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March 9, 2016

Sharing local wealth

Not so very long ago, sources of finance for our sector were pretty limited. Traditional fundraising and 100% grants had been the staple diet until the idea of commercial loans secured against community assets began to take root. And over time, a range of new hybrids and mechanisms borrowed from the ‘real’ financial markets have been tested out. Very few have taken off but one in particular has – community shares.  It’s still early days but the potential looks to be huge. £3.25m raised already.


 

Community Shares Scotland

The Community Shares Scotland (CSS) programme is now half way through its three years of BIG Lottery Scotland / Carengie UK Trust funding and the team has drawn up an eye catching infographic to tell the story of the past 18 months.