Our WISE100 Social Finance Champion on 'copy-pasting' lessons from a career in venture capital and equity research – and why Sumerian Partners is proud to call itself a 'contrarian' impact investor.
“Each and every” trustee responsible for how a foundation deploys its endowment “super-power”, according to new ACF report. Plus, foundations should be transparent with grantees on the source of their wealth.
The 2020 NatWest SE100 Social Business Award winners convinced the judges that they ran solid and successful enterprises in 2019. But how have they been weathering the Covid-19 storm?
Taking the temperature of UK social enterprises before the Covid-19 crisis: It may seem like a different time – but just over six months ago, the UK’s top social enterprises were looking ahead to times of growth and success.
With an aim of creating more investment-ready businesses, social entrepreneurs attended a unique retreat in Egypt to develop their ideas and build their skills.
Social enterprises and charities whose income has stalled to zero during Covid among those considered for new scheme, which hopes to replicate Match Trading success.
How do you build an ethical offering in the cutthroat world of workspace? We meet Conrad Peberdy, raised amid rainforests and now at the top of the tree at one of the UK’s leading social businesses, Ethical Property.
Covid-19 disruptions have increased demand for many social businesses. In his new podcast, Peace, Love & Profit, Liam Black asks the CEO of mental health platform Big White Wall about leading the business through a period of rapid growth.
Grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 are being offered to social enterprises across the UK thanks to a new Coronavirus Response Fund launched by NatWest Social and Community Capital, the bank's social investment charity.
Covid-19 restrictions could be a chance to overhaul all those niggling issues in the ‘restaurant’ of your life. Episode three of ‘Kitchen Nightmare, Lockdown Edition’ asks: which customers will you invite back once you re-open for business?
Zamo Capital – the new company backed by Big Society Capital to scale up social investors – confirms its first deal, which will help Social and Sustainable Capital expand its team and raise more capital for its housing fund.
Diversity and inclusion are hot topics now and the shift towards deeper equity is positive – but we need to get serious about giving up power, writes Diversity Forum co-founder Bonnie Chiu.
Women fleeing to Brazil may arrive empty-handed, alone and unable to speak the language. Young Storymaker Pedro Lira on a social enterprise helping them to find their feet and make a living, while serving Rio's flourishing catering industry.
Less than 3% of trustees are under 30 years old, while one in twelve are called John or David. In our latest Agenda Item One podcast, Practical Governance co-founder Bob Thust is joined by four people who want this to change.
