Social Finance Academy

🌟 SFA empowers gender inclusive fintech: Discover how SFA's Technical Assistance component,  the IMM BootCamp, creates tangible impact for the Impact-Linked Fund for Gender Inclusive Fintech (ILF for GIF)! This intensive training equips fintech entrepreneurs with the essential skills to measure and manage their impact. It also aligns them with the ILF for GIF's mission to catalyze women's financial inclusion through Impact-Linked Finance. By accelerating their IMM journeys, we prepare these enterprises to access Impact-Linked Finance instruments such as Social Impact Incentives (SIINC) or Impact-Linked Loans, which in turn will give them better terms for better (gender) impact. 🌍 Are you a funder or accelerator aiming to enhance your program? Learn how SFA supports enterprises in optimizing their impact: https://lnkd.in/e_Du8igX. The ILF for GIF incentivizes a stronger focus on gender transformative outcomes by providing Impact-Linked Finance and technical assistance to fintechs. This program is funded by partners such as the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and supported by the Austrian Development Agency. #ImpactFinance #GenderInclusion #Fintech #ImpactLinkedFinance #impactmanagement #impactmeasurement #CapacityBuilding #TechnicalAssistance #Training #InclusiveGrowth

🌟Core Skills Training for WASH Impact Enterprises 🌟 Together with Certified Service Providers we provide essential knowledge in Impact Measurement & Management and Impact Investment Readiness to Impact Enterprises that are part of the Impact-Linked Fund for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (ILF for WASH) program.  We are supporting the goal of revolutionizing the sector by boosting the programme's #technicalassistance that will allow these enterprises to access Social Impact Incentives in their funding journey! 🚀 SFA's game-changer Technical Assistance methodology involves different stakeholder to make robust entrepreneurial ecosystems. Partner with us: https://lnkd.in/e_Du8igX    ILF for WASH is an innovative, results-based financing programme co-designed and implemented by Roots of Impact and Aqua for All.  #ILFforWASH #ImpactFinance #WaterSanitation #SocialImpact #Sustainability #RootsOfImpact #AquaForAll

💪🏽 Another great example of our #technicalassistance: The IMPACT-LINKED FINANCE READINESS BOOTCAMP for the B-Briddhi program in Bangladesh 🌟 For B-Briddhi, we provide advanced #training to impact entrepreneurs to identify gaps in their Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) systems and prepare them to access Impact-Linked Finance.  🚀 Are you a #funder or #accelerator and want to use SFA to prepare your portfolio candidates, too? Learn more about how we do it: https://lnkd.in/e_Du8igX    Social Finance Academy is a knowledge part of B-Briddhi, a gender-inclusive programme supporting a thriving impact ecosystem in #Bangladesh where impact enterprises can grow and scale. This programme is supported by #Switzerland and implemented by Roots of Impact and LightCastle Partners. #ImpactLinkedFinance #ImpactFinance #impact #bootcamp #capacitybuilding #impactenterprises #impactmanagement #impactmeasurement #readiness

📣 Upcoming Event: Entrepreneurs Circle – Embedded Products Are you curious about how impact enterprises embed financial solutions to drive growth? Join us virtually on Wednesday, November 13th, from 15:00 to 16:00 BST for a roundtable with Sheba and ShopUp, two pioneers in Bangladesh's digital service sector. 🗣️ Sign up now LIN: https://lnkd.in/eHEsuc8t The Social Finance Academy is a knowledge partner of B-Briddhi, a gender-inclusive programme supporting a thriving impact ecosystem in #Bangladesh where impact enterprises can grow and scale. This programme is supported by #Switzerland and implemented by Roots of Impact and LightCastle Partners.

💪Here's a great example of SFA's powerful Technical Assistance: The IMPACT MEASUREMENT & MANAGEMENT (IMM) CORE SKILLS TRAINING for the Impact-Linked Fund for WASH. This intensive training provides impact entrepreneurs in the program with the essential knowledge to measure and manage their impact. We accelerate the enterprises' IMM journey and also prepare them for receiving Social Impact Investment (SIINC) or Impact-Linked Loans. Both instruments give them "better terms for better impact" and thus support their #scaling and #additionality beyond what would have happened anyway. 🚀 If you are a funder or accelerator, find out what SFA can offer to the entrepreneurs in your impact program. Details about our ongoing programs are here: https://lnkd.in/e_Du8igX    The Impact-Linked Fund for WASH is an innovative finance program that offers a suite of Impact-Linked Finance to water and sanitation enterprises in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East looking to scale and increase their impact. Financed by Aqua for All, ILF for WASH is developed and implemented in partnership with Roots of Impact.   #ImpactFinance #WASH #impact #impactlinkedfinance #sdg6 #accelerators #funders #technicalassistance #TA #IMM #impactmeasurement #training #capacitybuilding #bootcamp

🌏 Did you know that Social Finance Academy (SFA) is the knowledge partner in 3 excellent programs that drive #impact and #innovation? Have you heard about the powerful ways of using targeted #capacitybuilding in our partner programs B-Briddhi, ILF for WASH, and ILF for GIF? 🤝 SFA is pleased to be a partner to top organizations to boost their technical assistance (TA) by: 💫 Amplifying accelerator programs: We expand the capabilities and outcomes of accelerator programs across the globe. 💪 Empowering impact enterprises: We provide cutting-edge training and technical assistance in impact measurement & management (IMM) to drive and scale the enterprises' impact. 💸 Preparing for innovative finance: We deliver state-of-the-art impact investment readiness and Impact-Linked Finance training to prepare impact enterprises to access suitable and innovative finance. 🌐 If you are a #funder or #accelerator, let's combine our top-notch TA services with your programs and together help impact enterprises on their scaling journeys. More at: https://lnkd.in/e_Du8igX    Eager for more news? Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date: https://lnkd.in/eXp4yyTN 

🌟 Meet the Speakers for Entrepreneurs Circle – Embedded Products! 🌟 Swipe through to learn more about the leaders behind Sheba and ShopUp, two trailblazers sharing their experiences in building business models with embedded financial products at the core. Register now! 💡 https://lnkd.in/eHEsuc8t Join us virtually on Wednesday, November 13th, from 15:00 to 16:00 BST, as they discuss what worked, what didn’t, and key strategies for overcoming challenges in Bangladesh’s financial services landscape. 🎙️ Adnan Imtiaz Halim - Sheba.xyz 🗣️ Shaheen Siam - ShopUp Get valuable advice on how impact enterprises can navigate regulations, tackle common obstacles, and drive growth through embedded financial solutions.   The Social Finance Academy is a knowledge partner of B-Briddhi, a gender-inclusive programme supporting a thriving impact ecosystem in #Bangladesh where impact enterprises can grow and scale. This programme is supported by #Switzerland and implemented by Roots of Impact and LightCastle Partners. #BBriddhi #BDinclusivegrowth #impactenterprise #impactinvesment #genderlens #climateadaptation #innovativefinance #SwissinBD Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

#Bangladesh Impact entrepreneurs, this one’s for you! 🚀 Are you ready to receive expert support to build your #TheoryofChange in a playful way and get #ImpactManagement ready? ✅ Apply now! www.sie-b.org/toc-toc/ B-Briddhi, a gender-inclusive programme supporting a thriving impact ecosystem in #Bangladesh where impact enterprises can grow and scale. This programme is supported by #Switzerland and implemented by Roots of Impact and LightCastle Partners. TOC-TOC Card Game is an innovative tool designed by B-Briddhi's knowledge partner the Social Finance Academy. #BBriddhi #BDinclusivegrowth #impactenterprise #impactinvesment #genderlens #climateadaptation #innovativefinance #SwissinBD

#LastDays 🌟 Maximize Your Impact! 🌟 Are you ready to elevate your enterprise with expert guidance? Our Voucher Scheme connects you with top-certified service providers who specialize in #ImpactInvestmentReadiness and #ImpactManagement. Secure your voucher and scale your impact today! 🌱 💡 Visit our website https://lnkd.in/e77ZYHkf to explore eligible providers and apply between September 1st to 30th, 2024. The Social Finance Academy is a knowledge partner of B-Briddhi, a gender-inclusive programme supporting a thriving impact ecosystem in #Bangladesh where impact enterprises can grow and scale. This programme is supported by #Switzerland and implemented by Roots of Impact and LightCastle Partners. #BBriddhi #BDinclusivegrowth #impactenterprise #impactinvesment #genderlens #climateadaptation #innovativefinance #SwissinBD Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation BetterStories Limited Truvalu Bangladesh TurnQi Advisors de tempête Turtle Venture SAJIDA Foundation

#Bangladesh Impact entrepreneurs, listen up! Are you eager to find out who can provide you with highly valuable support to get #impactinvestmentready and master #impactmanagement? Visit our website https://lnkd.in/e77ZYHkf , pick one of our eligible service providers, and secure your spot in our unique voucher scheme! Just submit a joint proposal between September 1st to 30th, 2024, and receive a voucher that pays for the support you need to master for your journey. The Social Finance Academy is a knowledge partner of B-Briddhi, a gender-inclusive programme supporting a thriving impact ecosystem in #Bangladesh where impact enterprises can grow and scale. This programme is supported by #Switzerland and implemented by @Roots of Impact and @LightCastle Partners. Certified Service Providers: Truvalu Bangladesh TurnQi Advisors de tempête @BetterStories Limited Turtle Venture SAJIDA Foundation #BBriddhi #BDinclusivegrowth #impactenterprise #impactinvesment #genderlens #climateadaptation #innovativefinance #SwissinBD