Getting investment for your social enterprise

Thinking out of the box

If you want to grow your organisation and increase your impact then you're going to need some money to do it with. New staff, new technology and new ideas all need funding - but where do you go to find it?

For social ventures, getting investment is often even more challenging. You can't go down a conventional route because 'normal' investors don't understand your 'non-profit' business model. But social investment can be expensive, impatient and sometimes focused on specific sectors, themes or criteria that might tempt you to contort your mission or give up because you don't fit the profile.

Pioneers Post and NatWest Social & Community Capital are hosting a webinar to explore all these issues - and more - with people who have experienced and overcome the challenges from both sides of the investment equation - including an award-winning social entrepreneur who got investment from two local authorities and a foundation.

You'll also hear from experts who can update us on the latest investment opportunities available to social businesses and how best to get 'investment ready'.

Speakers

• Tim West
  Founding editor, Pioneers Post
• Sophie Clarke
  CEO of We Are Juno CIC, a Liverpool soc ent running nonprofit children's homes
• Annie Constable
  Digital content manager, Good Finance. A collaborative project to helps charities and social enterprises navigate social investment
• Brendan Hegarty
  NatWest Social & Community Capital, which provides social funding to charities and social enterprises that are not eligible for mainstream funding.

Notes

This webinar is created and delivered by Pioneers Post in partnership with NatWest Social & Community Capital. You can register for free here. The event runs from 7.30am (UAE) to 8.30am (UAE).