Social Investment
For more than a decade, Foundation Scotland’s Social Investment Fund has helped charities and social enterprises across the country turn ambitious ideas into lasting community impact.
Since 2013, our Social Investment Fund has invested over £15 million in charities and social enterprises across Scotland, supporting projects as diverse as community bakeries, youth centres, watersports facilities, community hubs and ‘waste-busting’ social enterprises.
For us, social investment is about more than finance. It is about building relationships with the people behind the organisations, understanding their ambitions and challenges, and working alongside them as trusted partners. Through these relationships, we help organisations build resilience, strengthen their foundations and increase their impact.
Unlike traditional grants, social investment is repaid over time at an affordable rate, which means the same money can be recycled and used again to help others. But Foundation Scotland goes one step further, offering a blend of 25% grant and 75% loan, meaning that only a portion of our investment is repayable, helping social enterprises grow sustainably while continuing to deliver impact in their communities.
By combining flexible finance with long-term partnerships, we help organisations build resilience, scale their impact, and create lasting change in their communities. Most importantly, our team get to know the people behind the businesses that we invest in, creating relationships and partnerships.
If you think Social Investment might be the financial support you’re looking for to grow, we’d welcome an introductory chat.
You can email our friendly team to arrange a call, and they’ll talk you through anything you need to know: [email protected]
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