Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Social investment

Lloyd's Register Foundation promotes safety and education. Most of the consolidated income is attributable to the Lloyd's Register Group, a trading group that distributes profit to the Foundation. It is received dividends and not the consolidated trading income that is available to the Foundation. The trading group is a 'Social Investment' that also furthers the Foundation's charitable aims.

SIB FOUNDATION INVESTS IN COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS RUNNING ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES. WE PROVIDE FINANCE SUCH AS LOANS, GRANTS AND EQUITIES AS WELL AS SUPPORT AND ADVICE.

Vodafone Foundation is at the centre of a network of 24 global & local social investment programmes. Through this unique network, we are able to think & act locally & respond to the needs of the communities in which Vodafone operates. Globally, we harness the power of mobile technology to deliver long-term sustainable programmes that drive transformational change & support disaster response.

Access aims to bridge the gap in the social investment market so that suitable finance and support is available to social enterprises and charities which are new to social investment. Access will be a wholesale provider, working with and through existing market players to deliver its programmes. This enables Access to take a strategic view of the needs of social ventures over the next decade.

We are part of a national movement of community foundations that undertakes strategic social investment, including grant-making, facilitates community philanthropy and contributes to achieving positive social change in communities.

GMCVO works to increase economic and social inclusion in Greater Manchester through effective collaborations and supporting other organisations to achieve their goals. We support voluntary organisations and social enterprises to understand the operating environment, to gain social investment and we test new approaches. We provide investment and are a lead body for networks & partnership projects.

Promoting the sustainable regeneration of socially or economically deprived communities in the UK, including by providing social investment in community housing and building projects, promoting opportunities for youth work, education, training and enterprise especially in such projects, relieving unemployment and the promotion of other community based projects.

The Risman Foundation is focused on grant-making and social investment in a variety of areas with emphases on social entrepreneurship, education, sporting endeavour, travel and humanity-related matters.

The Hyde Charitable Trust is part of the Hyde Group and supports the work of the Hyde Foundation, Hydes social investment team. The Charitys funds are targeted to the Hyde residents and communities who are most in need and it invests money in programmes and services that have the most impact on the lives and futures of Hyde residents and communities.

SharedImpact's mission is to improve the financial efficiency and effectiveness of charities and social enterprises. We do this in a variety of ways - principally by acting as a social financial intermediary, seeking to build a robust social investment market.

For the public benefit, the promotion of gender equality through the mobilisation of girls throughout the Global Majority, to increase community capacity building and social investment, by giving them the tools to create and run their own social action and community projects that address local social issues, such as gender discrimination, racial discrimination, and poverty.

Promote the growth of philanthropic and social investment activity globally

CET-c for Women, based in London is serving England and Wales, and as required, extends services to other nations by activities including: 1. Mission outreaches in advancing the Christian faith2. Promoting the understanding of marital harmony and parenting skills3. Educating the public in personal and collective family financial management 4. Promoting family health and social investment