The On Purpose Associate leadership programme for professionals seeking careers in social enterprise has launched in the French capital and seeks its next cohort of change makers. Ellie Ward talks to CEO Tom Rippin.
The way in which foundations are run must radically change argues CEO of The Social Investment Consultancy Jake Hayman, who has had it with the foundations that "turn social leaders into perpetual beggars".
In the fourth of a series of podcasts to accompany his new book, Liam Black talks to founder of Fair Finance Faisel Rahman OBE about social enterprise PR culture and VIP awards ceremonies – you've just got to develop a good bullshit detector.
Calling all social entrepreneur VIPs – Liam Black has a reality check for you. In an extract from The Social Entrepreneur's A to Z, he questions the glitz and glamour of the social enterprise award calendar and says you must keep your feet on the ground.
In the third extract from his new book The Social Entrepreneur's A to Z, Liam Black recalls a moment of realisation when launching a new venture – don't assume you know what your customers want, get down to the frontline and find out.
The further away you are from the frontline, the better things seem on the ground. Liam Black brings Aravind Srinivasan and Sandra Schembri back into the studio to discuss the importance of immersing yourself in frontline customer service.
In the second podcast of the Social Entrepreneur's A to Z series, Liam Black talks to eye surgeon Dr Aravind Srinivasan and Sandra Schembri from The House of St Barnabas about the importance of cashflow and other business basics.
Led by a group of successful social entrepreneurs, including Michelle Morgan from Livity, the third Dirty Rotten Socials event at London’s House of St Barnabas discussed innovative business ideas with social impact at their core.
