Tens of thousands of businesses, social enterprises and people thrive every year thanks to community development finance.
But many more are still excluded from affordable options. It’s time to grow community development finance institutions. For people. For jobs. For businesses and social enterprises. To make “levelling-up” real, so communities can create opportunity and wealth. To boost SMEs, the backbone of the economy, and the millions of jobs they support. To ensure people can avoid exploitative, high-interest lenders and loan sharks. And not just to recover: to build a better future.
What you can do:
- Invest into CDFIs – “it puts capital into the heart of communities that really need capital, while at the same time enabling a market return” (Jamie Broderick, Impact Investing Institute). Read about the Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR) here and contact us to discuss institutional, wholesale or individual options.
- Partner with CDFIs – many local authorities and housing associations already do, with collaborations which benefit their localities, communities and residents.
- Turbocharge our technology – our members have already made considerable investments into technology and systems. But to scale-up and serve more people we’ve got to stay at the cutting edge, giving customers the best possible user experience and powering-up CDFIs with even better tech, FinTech and systems. Can you help? Let us know.
- Support our work – Responsible Finance champions CDFIs all over the UK, securing capital and building relationships so CDFIs can do more. Become a supporter here or donate here.
- Spread the word! Share these powerful stories from businesses, social enterprises and people Tell your MP about our impact. Link to our Finding Finance website. And don’t stop until everyone can access affordable, transparent and appropriate finance if they need it.