social impact bonds

adrian.ashton · 3rd December 2010, 10:51 AM

ok - so lots of people talking about these now as a clever way to raise finance. But what are they and how do they work? a nice explataion I've found via Directory of Social Change demystifies everything (sort of) - http://bit.ly/g6fZr9 (opens as a pdf doc)

nipton · 19th January 2011, 03:11 PM

I'm not so sure... When investing, people tend to want to have a return in mind.. If solidified it could be a good idea, but at present, I think they need to develop the idea much more.

KatherineH · 20th January 2011, 08:35 AM

Thank you Adrian for the great link!

Graham Allen was on Radio 4's Today programme yesterday talking
about how early intervention could be funded by social investment. I don't understand how the outcomes are going to be measured so that you can be sure that investment A in early intervention has resulted in a cost saving down the line. Also who is going to pay the investors their return? The cost savings would presumably be savings to local authorities social services, education etc.

It seems to me that the contracts will be really difficult to negotiate and small charities or social enterprises could find themselves left out or could be vulnerable if outcomes are disputed.

I also noted that Graham Allen mentioned that charitable trusts might like to invest in this way.

zhucelun789 · 6th April 2011, 03:18 AM

I don't understand how the outcomes are going to be measured so that you can be sure that investment A in early intervention has resulted in a cost saving down the line. Also who is going to pay the investors their return? The cost savings would presumably be savings to local authorities social services, education etc.It seems to me that the contracts will be really difficult to negotiate and small charities or social enterprises could find themselves left out or could be vulnerable if outcomes are disputed.

adrian.ashton · 2nd September 2011, 03:57 PM

with there seeming to be growing interest in social immpact bonds, here's a great free guide on how to set one up http://bit.ly/qCW5YE

adrian.ashton · 15th December 2011, 01:53 PM

there's also now a '1 year on' survey been published on how well the social impact bond model is performing... http://bit.ly/v7dju4

williamregal · 2nd May 2012, 02:31 PM

Nowadays social impact bond is getting much more popular in the world. It is generally a process through which a fund is made for the public sectors with an intention to invest it, however there is no guarantee of any returns. It is just used in the case of any immediate emergency or any other problem that can be sorted out through the use of funds.