In Social Finance

Subject

Series of definitions of key terms in the social finance world.

Details

Intermediary Org: EVPA

Year: 2017

Extract…

VP is a high-engagement and long-term approach to generating social impact through three practices:

  • Tailored financing: using a range of financial instruments (including grants, debt, equity and hybrid financial instruments) tailored to the needs of organisation supported.
  • Organisational Support: added-value support services that VPO/SIs offer to investees (SPOs) to strengthen the SPO’s organisational resilience and financial sustainability by developing skills or improving structures and processes.
  • Impact measurement and management: measuring and managing the process of creating social impact in order to maximise and optimise it…
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