Our members’ work has never been more needed by people, businesses and social enterprises, so we were delighted with the turn-out and content of our 2022 Member Day in Bristol. More than 100 CDFI leaders and… Continue reading
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Salad Money and Fair4All Finance agree £2m package to grow alternatives to high cost lending for NHS and public sector workers
Salad Money, a social enterprise and Responsible Finance member, has agreed a new £2m facility with not-for-profit financial inclusion organisation Fair4All Finance. The deal will help meet increasing demand from NHS and public sector workers who might otherwise turn to unaffordable payday loans or even loan sharks. Continue reading
From discrimination and repossession to entrepreneurial inspiration with Jules Hawkins
This is both an extraordinary and, sadly, an every day tale. All over the UK people with children or caring responsibilities compete for shifts or work patterns which fit around them, face the ‘poverty premium’ or… Continue reading
Yorkshire’s transition to net zero has roots in one CDFI Loan
When Yorkshire-based CDFI Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) made a start-up loan in 2019 to SeaGrown, a small business devoted to harvesting seaweed, it saw its potential in a way that an online, algorithm driven lender would… Continue reading
2022 Member Day – Workshops and Speakers
Our 2022 Member Day is for everyone working in community development finance to learn, share best practice, and find new ways to boost access to finance for people, businesses and social enterprises. It has been designed… Continue reading
Allegro Optical – Growth, Finance, Customer Service and a Masterclass in Business Development
Stephen Tighe and Sheryl Doe founded Allegro Optical to address specific issues which affect the eyesight of musicians and performing artists. The business now has customers from all over the world, has won multiple business awards,… Continue reading
Fair Finance and Fair4All Finance agree £3.3m social investment deal to tackle financial exclusion across the UK
Responsible Finance member, Fair Finance and Fair4All Finance have agreed a package of social investment to increase the supply of affordable credit across the UK and help tackle financial exclusion. Continue reading
Better Air Quality through Behaviour Change with Kate Barnard
Air pollution contributes to around 40,000 deaths a year in the UK and more in many other parts of the world. Enjoy The Air helps cities achieve air quality standards through policy, infrastucture and behaviour change.… Continue reading
What you can do to Stop Loan Sharks with Cath Wohlers
“They make it feel like it’s your fault,” says Cath Wohlers of loan sharks. They use manipulation, isolation and coercive control and they ruin lives, as she describes in this new podcast interview. Earlier this year… Continue reading
Recovery Loan Scheme successor announced
The Government announced today (20 July 2022) that there will be a successor scheme to the Recovery Loan Scheme, which will open for applications in August 2022. Responsible Finance has been calling for confirmation of a… Continue reading