Approach
Impetus pioneered venture philanthropy in the UK.

Our venture philanthropy package consists of funding, hands-on management support and in-depth specialist expertise.  This combination helps to turbo-charge the number of people our investee charities help. Read more about our innovative approach.

We invest in a whole organisation, rather than isolated projects, and are focused on the long-term impact of the organisation.

We assign a highly experienced Impetus investment executive to each organisation we invest in.  He/she brings knowledge from both the private and voluntary sectors and works closely with the investee organisation to help it become even more efficient, and transform its social impact.

Careful selection of charities and social enterprises
We undertake thorough due diligence on all potential investments, and only work with ambitious charities and social enterprises that are helping the poorest 20% of the population. All of our portfolio organisations focus on breaking the cycle of poverty by tackling the root causes of poverty, such as access to education and skills and gaining jobs.

Proven results
The results of our venture philanthropy approach are proven: charities and social enterprises supported by Impetus have increased their income by an average of 23% a year and they have increased the number of people they help by an average of 30% a year. Read about the lives being turned around.

As the Chief Executive of Speaking Up - the first charity we invested in - stated: "Working with Impetus is like putting a turbo-charger on your organisation."