Module 1
The instruments, and the barrier each one removes
The continuum of capital, the building blocks, the three families of mechanisms and the structures they form.
10 lessons · 55 minutes
- 1.1Grant funding is contracting while impact capital has tripled since 2019 5 min
- 1.2Every instrument sits on one line, from pure grant to commercial capital 6 min
- 1.3Five traditional instruments are the building blocks of every structure 5 min
- 1.4Innovative finance mechanisms fall into three families 5 min
- 1.5Three facts about a programme decide its instrument 6 min
- 1.6Five structures, drawn step by step 8 min
- 1.7A blended structure layers capital by appetite for risk 7 min
- 1.8Eight terms you will hear in a conversation with a funder 4 min
- 1.9Ten real transactions cover the sectors and settings you work in 4 min
- 1.10These instruments start where emergency response ends, and someone else repays 5 min