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We know that third sector commissioning works. As of 31 April 2009, Futurebuilders had offered investments of £111.6m to 331 organisations, with a further £11.11m of agreements in principle made to seven organisations. As a result of this, since April 2008, our investees have won over £23 million worth of public service contracts.

Here are some recent success stories of organisations we have invested in who have successfully won public service contracts with our help.

• SWBC - delivering high quality health and well-being services

  Read about how Sheffield Well Being Consortium was etablished and subsequently secured a contract with the help of a £155, 344 investment from Futurebuilders.

• Bridge - delivering top-class drug and alcohol services

  Learn how Bridge, a registered charity in Bradford, saved its finances and started winning contracts with the help of a £213,750 investment from Futurebuilders.

• Coasts - providing mental health awareness to young people

  Find out how two social entrepreneurs from Plymouth set up a successful social enterprise, delivering services all over the south-west, with the help of a £65,335 investment from Futurebuilders.

• THOMAS - helping those on the margin in Blackburn

  Read about how THOMAS, a registered charity, is helping rebuild the lives of ex-offenders and drug and alcohol misusers with the help of a £476,514 investment from Futurebuilders.

• Proud City - actively stimulating community engagement

  Read about how Futurebuilders invested £169,000 in Proud City Co-operative to support the roll-out of its Active Citizenship Award scheme.

• Waveney Crossroads - providing respite care for carers in Suffolk

  

  Learn how Waveney Crossroads purchased a new building and subsequently improved their services with a £157,500 investment from Futurebuilders.

• StreetVibes Youth - changing lives of hard-to-reach young people

  Learn how StreetVibes Youth expanded its services and bought more equipment to reach more young people with the help of a £215, 000 investment from Futurebuilders.