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Futurebuilders England was a ground-breaking, Government-backed social investment fund that provided loan financing to social sector organisations in England to help them bid for, win, and deliver public service contracts. Created in 2004, Futurebuilders was the first social investment fund in the UK and SIB has been running the Fund Read more…

By Social Economy Data Lab, 3 months4 weeks ago

COVID-19

Left Behind Corona Shock Tracker

Last week we used our sales data to compare the real time effect of COVID-19 on the economies of left behind places[1] to a matched sample of more affluent areas. We found that, although affluent areas are experiencing more volatility (larger % drops in sales compared to the same week Read more…

By Social Economy Data Lab, 6 months4 months ago

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Futurebuilders Learnings

COVID-19

Left Behind Corona Shock Tracker