# Venturesome’s John Kingston awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/12/31/venturesome039s-john-kingston-awarded-obe-new-year039s-honours/
- Published: 2009-12-31T16:42:02+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**John Kingston, Founder Director of Venturesome, the [Charities Aid Foundation](http://www.cafonline.org)‘
s social investment arm, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for
services to the Voluntary Sector in the New Year’s Honours list.**

Launched in 2002, Venturesome provides bridging finance and development capital 
to charities and social enterprises. It has committed more than £12.5 million to
over 200 organisations so far.

Kingston has played a leading role in helping to create and develop a social investment
market in the UK. A Co-Founder of the Social Investment Market Group and currently
Chair of the Nationwide Foundation, he was Chair of the Institute of Fundraising
from 2000 to 2003.

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On the announcement of the award, Kingston said: “It really is a great privilege
to be honoured for work that I love doing and wish to acknowledge the many committed
people I’ve been lucky enough to work with over the years.”

 * **[John Kingston to leave Charities Aid Foundation](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/09/john-kingston-leave-charities-aid-foundation/)(
   9 March 2011**)
 * **[Venturesome makes £100,000 loan to eating disorders charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/09/25/venturesome-makes-100000-loan-eating-disorders-charity/)(
   25 September 2008)**