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The mighty Gates Foundation commits $80m to close the gender data gap, Scottish social entrepreneurs are given a start-up boost and the role of Islamic Social Finance in dealing with critical social issues is highlighted in Istanbul.

"Social enterprises in Scotland contribute £6.9bn to the economy, more lucrative than the entire third sector." CEO of Social Investment Scotland Alastair Davis weighs up what support there is for them in terms of social finance.

It's now 18 months since Social Investment Tax Relief was introduced in the UK. What has been the impact? Where are we at in terms of dealflow? Melanie Mills from Big Society Capital provides a helpful overview.

The UK social investment market is worth £1.5bn concludes new report, a social investment fund backed by Sir Richard Branson prepares to make its first investments in Canada and Social Enterprise Scotland launches manifesto.

Guardian columnist Owen Jones and actor Maxine Peake were among those to hit the UK’s high streets in an attempt to sell copies of The Big Issue as part of #VendorWeek last week. 

The University of Northampton has set the standard for ensuring major construction projects have a positive social impact in the UK and India’s TATA Social Enterprise Challenge winners are announced.

Although there were encouraging noises about social and corporate responsibility, for many business leaders profit remains the principal focus.

Scotland’s social enterprise census reveals the sector provides more than 100,000 jobs and a new $1m fund for young social entrepreneurs is launched in New Zealand.

Cheers! Edinburgh's first social enterprise pub opens, a Hollywood actor joins in the birthday celebrations of Welsh social enterprise Toogoodtowaste and in Ukraine the first social enterprise dedicated to preventing human trafficking opens its doors.