Social Finance

So proud of our CEO Adam Swersky who, after 11 years building Social Finance and making huge impact in the world, is off to new adventures. Social Finance is today a leading non-profit intermediary with a mission to drive lasting and widespread change to improve outcomes for people and communities. Under Adam’s leadership we have made so many things happen including: the Mental Health Employment Partnership & IPS Grow; a dedicated digital and data offering; a bold international offering in Social Finance International; as well as working in partnership with government, funders, civil society and communities to support all those who need systems to work for them. Thank you from all of us. We are delighted that Caroline Gadd will take up the role of interim CEO. Caroline has been a Director at Social Finance for two years and has a background in senior leadership roles across the health and social care sector, including building strategic partnerships with the NHS and scaling health tech businesses. Caroline will be meeting partners and clients over the coming months, so do reach out to her or any of our leadership team. Nadine Smith Sara Jones Katy Saunders Toby Eccles Niall O'Reilly Rob Mills Jeff Loo #socialimpact #socialinvestment #betteroutcomes #systemschange #socialimpactinvesting

National research shows there are limited specialist interventions for perpetrators from LGBT+ communities and the current referral pathways are not sufficient. The Drive Partnership is working to address this gap through an innovative approach. As a partner within The Drive Partnership, Social Finance is committed to this opportunity to close systemic gaps in responses to domestic abuse. #domesticabuse

It was great to see young carers, a group often forgotten, highlighted in Wednesday’s Westminster Hall debate on barriers to educational opportunity and we welcome recognition from Department for Education Minister Janet Daby of the barriers that young carers face to education in her response. Thanks in particular to Mark Sewards MP and to the Chair of the APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, Chris Vince MP, for raising awareness of the barriers young carers face related to issues like school absenteeism and inconsistent identification and support. Our Caring and Classes report highlighted the numerous barriers faced by young carers and young adult carers in education. We found that 2022/23, young carers missed on average more than a month of their education (23 days of school), compared to 14 days for other pupils. Almost one in four young carers also said there is no support for young carers in their school, college or university. It was great to see reference to key recommendations from this report, including the consideration that young carers should be added to daily attendance reporting in schools, for the government to consider introducing a Young Carers Pupil Premium, and that support for young carers should be the expected standard across all educational providers.

This Carers Rights Day is about carers knowing their rights and how to access them. But how well do carers really know their rights? We spoke with two carers who shared their experiences... Thank you CAMDEN CARERS 🎥 #carersrightsday

What does it take to develop innovative, inclusive and tech-enabled models of care? That's what our Associate Director Sabrina Yasmin Rafael will be discussing with Jenna Collins, Programme Manager at The Health Foundation, at tomorrow's BMJ Future Health Conference.  Social Finance has been the delivery partner for the Health Foundation's Tech for Better Care programme since its launch in 2023. Sabrina and Jenna will be reflecting on the practical learning emerging from the programme with fellow panellists Sophie Bagnall (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde) and Raza Toosy (Sutton Primary Care Network) The ticket link for the conference is in the comments section. Future Health at BMJ Group

On this Remembrance Day, we honour the brave who served and sacrificed for our freedom. Their courage will never be forgotten. Today we take a moment to remember and express our deepest gratitude. #LestWeForget 

Join Social Finance International's Chloe Eddleston and Louise Savell on Tuesday, November 19, as they share insights from Project Maitri and discuss how outcomes-based approaches can empower community-based organisations to drive meaningful change. Follow Social Finance International to stay up to date with insights from our work in low and middle-income countries. #OutcomesBasedApproach #CommunityBasedOrganisations

Too often Young Carers have to make an impossible choice between their caring responsibilities and their education. At the MYTIME Young Carers Education Summit today our Director Sara Jones (left hand side of photo) shared the stage with Tom Hayes MP, who spoke about his own childhood caring for both his parents and how it has inspired him to champion Young Carers. Krista Cartlidge the CEO of MYTIME Young Carers highlighted some of the concerning statistics from their new report, Overlooked and Overburdened: Addressing the Educational Challenges Faced By Young Carers (link in comments) with the audience of headteachers & Young Carer Champions, including: 🔹 40% of young carers experience suspensions during their schooling—more than double the rate of their peers at just 17% 🔹 Young carers in secondary school are less likely to pass GCSE English and Maths, and significantly less likely to achieve the highest scores (5+ and 7+). Commenting on the report Sara said "The case studies set out here clearly demonstrate by correctly identifying Young Carers, schools are able not only to understand their needs but can also unlock their skills and creativity. Social Finance and our partners in the Early Inclusion Collective support the recommendations made by MYTIME in this report, as together we work to build safer systems for children". Ofsted Football Without Borders OneChild The Henry Smith Charity Meg Kelly Tom Rintoul Tanveer Sian Adam Swersky Nadine Smith Allegory Communications #childrenandyoungpeople #youngcarers #youngpeople

We've all had a weekend to digest the Budget news, but at Social Finance we're incredibly excited by the government's announcement that it's setting up a social impact investment vehicle to help achieve its mission. 💼 Social Finance has been mobilising social investment to tackle complex and enduring challenges in society, both in the UK and globally, since our founding in 2007. We passionately believe in the power of social investment to drive better outcomes. That's why we launched the worlds first Social Impact Bond, now known as a social outcomes contract, in 2010. Today, we're still pioneering social investing in areas such as health and social care to drive transformation of services, better outcomes for people and communities, and improved value for the state. At a time when government needs to make the best use of every pound, this initiative is an incredibly exciting way of unlocking capital to change systems and change lives. #socialinvesting #impactinvesting #outcomes #impactinvesting #outcomescontracts Adam Swersky Nadine Smith Katy Saunders

✨ Happy Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas to all celebrating!