Dear Friend

This month we’ve released two publications – our Annual Report and the Social Impact Report for our Community Asset Funds

I’m hugely proud of what the Resonance team have achieved, but mostly of the privilege we have, in a small way, to serve the social enterprises that are putting the money to work with which they are entrusted by their investors. Our thanks to all of our partners who help us get investors' capital into the right hands, especially to the 12 Independent Investment Committee members who bring their considerable experience to review,  challenge and refine the investment decisions made by our various funds.

Of course, there are more stories than we can squeeze into these reports and the launch of our new website this year has become an increasingly rich knowledge base of deals and stories of real investment and real transformation.  If you have a moment over this reflective period do please have a look and let us know if anything resonates with you!

May I take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

Regards

Daniel

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Matching transformational enterprises with investors who share their values!

Impact investment is often personal. The potential to affect change  is what motivates many individual investors as well as entrepreneurs. Grace Howell's blog explains how we connect individual investors' capital & social enterprises through Resonance Angel Investor Network. Let it RAIN.

Affordable Financing for Social Enterprises

The award winning Resonance Bristol Social Investment Tax Relief Fund, has already invested in three social enterprises that are deliberately targeting poverty in Bristol and surrounding areas. Katalin Juhasz, Investment Manager for the Fund, talks about the social enterprises we'd like to meet...

Our fourth Community Land & Finance Social Impact Report

Whether it's building affordable homes so families can live in the communities in which they have a connection, or a group that wants to preserve an asset for future generations, our community asset funds back people doing it for themselves.  Our vision is that every town owns at least one significant local asset as both an economic engine but also an effective mechanism to make their neighbourhoods more resilient and inclusive.  Read more...

Resonance Annual Report 2015/16 - Profit through purpose

I'm delighted to share with you our newly released Annual Report, covering the year up to 31 March 2016.  It has been a good year for us as we continue our mission to connect capital and social enterprise.  We have launched new funds and invested in social enterprises all over the UK.

If you want a quick overview of everything we do, this is a good place to start.  Please do share it with others who may be interested and let us know if you'd like a paper copy.  Resonance 2015/16 Annual Report.

Meet the new faces that have recently joined Resonance

Helen Midworth, and Tom Crook work from the Launceston office. Helen joined as PA to our Directors, Simon & Daniel; Tom, an Investment Analyst, works with Veryan Young on the Health & Wellbeing Challenge Fund (SouthWest). Nakul Mohandas is based in Manchester, working with social enterprises as an Investment Manager, as part of the Ventures team.  You can see all our team on our website.