The Connect Fund

The Connect Fund has been set up to strengthen the infrastructure of the social investment market in England to better meet the needs of charities and social enterprises.

Visit the Connect Fund website.

Previously known as the ‘Social Investment Infrastructure Fund’ it is a £6 million fund  that the Barrow Cadbury Trust manages in partnership with Access – the Foundation for Social Investment. The Fund supports intermediaries and infrastructure organisations to make social investment work better for a wider range of charities and social enterprises.  It provides grants to develop shared infrastructure resources for a market that backs mission, as well as supporting tools, partnerships and initiatives that advance a more open and accessible social investment market.

Please note: the Connect Fund is not intended for frontline charities or social enterprises working directly with beneficiaries. If you would like more general information about social investment please see Good Finance.