Future Connections

Connect Fund

Join the Barrow Cadbury Trust and Access – The Foundation for Social Investment to celebrate the achievements of the Connect Fund.

The Abbey Centre

Future ConnectionsJoin the Barrow Cadbury Trust and Access – The Foundation for Social Investment to mark the close of the the Connect Fund and celebrate its achievements over the last 7 years. This event will highlight some of the success stories from the fund, discuss the challenges and learning, and explore the future of social investment infrastructure. AttendeesAll previous grantees from the Connect Fund have been invited, as well as social investors, trusts &amp; foundations and infrastructure organisations.We are limiting attendance to two people per organisation (with some exceptions for larger organisations). If all spaces are reserved, please join the waiting list and we will inform you as soon as tickets become available. If you are no longer able to attend please let us know so we can manage attendees. Agenda: From 10:15am - Arrival, Registration and Networking10:45am<ul><li>Welcome Ruby Frankland and Sara Llewellin, Barrow Cadbury Trust</li><li>Where are we? Mark Linehan, CEO at The Abbey Centre</li></ul>11:00am - Connect Fund Spotlight Presentations<ul><li>Singlify Maarten Rooney</li><li>Diversity Forum Data Project Salma Perveen</li><li>Locality's Community Assets Post-Covid Ed Wallis</li><li>Crowdfunder - introducing the Financial Passport Jason Nuttall</li><li>Equalising Deal Terms Project Spotlight Sung-Hyui Park</li></ul>12:00pm - LUNCH12:50pm - Session one - Participation in Social Investment.<ul><li>This session will be moderated by Sarah Faber (Big Issue Invest). Building on the Young Foundation's 'Nothing about us without us' report, we deep dive on the recent Vested Project from Shift Design, who will present their participatory programme of work with Trust for London. Featuring Chloe from Shift Design, Luke from Trust for London and Ali who is a Vested Panel member.</li></ul>12:50pm - Session two - Why does the social economy need strong infrastructure and how to build it.<ul><li>This session will be moderated by Jo Blundell (Place Matters). This session will include reflections from the Connect Fund peer networking and infrastructure programmes. Featuring Linda Rutter from New Leaf New Life and Sado Jirde from Black Southwest Network.</li></ul>1:40pm - BREAK1:50pm - Liverpool City Region in the Limelight<ul><li>Hear from Chris Spriggs from Kindred and Ailsa Horne from Capacity about how they are catalysing the social economy in Liverpool.&nbsp;</li></ul>We will also hear from social organisations &nbsp;Sophie Clarke, We are Juno CIC and Emma Bamber, Cafe Laziz.&nbsp;2:45pm - BREAK2:55pm - Reflections, wrap up and what's next for social investment infrastructure?Seb Elsworth, Access – The Foundation for Social Investment &amp; Dilys Winterkorn, Pathway Fund &nbsp;3:15pm - CLOSE Please contact Ruby r.frankland@barrowcadbury.org.uk with any questions. TravelFor smaller grassroots organisations that are further afield we are able to cover the cost of the train please contact <a href="mailto:e.wojcik@barrowcadbury.org.uk" title="mailto:e.wojcik@barrowcadbury.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">e.wojcik@barrowcadbury.org.uk</a> for more information.

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