Cathy Pharoah: Heed the case of Linda Kirk who tried and failed to get local social investment
Set aside the romance and grasp the harsh realities of social enterprise, says our columnist
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Social Enterprise
Social enterprise news, in-depth reporting, best practice, expert advice and discussion, including social finance, taxation, the definition of social nterprise and the Social Enterprise Mark.
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Latest Social Enterprise In Depth
Social enterprises need to be ready for investment
There is much work still to do but there are promising signs that social investment is being made more accessible, says Nick Temple at Social Enterprise UK
Analysis: ConsortiCo sounds warning note for the consortium model
Its chair, Nick Gibson, says the environment changed from supportive to hostile
Interview: Celia Richardson
The director of communications at Social Enterprise UK tries to meet the media halfway
Latest social Enterprise News
- Investment and Contract Readiness Fund opens for grant applications
- Big corporates to niche companies: Business Charity Awards are announced
- Social investment will be hit by government's cap on tax reliefs, says NCVO
- Big Society Capital likely to invest up to £50m in first year
- Cameron launches £600m social investment wholesaler Big Society Capital
- Prime Minister launches Big Society Capital
- Senscot launches voluntary code of conduct for Scottish social enterprises
- Scottish government sets up scheme to attract social enterprise
- Community lenders given more time to spend funds from tax relief
- Voluntary organisations expect social investment tax relief changes in Budget
Business Model
Business Model: Hexham Community Partnership The trust acquired a local cinema and uses the income from it to carry out regeneration projects
Business model: Seahouses Development Trust The Seahouses Development Trust was created in 1996 to provide economic and social regeneration services in the parish of North Sunderland, a remote village north of Newcastle.
Business Model: Star Wards Star Wards helps staff on mental health wards in hospitals to develop services to improve their morale and relationships with patients.
Business Model: Croydon Appliance Reuse Centre Croydon Appliance Reuse Centre sells repaired and refurbished domestic appliances and furniture, with reduced prices for people on low incomes. It also offers on-the-job training for unemployed or disadvantaged people.
Business model: Stramash Stramash provides outdoor activities for children and adults in Oban in Argyll
Latest Social Enterprise Comment
Editorial: Mutualisation is delicately poised
There is tension in the government about whether to push ahead rapidly with public service reform, including mutualisation, says Stephen Cook
Craig Dearden-Phillips: The rewards of merger
Our columnist says the amalgamation of his organisation with another has resembled a long and gruelling road trip - but has been worth it
Dame Mary Marsh: The social sector should be defined and recognised in charity law
Sharing evidence of successful social enterprise is key, says our columnist
Charities and cuts
How charities are affected by funding cuts and the recession.
The Big Society
Follow the impact of David Cameron's Big Society agenda on the voluntary sector.
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Development Officer Barking & Dagenham CVS £29,604, London
- Head of High Value Events Save the Children £38,000 - £43,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Director The Marr-Munning Trust £47,500 per annum FTE salary (£38,000 pro rata) plus pension contribution, London
- Head of Volunteering Macmillan Cancer Support £60,000 - £65,000 pa + benefits, London
- Membership Payments Officer Royal Pharmaceutical Society 25,000 pro rata, Based at the Society's HQ in London. The offices are in close proximity to Vauxhall and Waterloo.
- Head of Volunteering Development Save the Children £45,000-£47,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Fundraising Manager (Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset) The Air Ambulance Service £25,000-£30,000 p/a, plus benefits, Home Based, South West England to cover Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset
- Press Officer - Asia Pacific Amnesty International Secretariat £41,124 per annum, London
- Fundraising Director National Trust c. £80k + excellent benefits, Heelis, Swindon
- Appeals Director Downside Fisher Youth Club (The Downside Settlement) £37, 848 - £40,555 (Inclusive of London Weighting), Southwark, London
Most read
- Bad volunteers are like a cancer, says Scout Association director
- Groundwork South West goes into administration with the loss of 130 staff
- Volunteers can have single 'portable' criminal records check under new law
- Investment and Contract Readiness Fund opens for grant applications
- Evaluation of National Citizen Service proposes improvements to last year's pilot projects
- Nominet Trust seeks four charities for digital start-up programme
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Events
Free Training - Telephone Skills
- Date: Thu 24 May 2012 - Thu 24 May 2012
- Venue: Ingestre Court, Ingestre Place, London, United Kingdom, W1F 0JL
Small Charities Marketing Summit
- Date: Fri 25 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012
- Venue: Manchester
Mutuals: Economic Growth Through Employee Ownership and Joint Ventures
- Date: Tue 29 May 2012 - Tue 29 May 2012
- Venue: Central London
