A £1.5m fund is announced in the UK that aims to help social ventures secure investment and win contracts and J.P. Morgan looks to Australia's social enterprise sector to reduce the nation's levels of youth unemployment.

A new report from Bridges Ventures and Bank of America Merrill Lynch unravels some of the debate surrounding social impact bonds and provides a practical guide for how they should be designed.

Ellie Ward talks to Alquity CEO Paul Robinson about making more people realise that there is a better, fairer way to invest financial resources – an approach that will ultimately create a fairer global economy. 

The social investment community came out in force for the first ever Cabinet Office Social Investment Awards held in the Royal Bank of Scotland's London headquarters last night.

Anti-corporation ideology and do gooder righteousness needs to change if we're going to protect the planet, Paul Hilding told the audience at Emerge 2014, the UK's conference for young entrepreneurs who want to drive social and environmental change.

The NHS has made the headlines again in the UK with news of budget requests, cut backs and pressurised services. Social enterprise leaders gathered in London last week to build momentum behind innovative ways to deliever health and care services. 

New online business portal encourages entrepreneurship in Africa, Big Society Capital turn their focus to social care for older people in the UK and social enterprise is on Thailand's tourism agenda. 

Philanthropy is becoming more complex, with foundations and donors looking for new ways to give strategically to create greater impact with their money. New research has revealed the world's most innovative approaches to philanthropy.