Clann Credo - the Social Investment Fund, is the leading provider of Social Finance to community based projects in Ireland, and has offices in Dublin, Cork and Foxford. It is a Not-for-Profit organisation with charitable status.
Clann Credo provides repayable finance to Community & Voluntary organisations and charities that find it difficult to access funding from mainstream financial institutions.
This support is primarily through loan finance and occasionally direct investment. All projects are evaluated on their potential to make a social as well as a financial return.
Since 1996, over €17m has been invested in more than 140 groups in Ireland. Support has also been provided to organisations in Kosovo, Slovakia and South Africa.
Some of our projects to date have included a Neighbourhood Youth Project in West Dublin, Transport Services dedicated to people with disability and limited mobility, Sports Clubs and Social Housing throughout the country.
Clann Credo – the Social Investment Fund also delivers Training & Mentoring to the sector.
Hopefully you will find all the information you need on the website but please feel free to contact us should you need any further information.
Clann Credo has announced details of the Common Cents 2009 'Social Enterprise in a Changing Economy'. For details click here.