finance used to manage the timing differences between spending money and receiving it (income and expenditure).

 funds that can be used however and wherever an organisation needs to further its objectives.

 a commitment, for a fee, by a lender or investor to provide financing if other sources fail.

usually provided in the form of a loan where money can be drawn down over a certain period of time when an organisation needs it (if budgeted income does not materialise), rather than as one lump sum. [..]

 the provision and use of capital to generate social as well as financial returns.

 a social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the nee [..]

There is no one definition of the term or concept, but social impact can be defined as the effect on people that happens as a result of an action or inaction, activity, project, programme or policy. T [..]

a form of outcomes-based contract in which public sector commissioners commit to pay for significant improvement in social outcomes (such as a reduction in offending rates, or in the number of people [..]

funds (often grants) that can only be used for a specific purpose or project and cannot be used for other purposes. These can also be referred to as ring-fenced or earmarked funds.

debt that takes priority over other unsecured or otherwise more junior (or subordinated) debt. In the event that the borrower organisation is wound up, senior debt theoretically must be repaid before [..]