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| Delivery Model
With the establishment of the Social Finance Foundation a clear and coherent model is now in place to underpin the future development of social finance. The delivery model for this initiative comprises:
- Social Finance Foundation itself, with its role of sourcing and distributing funding to specialist Social Lending Organisations (SLOs)
- Social Lending Organisations (SLOs), responsible for screening and assessing loan applications for social finance support and managing the actual lending to projects and;
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SFF – Approved Social Lending Organisations (SLO's)
Clann Credo - specialising in community enterprise and social infrastructure throughout Ireland.
First Step Microfinance - specialising in microfinance for business start up throughout Ireland.
UCIT (Ireland) - specialising in community enterprise and social infrastructure throughout Ireland.
LEDP - specialising in both community development and micro-enterprise in the Limerick Region.
Cavan County Enterprise Fund - individual and community micro-enterprise in County Cavan.
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- Borrowers of Social Finance through loans for social and community enterprise (community and local development organisations) and micro enterprises.
With the necessary funding in place to support social projects, the challenge for SFF and the SLOs is to promote the use of social finance in order to enhance the social infrastructure of the country.
Applying for Lending
Social Finance Foundation does not lend directly to borrowers. The first step for anyone looking to borrow funds it to contact one of the approved Social Lending Organisations outlined here
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