Save the Children launches first cafe bookshop
2 July 2008
Save the Children will expand the range of its charity shops next week, when it launches a combined coffee bar and bookshop in Penrith in Cumbria.
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"Places like this are important to the local area"
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Rich Benton has been made chair of UnLtd, the foundation for social entrepreneurs.
Social Enterprise
The latest news, opinion and analysis for social enterprises, community interest companies and not-for-profits
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Darzi report opens way to a social enterprise model
1 July 2008
Charities and social enterprises have been promised a greater role in providing contracts to the NHS under proposals unveiled yesterday by health minister Lord Darzi.
Transferring health workers can keep pension rights
27 June 2008
The Social Enterprise Coalition has welcomed the news that the Government will allow health workers transferring from the NHS to social enterprise health services to keep their public sector pension rights.
Community projects 'are underusing bond issues'
25 June 2008
Charities and social enterprises raising money for community projects do not make enough use of share and bond issues, according to a social enterprise consultancy.
Serco posits joint tenders with social enterprises
20 June 2008
Support services company Serco would consider forming third party companies with social enterprises in order to make joint tenders for public service contracts, according to a director of the firm.
Social Enterprise Resources
Viewpoint:
Don't miss the bus
Social enterprises will have to innovate if they are to avoid being overtaken by the private sector, argues social activist and author Robert Ashton
Case study:
From business to social enterprise - with a little help from a housing association
Thorpete started life as a small, family-run business offering gas maintenance services to local communities in the East Midlands. Founded by Pete Thorp, a former British Gas engineer who was made redundant in the mid 1990s, the company was never conceived as a social enterprise.
Insight:
Social enterprises
Social enterprises are trendy. So why are so few third sector organisations applying for grants to start them up?
How to...:
Raise capital for a start-up social enterprise
Some tips on how to match high ideals with high finance.
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Interview: Show them the money
Alec Reed, Philanthropist wants the wealthy to give to charity through his new philanthropic website.
Review of 2007: The 10 biggest stories of the year ...
From the Government's raid on voluntary sector lottery money to shore up the Olympics, to a review of Gift Aid and the threat of compulsory volunteering, 2007 has been busy and controversial. John Plummer recalls the most important stories of the year - and the most quirky.
News Analysis: The young generation takes control
A group of young entrepreneurs is set to breathe life into social enterprise schemes.
Social Enterprise opinion
Supplier Directory
They said it...
"For many, the Compact can be bureaucratic and hard work. For me, it means collaboration."
John Knight, assistant director, policy and campaigns, Leonard Cheshire Disability
