In our latest SE100 Social Business Coffee Break webinar, Homes for Good CEO Zoe Whyatt and NatWest Social and Community Capital bossVictoria Papworth share their experiences of taking on a top job and the lessons they’ve learned.
The number of social enterprises with equity, diversity and inclusion strategies has been steadily growing over the past five years, despite fresh challenges, reveals our deep dive into data from the SE100 Index and Social Business Awards.
Dr Chih Hoong Sin welcomes the UK government’s rediscovered enthusiasm for outcomes funds with the launch of the world’s biggest fund of this type. But we should look beyond its impressive size to focus upon how it can best optimise impact.
ANALYSIS: The UK’s privatised water industry has been sinking into debt and disrepair for years, but a commission set up to seek solutions overlooks ownership models that could work for all, say impact economy experts.
NatWest SE100 2025 awards were celebrated for the first time in Manchester, England, recognising social enterprises and social investors from across the UK.
As foundations explore beyond the offer of grants to support social organisations, the latest open data compiled by the UK government provides an early snapshot of their activities in the emerging social investment landscape.
There's a powerful chemistry between social enterprise and education, says education consultant Anita Devi, with snapshots of innovators from across the globe to prove her point.
P3, Right Track and Patchwork people were named leaders in social enterprise for their strong growth, high standards of social impact reporting and solid business arrangements at this year's RBS SE 100 awards.
Bending the social enterprise model to attract mainstream investors isn't the answer to entrepreneur James Perry's stressful funding challenges. But creating another type of organisation might be, suggests a Pioneers Post reader.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu wants 20 million kids in Sub Saharan Africa to have a laptop desk to help them learn at school and home by 2020. Rebecca Sweetman, CEO of Tutudesk UK, is counting on three simple funding ideas to get things moving.
