We believe the voluntary and community sector is well placed to improve the delivery of certain types of public services because of its flexibility, community links, specialist knowledge, closeness to users and involvement of volunteers.

Many voluntary and community organisations already deliver excellent public services but are funded in ways that undermine the long term quality and sustainability of those services.

We want to support organisations to develop their public service delivery, but we want to do it in a way that encourages full cost recovery and sustainability.  We believe that loan finance can support the achievement of both those goals.

Futurebuilders has four strategic aims:

• To improve public services significantly, in the longer term, through investing in a range of voluntary and community organisations.
• To provide an investment model comprising a combination of loans, performance related investments, grants and capacity building through consultancy support.
• To implement effective investment (outreach, application, assessment, decision-making and management) and administrative processes.
• To have a wider impact, especially on the voluntary and community sector, other funders and the public sector, by sharing learning gained from Futurebuilders’ experiences.