Big Society Capital – Ideas for Impact

Ideas for Impact, is a call for ideas for how social impact investment can address a social issue in the UK, with potential for the solution to scale through a fund or similar structure. A selection of ideas with the greatest potential to transform people’s lives in the UK could each receive up to £30,000 of development funding plus in-kind support and connections. Looking for social impact investment ideas with the greatest potential to have a transformative impact on a social issue at scale. Ideas could relate to changing a part of the existing investment system that does not work, bringing together partners in new ways, or aligning the needs of charities, social enterprises and investors with a solution that is more effective than those currently available.