionate about using investment as a force for good and directing capital toward positive outcomes for people and the planet, this is a…
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New Fund - opened yesterday. Green Community Grants Programme. Up to £25,000 for non profits in England, Scotland and Wales with income between £10,000 and £1 million pa that are contributing towards nature recovery and responding to the climate emergency – and to improve places for nature and people’s access to them. Within this, funding can also be used for a wider range of sustainable activities, including recycling, litter picking, beach cleans or sustainable transport. Deadline 8 Oct. https://lnkd.in/eHkRs9zR
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Comic Relief Community Fund for England Opens for Applications Groundwork are administering the grants programme on behalf of Comic Relief Grants of up to £5,000 are available for grassroots, community-led organisations in England with an income of less than £250,000. To be eligible to apply, your organisation must be working in a local area to tackle the immediate impacts of poverty or build resilience to poverty and hardship. The Fund will support: Organisations that are tackling the immediate and urgent impacts of being in poverty, including providing essential resources like food, shelter, advice and healthcare. For example, foodbanks, community kitchens, homeless shelters, welfare advice agencies and health outreach projects. Organisations working to empower communities to take positive steps to lift themselves out of poverty in the longer term. For example, projects that build skills, increase access to employment, strengthen financial resilience or develop community-led solutions. The deadline for applications is 6th October 2025 (12 noon). More information here - https://lnkd.in/eJX8xpmi 'We expect this programme to be significantly oversubscribed. Our 2024/25 programme received more than three times as many applications than the number of grants available'
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