Social Investment Scotland

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has launched its latest leadership programme for mission-driven businesses, offering tailored support to both early-stage companies and established brands to help fuel growth and drive impact. Ambitions 2021: Supporting Leaders, Building Growth is now open to applica

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Siobhan Moore as an investment manager for its wholly-owned impact investment fund, SIS Ventures, supporting its continued growth amid increasing investor demand for mission-driven businesses. Siobhan Moore joins the impact investor from Finsbury Food G

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Louisa Macdonell to its board of directors. Ms Macdonell is CEO of the Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS), the membership body for community-led enterprising organisations. She is also an entrepreneur-in-res

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has reported record-breaking £10.9 million investment in social enterprises, community organisations, and mission-driven businesses over the past year. According to its latest Social Impact Report, SIS invested £4.36m in social enterprises and communities

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has hired Nicola Boyle to manage communications and support the delivery of its ten-year strategy to build an impact economy.   Ms Boyle joins the social investment specialist from Emerald Works, a global provider of research a

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has scooped the coveted Impact Award at this year’s Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards. The Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards celebrate the impact and achievements of responsible finance providers on the people and places of Bri

Finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has launched a programme of support for Scotland’s social enterprise community with Baillie Gifford which aims to help organisations recover from the impact of COVID-19 and develop strategies for future growth. The Ambitions for Recovery i

The Scottish Government has launched a fund to help credit unions continue to support those in need during the current coronavirus crisis.

Applications are now open for the Scottish Government's Third Sector Resilience Fund.

Scotland’s ambitious social entrepreneurs can now secure up to £10,000 in grant funding thanks to the launch of a new funding challenge from Social Investment Scotland (SIS). Following two successful rounds, the ‘Growth & Replication Challenge’ returns for a third year to

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Lindsay Wake as its first ever head of impact. The appointment has been made as the financial lender looks to further evolve and strengthen its position as an expert enabler for social and economic impact across Scotland.

More than a million Scots have benefited either directly or indirectly from the activities of social investor Social Investment Scotland (SIS) in the past year, according to the organisation’s latest annual Social Impact Report.

Social Investment Scotland (SIS), is launching two new funding challenges this month worth £3.3 million, designed to support all social enterprises – large and small - across Scotland. The investment programmes - Step Up and Scale Up Challenges - have been created to reflect the varying

The Social Investment Scotland team More than one million Scots have benefitted either directly or indirectly from social investment according to Social Investment Scotland’s (SIS) latest annual Social Impact report.

Founder of Locavore Reuben Chesters with Darrin Nightingale, chief customer officer, Social Investment Scotland Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has reached a significant milestone by lending to Locavore, marking its 300th investment in Scottish social enterprises.