What is social investment?

The EFC Social Investment Group defines social investment as a way of creating new or scaling up existing streams of financing for civil society organisations and social enterprises as well as other initiatives that seek to offer sustainable solutions to development in Europe and elsewhere. Strategies employed include mission and programme related investment, venture philanthropy, institutional building and (social) enterprise development programmes through vehicles such as (micro-) lending, loan guarantees, equity investments, patient capital and (philanthropic) venture capital, etc.

Reports, Articles, Surveys

Selected bibliography and online resources on social and impact investing

Foundations and Social Investment in Europe: Survey Report, European Foundation Centre, 2006