Yesterday I was at the 150th birthday party of Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (NCVS) and enjoyed many conversations. One included a lengthy one around the barriers to the local black community applying for and accessing #socialinvestment. A shared priority for @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social

If you would like to see some interesting thoughts on #socialenterprise and #socialinvestment in the #EastMidlands take a look. Plus some wider views and insights around the financial challenges of living in or running a business in the same region www.linkedin.com/posts/christ...

Next week I will write, what I hope will be a thoughtful article on some of the barriers that are in The East Midlands to take up of Social Investment. I've been thinking carefully so hopefully this will help people previously who haven't consider it #socialinvestment @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social

The topic of Social Investment is one that many in the #VCSE sector don't always know, so what better way to start than looking at a case study, the one I've chosen as Nottingham & I've seen them grow www.goodfinance.org.uk/case-studies... @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social @annieconstable.bsky.social

After delivering 'grants 2 sustainability’ I thought about the countdown to a grant ending, what's next? As an Ambassador for Good Finance there are great tools that are available to explore #socialinvestment. The starting point, after I did it, www.goodfinance.org.uk/learning-hub