<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.isfa.lu/news/tag/social/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>ISFA - International Social Finance Accelerator - News #social</title><description>ISFA - International Social Finance Accelerator - News #social</description><link>https://www.isfa.lu/news/tag/social</link><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:11:46 +0200</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[ICFA and ISFA programmes: apply until 11 October 2026]]></title><link>https://www.isfa.lu/news/post/icfa-and-isfa-programmes-apply-until-11-october-2026</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.isfa.lu/banner AI 1-0 square.png"/> The Call for Expression of Interest for the 2027 Cohorts of our acceleration progr ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_y1lNL5KvRZqWweT1w4lE1A" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_Xa3GO7ArTm-cmECCXAa-0A" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_ZmWkJkz4SJ2slIUNhSDv_A" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_pIIzrvmNQ3GVGJaBjYbvdw" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style></style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_l_JwS2fzQbW3iT2uILxD8g" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center zptext-align-mobile-center zptext-align-tablet-center " data-editor="true"><p></p><div><p style="text-align:left;"><br/></p><p style="text-align:left;">The Call for Expression of Interest for the 2027 Cohorts of our acceleration programmes is now open until 11 October 2026.</p><p style="text-align:left;"><br/></p><p></p><div style="text-align:left;"><div><div> The ISFA offers an innovative multi-year programme that accelerates emerging fund managers focusing on 3 key pillars for Social Impact: </div>
<div> 🟠Decent Work across the Value-chain </div><div> 🟠Adequate Living Standards and Wellbeing </div>
<div> 🟠Inclusive and Sustainable Communities </div><div><a href="https://acceleratingimpact.org/create-account-for-isfa/?utm_source=Blog%201%20Sep&amp;utm_medium=AI%20EoI%20banner%201-0&amp;utm_campaign=EoI%202026" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://acceleratingimpact.org/create-account-for-isfa/?utm_source=Blog%201%20Sep&amp;utm_medium=AI%20EoI%20banner%201-0&amp;utm_campaign=EoI%202026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apply to the ISFA</a></div>
</div><div><br/></div>The ICFA offers an innovative multi-year programme that accelerates emerging fund managers focused on two areas within Climate Action: </div>
<div style="text-align:left;"> 🟢Climate Mitigation Finance </div><div style="text-align:left;"> 🟢Climate Adaptation Finance </div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://acceleratingimpact.org/create-account-for-icfa/?utm_source=Blog%201%20Sep&amp;utm_medium=AI%20EoI%20banner%201-0&amp;utm_campaign=EoI%202026" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://acceleratingimpact.org/create-account-for-icfa/?utm_source=Blog%201%20Sep&amp;utm_medium=AI%20EoI%20banner%201-0&amp;utm_campaign=EoI%202026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apply to the ICFA</a></div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><br/></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align:left;"> To join the ICFA or ISFA programmes and benefit from technical and financial support, fund managers are selected through a highly competitive, three phase selection process, first by the Accelerating Impact team, then independent consultants, and finally by our Selection Committees. </div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><br/></div><p></p><p style="text-align:left;">Selected fund managers receive access to financial support for working capital, dedicated capacity building, visibility and networking, and many other benefits. To find out more, view the <a href="https://acceleratingimpact.org/our-activities?utm_source=Blog%201%20Sep&amp;utm_medium=AI%20EoI%20banner%201-0&amp;utm_campaign=EoI%202026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduction to our initiative</a>.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://sitebuilder-20100648549.zohositescontent.eu/banner%20AI%201-0%20square.png" style="width:435px !important;height:435px !important;max-width:100% !important;"/></p></div>
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