Michael RobertsinGrowth Impact FundRebalancing the scales: Aiming at equity in social investment contractingSince launching the Fund in 2022, we’ve maintained our commitment to the Fund’s guiding principles, most notably, our commitment to…2 min read·Apr 18, 2024----
Michael RobertsinShift Designvested. Who needs to be around the decision table?This blog shares early learnings from vested. We outline our early beliefs about the experiences needed in the panel, and the implications…8 min read·Feb 14, 2024----
Michael RobertsinShift Designvested. Co-designing investment for impact: A personal perspective from vested. panellist, Great.Yesterday, we shared the some of the main investment criteria we’ve co-designed in vested., which is bringing together young adults with…3 min read·Dec 21, 2023--1--1
Michael RobertsinShift Designvested. What can make the biggest impact on youth unemployment in London?We’ve now held three sessions with the vested. panel — which is bringing together young people with experience of unemployment to shape…4 min read·Dec 20, 2023----
Michael RobertsinShift DesignShift in December: The best shifts are the ones we make togetherHello again! It’s fast approaching 2024 and, to end the year, we wanted to talk about making real change.5 min read·Dec 12, 2023----
Michael RobertsinShift Designvested. Shifting power in social investment?What does it take to move the dial?7 min read·Nov 10, 2023----
Michael RobertsinGrowth Impact FundBetween two worlds: Building an equitable social investment fund.Today, we announce the launch of our second learning report, “Between two worlds: building an equitable social investment fund”. The report…3 min read·Nov 7, 2023----
Michael RobertsinShift DesignDoing decisions differentlySocial investment on a new mandate4 min read·Oct 5, 2023----
Michael RobertsinShift DesignDEI at Shift: Making our commitmentsWelcome to Shift’s new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) blog series! We’ll be using this space to share what we’ve been doing to embed…4 min read·Jul 13, 2023----
Michael RobertsinGrowth Impact FundLaying the foundations: learnings from establishing the Growth Impact FundThis blog introduced our learnings from the first six months of the Growth Impact Fund.3 min read·Feb 27, 2023----