Selected Readings
November 2008 - Social Investment Pilots, Action Research Final Report - UK Cabinet Office, Office of the Third Sector
The Office of the Third Sector, of the UK Cabinet Office, has published a final report (November 2008) (PDF, 19 pgs) on two projects (‘Equity Plus’ Pilot and Charity Bank Action Research) to investigate ways to promote private investment in social enterprises. The projects, which were commissioned in 2007 and led by Community Innovation UK and Charity Bank, aimed to: increase private sector finance in social enterprises; deepen our understanding of how to increase the range of finance available for social enterprises; successfully broaden the research base of the sector. Issues covered include what it means for social enterprises to be ‘investment ready’.