VONNE has been successful in our bid to The Connect Fund to engage VCSEs and stakeholders in the North East to develop a strategy for social investment.
The project will trial new approaches to engagement and support of the sector to adopt more enterprising models of operation through four main areas of activity:
- Developing networks to share best practice, challenges and opportunities
- Developing and disseminating social investment case studies
- Mentoring
- Training
VONNE's Deputy CEO Carol Botten said:
"We are thrilled to have been successful and look forward to building social investment support and infrastructure for the VCSE sector in the North East."
The Connect Fund has been set up to strengthen the social investment market in England to better meet the needs of charities and social enterprises. The fund provides grants to develop shared resources for a market that supports mission.
The Connect Fund, previously known as the ‘Social Investment Infrastructure Fund’ is a £3 million fund for grants and investments that The Barrow Cadbury Trust manages in partnership with Access – the Foundation for Social Investment.