Wondering how you can be a more effective leader of your social venture? In the latest in his occasional series of letters to a young social entrepreneur, Liam Black offers some pointers for your new year's resolutions.

From nearly 1,200 awards, three figures in the social enterprise and social investment world were recognised in the annual list of gongs that recognises high achievers in public life.

A new government in Argentina hopes to transform the country’s economic and social situation. Social investment experts Miguel Ferreyra de Bone and Alejandra Baigun predict that the time is right for social enterprise and social investment to take off.

The Big Lottery Fund is the biggest funder of community activity in the UK and it’s keen to make sure that money is well spent. Against a background of tough social challenges, Brexit and doubts over the future of charity, its new initiative is provoking debate about how we can all better support a thriving civil society.

You might think he looks like an upstanding member of society, but the restaurateur and bon viveur has a colourful background that explains his “social meddling tendencies” (as he calls them).

Does it all seem like a blur? Don't worry – we're here to jog your memory about what was going on in the world of social enterprise and social investment this year. 

A new play explores the trials and tribulations of living in temporary accommodation through characters suffering due to a shortage of social housing.

Is it ok for a tout to sell gig tickets for vastly inflated prices? Or should the secondary ticketing market have some morals? Read on for a different kind of social innovation.