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'We’re settling into the fact that there is no normal' - Mark Simms, P3 Charity

What's it like leading a social enterprise through a global pandemic? The boss of P3 – which took home the SE100 Resilience Award last year – on digging into cash reserves and adapting to constant change.

Post Reporters
27th March 2020

'We reconfigured the whole business in three days' - June O'Sullivan, London Early Years Foundation

What's it like leading a social enterprise through a global pandemic? Nursery chain boss June O'Sullivan on cash flow, careful communication and laying down the law.

Post Reporters
27th March 2020
Lifebuoy

Foundations can throw nonprofits a lifeline through Covid-19 – by using their balance sheets

Nonprofits urgently need two- to five-year bridge financing right now – but foundations could step in by pledging some of their assets as collateral. Mark Kramer, co-founder and managing director of FSG, calls for bold leadership.

Mark Kramer
25th March 2020
Aileen Campbell Centrestage

Scottish government announces £20m Third Sector Resilience Fund to respond to Covid-19

The Scottish government is among those announcing new funding this week, as it unveils early details of support for charities and social enterprises – but Westminster is yet to reassure the wider UK charity sector of its support.

Anna Patton
20th March 2020
Norrsken House

Fast-track grants of up to €1m offered to projects tackling effects of COVID-19

New funding is available for projects or startups from around the world – and funders say they can make a decision in a matter of hours after receiving an application.

Post Reporters
19th March 2020
Pencil and notebook

Social investors cobble together COVID-19 plans as pressure mounts to rip up the rulebook

The UK’s social investors are uniting as they cobble together COVID-19 plans to support social enterprises – but can they provide the cash that’s most needed?

Anna Patton
18th March 2020
NOW Group Loaf Cafe

UK government ‘quite open’ to helping social enterprise as part of business aid package

Government support announced yesterday did not address social enterprises specifically – but the message for the sector is positive, says Social Enterprise UK. 

Anna Patton
18th March 2020
Microscopic image of Covid-19

The other public health crisis: What the global economy can learn from our response to coronavirus

Around the world, governments are mobilising and citizens are experiencing major upheavals, as new measures kick in to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. What if we treated the – equally devastating – economic and climate crisis with similar urgency? 

Tom Rippin
18th March 2020
Adrenaline Alley

Crash helmets on: UK impact leaders hold COVID-19 talks – as Budget fails to recognise ‘untapped potential’ of social economy

UK impact investors meet to explore how to ease pressure on social entrepreneurs and their communities as the COVID-19 situation unfolds. The move follows the UK Government’s Budget announcements described by one foundation as “lots on surviving, little on thriving”.

Post Reporters
13th March 2020
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