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Progress made by Big Society Capital, an independent social investment institution set up by the Cabinet Office, one year after its launch.
A Knowledge Box and a template legal contract are now available from the Centre for Social Impact Bonds.
New 'co-mingling' funds mix charitable and private capital to help deliver financial returns as well as social responsibility programmes.
New incentives to invest in social ventures announced in the 2013 Budget speech have been welcomed by Nick Hurd and leading organisations.
5 projects get more backing from the Innovation in Giving Fund and a new Cabinet Office Centre for Social Action to launch in April.
A new report on best practice in social investment has been published by Saїd Business School, University of Oxford and the Cabinet Office.
Wayra UnLtd and Bethnal Green Ventures are the first social enterprises to receive backing from the government’s £10m Social Incubator Fund.
Nick Hurd has written an open letter to Sir Stephen Bubb of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.
Open letter from Nick Hurd to Stephen Lloyd outlining the government's actions to improve the regulation of social investment.
A radical approach to solving complex and costly social problems is receiving funding help from the Cabinet Office.
Big Society Capital - a groundbreaking £600 million institution - will be launched by the Prime Minister today.
£3.1 million from dormant bank accounts will be invested in new projects to support local communities.
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has set out the strategic framework for the programmes and work of the Office for Civil Society.
A major trial of Social Impact Bonds, an innovative new way to fund intensive help for families was announced by Nick Hurd.
Two expert boards have been established for the Big Society Bank.
A £10 million fund is being made available to charities and social enterprises to help them develop skills and infrastructure.
The results of the 2010 National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises (NSCSE) are released today.
Francis Maude has visited Sunderland Homecare, an employee-owned social enterprise.
Francis Maude and Nick Hurd have unveiled a new strategy to grow the social investment market.
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