EXPERT INSIGHT: Decades of philanthropy have failed to significantly improve educational outcomes in developing countries. The British Asian Trust’s LiftEd initiative provides valuable lessons in switching to a systems approach.
EXPERT INSIGHT: Being a 'future-fit' social enterprise is not about scale. It's about resilience, says award-winning social enterprise CEO Dr June O'Sullivan OBE.
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New legislation says they must procure for social value – but local authorities are not getting back the financial rewards of the social value they create.
Reading the Budget document may be a sobering experience but it's a glass half full rather than half empty for social enterprise. Professor Simon Denny offers his analysis.
Paul Henry and Chris Hardy explain how Social Investment Finance Intermediaries are bridging the gap between social ventures and investors to ensure social investment gets through to the right ventures.
The social venture sector competes on the basis that it delivers a social value and great business. Now that corporates are looking closely at social value due to the Social Value Act, Simon Denny advises social ventures to hold onto their clothes!
When times are hard and money short, many social entrepreneurs are too busy ‘fire-fighting’ to pay much attention to attempting to measure their social impact in any objective manner. Fred Seddon calls for a redoubling of efforts around measurement.
The publication of the Francis report into the neglect at Mid Staffordshire hospital has triggered a wide ranging debate on models for delivering public services. Andrew Laird argues for a balanced marketplace.
How do you build a career out of changing the world? Impetus Trust CEO Daniela Barone Soares realised the skills she developed in private equity were greatly needed in the charity sector.
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