Social investments can help social enterprises achieve their goals in a wide variety of ways. The main purposes are:
- Financing growth now rather than waiting until after fund-raising is complete
- Funding new services — early-stage capital or expansion financing
- Risk transfer — sharing financial risks associated with foreign currency exposure or uncertain revenue streams
Common instruments for social enterprises
- Straightforward loans
- Loan facilities (available on request, like an overdraft)
- Mortgages or other property financing
- Shares, or quasi-equity where the legal structure doesn’t allow for shares
How I For Change helps
We work with social enterprises throughout their social investment journey, from initial assessment of whether social investment is right for the organisation, through to structuring, investor identification, and deal execution.