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SWIG secures 10 million boost to help micro and small businesses.
Capital injection made by Bristol-based Triodos Bank and Better Society Capital.
Will enable SWIG Finance to significantly increase the number of customers it supports.
In 2023/24, SWIG lent 14 million to over 500 businesses, helping to create and secure more than 700 jobs and generate 71.5 million in social impact.
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Good Stories Episode 4 €“ Reconfiguring the Landscape of the Outdoor Sports Industry
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Join Pioneers Post reporter David Lyons at Kendal Mountain Festival in the Lake District, England.Social innovative outdoor wear brands, including Patagonia and others, are pushing forward circular...more
Swig Secures £10 Million Boost to Help Micro and Small Businesses
SWIG secures 10 million boost to help micro and small businesses.Capital injection made by Bristol-based Triodos Bank and Better Society Capital.Will enable SWIG Finance to significantly increase...more
SWIG secures 10 million boost to help micro and small businesses.Capital injection made by Bristol-based Triodos Bank and Better Society Capital.Will enable SWIG Finance to significantly increase...more
Sustainable Investments Must For Social Enterprise Ecosystem: Rana Mashood
Sustainable investments must for social enterprise ecosystem: Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan.He was addressing the first international summit on building a thrivingsocial enterprise ecosystem in Pakistan.He...more
Sustainable investments must for social enterprise ecosystem: Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan.He was addressing the first international summit on building a thrivingsocial enterprise ecosystem in Pakistan.He...more
Kitty Corner Social Club Opens in Downtown Iowa City
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Kitty Corner Social Club, owned and operated by entrepreneur Katy Brown, officially opened on Feb.1.The lounge offers a space for guests to hang out with a cluster of feline friends, most of whom...more
7 Teenage Inventors Who Are Changing the World
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In 2019, at just 18 years old, Ferreira's invention saw him become the Global Grand Prize Winner at the Google Science Fair.Rifath Shaarook, who comes from a small town in Tamil Nadu, India, kicked...more
Vibrant Communities Mental Health Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
Vibrant Communities Mental Health Grant Program now accepting applications.St.Croix Valley Foundation, in partnership with its 10 local affiliate community foundations, is accepting applications for...more
Vibrant Communities Mental Health Grant Program now accepting applications.St.Croix Valley Foundation, in partnership with its 10 local affiliate community foundations, is accepting applications for...more
$3M Gift to Valley Children's Largest Ever From James G. Boswell Foundation
The funding will go toward essential programs that rely on community support and grants, helping patients during and after their hospital stay.J.G.Boswell farms 206,000 acres in the Central Valley,...more
The funding will go toward essential programs that rely on community support and grants, helping patients during and after their hospital stay.J.G.Boswell farms 206,000 acres in the Central Valley,...more
Supporting the Whole Family: How Para Las Familias Helped Leilani Thrive
Foundation: San Diego Foundation
The San Diego Foundation awarded $838,704 in Opening the Outdoors grants to 24 nonprofit organizations.The grantees will help address inequities and enhance access to the outdoors throughout San...more
Foundation: San Diego Foundation
The San Diego Foundation awarded $838,704 in Opening the Outdoors grants to 24 nonprofit organizations.The grantees will help address inequities and enhance access to the outdoors throughout San...more
Pathways to Alignment of Assets With Mission: Three Foundations' Journeys
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
US private foundations held a record $1.64 trillion in assets at the end of 2024.Most foundations still invest for maximum returns, often without regard to mission.Some foundations are moving to...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
US private foundations held a record $1.64 trillion in assets at the end of 2024.Most foundations still invest for maximum returns, often without regard to mission.Some foundations are moving to...more
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