The NextStepEU community at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași is actively supporting the development of Romania’s first Social Investment Fund – an innovative financial instrument dedicated to organisations that generate social impact and require stable, long-term support to grow sustainably.

In this context, we invite social enterprises, NGOs with economic activities, and SMEs operating in socially impactful sectors to contribute to shaping the fund by completing a short questionnaire.

The objectives of this initiative are:

• identifying the types of financial support most relevant for the sector
• tailoring the structure of the fund to the real needs of impact-oriented organisations
• building a sustainable, long-term financing solution

📋 The questionnaire is available here.

The market research for establishing the Social Investment Fund is conducted within the AFIN – Social Investment Fund Project, co-funded by the European Union through the European Social Fund+ (ESF), the Employment and Social Innovation Programme (EaSI), contract no. 101189328 — AFIN, and implemented by ADV Romania, in partnership with: Social Finance Association, MicroEurope, Phitrust, and FEBEA – European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers.

Together, we are building the foundation for a strong and sustainable social economy in Romania!