• Can we save our vital social impact infrastructure?

    OPINION: There is a critical layer in the impact movement – the intermediaries that support social entrepreneurs and impact investors. But we must rethink the economics of this field-building role.

  • Why Scotland’s Community Wealth Building Act is big news for social enterprise – and the country's economy

    EXPERT INSIGHT: New legislation puts social enterprises, co-operatives and other inclusive businesses at the centre of an economy that works for people, communities and the planet. And it’s part of a wider global conversation.

  • New momentum, difficult questions and “greenshouting”: actions for change from ChangeNOW 2026

    As tens of thousands of delegates gather in Paris this week for the ChangeNOW conference, we dive into challenging conversations on financing nature restoration, how to revive collective action in 2026 and fighting “greenhushing”.

Charities happy to trade

The UK voluntary sector now earns £21.4bn a year, but Peter Holbrook of SEUK says charities and social ventures need to keep going in the face of more cuts, falling donations and statutory funding.
 
 
 
Peter Holbrook

Making clouds that are more than hot air

Third Sector IT is one of the fastest growing social enterprises in the UK, and topped the newcomers category in the 2012 RBS SE 100 Index, which tracks the growth and impact of UK social business. CEO, Stony Grunow shares his insight on tech for good and motivating yourself after a 100ft. cliff fall.
Stony Grunow