NEW: Big Society Capital says rebrand as Better Society Capital will create future opportunities and enable it to more easily approach potential new partners who don’t have prior knowledge of its history
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Congratulations to @rushanaraali and @danny__kruger for launching their important report.
The govt faces some tough choices, however, targeted policies to unlock £11.4bn in #socinv and #philanthropy shouldn't be one of them.
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Robin Hindle Fisher recently joined us as Chair of Big Society Capital.
In his latest blog he shares his first impressions of Big Society Capital, along with what he sees as the potential for the future of social impact investing.
Read more: https://t.co/hdjKHFL2Ya
🔊🔊🔊The latest episode of the Echo Dispatch podcast went live this week. A great chat with @MrBsMagicEvents on his time at @BSGupdate. Some interesting thoughts on the changing role of headteachers, advice for his successor and dealing with Covid. https://t.co/maor3MthH4
I want to thank my incredible team of loyal and talented supporters who put their faith in me. It’s become obvious to me you only get one big shot at this, and I had mine in 2019.
Our former chair, Sir Harvey McGrath, looks back on his time as chair.
We are grateful for his hard work as chair in helping to build the social impact investment sector.
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Tonight we're hosting a celebratory event for our 10 year anniversary at the Guild Hall to look back on the past decade and future of Social Impact Investing.
We look forward to sharing updates from the many great speakers we'll be hearing from tonight.
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Today, our board announces the appointment of our new chair, Robin Hindle Fisher. Subject to regulatory approval, Robin will take over from Sir Harvey McGrath in June.
Read here to learn more about Robin and his experience.
https://t.co/E0bWDIOGZ1
Read this extraordinary interview Desmond Tutu gave to Gyles Brandreth imagining a conversation with God after death. I have always loved this part embracing human imperfections: ‘I create only masterpieces’. RIP Archbishop Tutu, truly a masterpiece himself
As we launch our Annual Review, we would like to say a big thank you to everyone we have worked in partnership with from fund managers, social banks and others, to the #SocEnts and #Charities they invest in.
Read more here: https://t.co/WwLotWGrlp
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We all campaigned hard to #saveSITR, not because it is perfect, but because it has huge potential to help #SocEnt & #Charity raise vital capital to #BuildBackBetter.
We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who worked with & supported us!
#Budget2021 https://t.co/TuCOWdOyuM
Pleased @hmtreasury has recognised what social investment can deliver to communities across the UK by extending #SITR in the budget. And proud of the team @BigSocietyCap who made the case
"Mentoring is about more than providing guidance - it’s an opportunity to develop your own knowledge."
Our Chief Financial Officer, @DavidBurndred reflects on his experience mentoring Mark Davies, Chair at @ChanceTrust through our #GETINFORMED programme: https://t.co/R2JYaSaMgI
Couldn't be prouder of our Sixth Form for putting this together (and of course all those staff, students and friends who helped). Please donate generously. https://t.co/4msiPGLaqU via @YouTube
Our new impact report reflects on the amazing achievements of the fund managers we support and the social purpose organisations delivering direct impact to improve lives.
Together, we are #restlessforchange.
Read it now: https://t.co/tWgMMuMdns
Today, we welcome publication of The Big Society Trust’s Quadrennial Review, which assesses our effectiveness in delivering our objectives.
It's valuable to get an independent external perspective and we thank everyone involved.
Read the full report: https://t.co/Xj2da58NXP