Jargon exists everywhere - across sectors, industries, all over the world. If sometimes you find yourself scratching your head at the new buzzword or rolling your eyes at yet another acronym, you’re not alone.
This week saw the Social Enterprise World Forum take the virtual mainstage, bringing together social enterprises from across the world for a jam packed programme of workshops, panels and networking.
Over the last few months we have seen the effects of COVID-19 and its lockdown measures have a huge impact on how social enterprises and charities navigate using social investment. In this blog post we round up lessons from our #AChangingWorld podcast.
The UK’s 100,000 social enterprises work close to their communities and employ two million people, often supporting minoritised and marginalised groups. But the COVID-19 crisis has had a huge impact on them. At the School for Social Entrepreneurs, we ran a survey with our programme participants to...
As the COVID-19 crisis evolves, so do social impact organisations. Some have ceased trading. Others have tailored their offering to support people through new products or moving activities online. Some are using this enforced ‘downtime’ to inwardly reflect and develop strategies. Whatever your...
When social investment isn't the answer: Top 10 tips for fundraising in a crisis Social investment is one of the tools in your toolkit – but it might not always be the right tool for the job. Alongside the Government support available, grants will also play a crucial role in supporting charities and...
New lending facilities have been announced that will provide loan finance to charities, social enterprises, and small businesses - read Big Society Capital’s blog post about it here. They include the Resilience & Recovery Loan Fund, which has been established by Social Investment Business with...
In light of the Covid-19 crisis, social investors are looking at a number of options to help the sector, including exploring new funding and adjusting existing funding. You may have seen that the Growth Fund has announced significant changes to the Fund in response to the pandemic. In this post by...
This page looks at how you can get started with your journey to social investment, including suggested next steps and tools and resources that can help.
In this post, we explore the various guides and resources on the topic of energy resilience, available for anyone looking to understand more about how they can future-proof their organisation.