Evaluating ethical investment
Lucy Marples shares her views on sustainable funding and makes the case for social investment filling the gap left by the decline of traditional forms of finance.
Recourse to 'prayer' inadvertently illustrates the sector’s acute need for core funds, as well as hinting at the misaligned agendas of funders and organisations. Funders, both public and private, are often criticised for failing to understand the sector’s needs.
Author: Lucy Marples
Lucy Marples is the campaign coordinator for the Better Banking Campaign, which is hosted by ACEVO.
The campaign was established by a coalition of third sector organisations to address the problem of financial exclusion: the lack of fair access to financial services and credit to those who warrant it.
Lucy’s particular areas of interest are financial inclusion and social investment.www.acevo.org.uk
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