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Research and Convening

Through our pioneering asset-based approach, Charities Unlocked, we help foundations, charities, social enterprises and corporations to align their revenue generation strategy with their overall business strategy.

Convening

  • In order to advance our mission of a thriving social sector, we also convene various initiatives especially those that further the cause of building an inclusive and diverse social sector. We proactively bring together various influencers, partners and leaders on forums, conferences and networks to help propel this space towards a better future. Through these engagements, we not only further cement our relationships with the key players in the industry but we also develop further expertise in cutting-edge, future-oriented topics that, in turn, help during our client work as well. Moreover, as responsible stewards who drive social impact change across organisations, we believe it is our duty to actively convene high-impact initiatives that would ensure creation of a just organisational ecosystem in which true social impact is seamlessly integrated. TSIC is proud to embrace diversity in terms of age, race, ethnicity, class, religion, gender, sexuality and disability, and we work to ensure that these systems of discrimination are not perpetuated among capital and wealth holders. We are proud to have incubated and launched Diversity Forum, which gathers over 50 social investment firms and 100 individuals across the social investment sector in the UK, to drive inclusive social investment. We have previously convened Women in Social Finance, a network of 120 senior female professionals working in social finance, dedicated to increasing visibility of female leadership, providing peer support and training for career advancement, and influencing the agenda on gender lens investing. We continue to support this initiative. Currently we are convening a network called People of Colour Evaluators and Researchers, an informal network for those who identify as people of colour working in research and evaluation. If you are interested to join, please contact us.

Research

TSIC envisions a future with a thriving social sector – where funds would be directed efficiently towards causes where they would have impact for those who need help the most. To achieve this, we conduct in-house research on topics and issues that are important to the sector. Our research is backed by our team’s rich practical experience and its professional/academic expertise. 

We begin by defining the scope of the research initiative, followed by rigorous deployment of qualitative and quantitative techniques including market research, surveys, interviews, data collection, data analysis, etc. to gather and analyze information. Next, we engage various public and private sector organisations at the relevant stages of the research while also collaborating with independent experts. Finally, we deliver insights and recommendations that would help achieve the desired results while simultaneously developing action plans for the involved organisations. 

Some examples of research reports that we have produced include:

  • The City of London Corporation to scope potential new sources of capital for the UK social investment market. Read more here.
  • Minority Supplier Development UK to identify ways to promote inclusive procurement, launched in the House of Lords in October 2014 and received nationwide coverage. Read more here.
  • SPRING Accelerator to produce a comprehensive report on investing with a focus on girls and young women in emerging markets, and on specific needs, challenges and opportunities in five sectors. Read more here.

Methodologies

IMPACT

Our Approach

Structured insight, shared learning

We apply methodologies that surface actionable insight and stimulate inclusive dialogue. These approaches ensure that both research and convening are purposeful, engaging, and system-aware.