Almost 100 social enterprises have been selected to join the EY Foundation's Accelerate programme, which aims to provide youth focussed ventures with the business support needed to "scale, replicate and sustain" their social impact.
CEO of Social Enterprise UK Peter Holbrook is "disappointed" by the lack of political will to extend the Social Value Act, following the publication of the Act's review led by Lord Young.
Is bigger always better? Do smaller charities need to start thinking more about growth in order to increase their social impact? David Bull from NPC takes on one of the most contentious issues in the charity sector – scale.
Two new social impact bonds tackling homelessness in the UK have become the first to take advantage of the Social Investment Tax Relief. Pioneers Post takes a brief snapshot of the social impact bond landscape globally.
“There will never be enough investment, so it’s our task to get as much as possible from the investment that is available and make it go further than ever before,” explains the CEO of UK-based First Ark Group.
New year (just), new name – Pioneers Post is committed to reporting on social innovation all over the world. To reflect this we've changed the name of our weekly round-up. From India to Sheffield see our pick of innovation news this week.
Minister for civil society Rob Wilson says that social investment, particularly the social impact bond model, is one of the key ways in which public service delivery can be transformed for the better in the UK.
With just two months to go until the launch of Adessy Associates' Pioneers for Change programme, Ellie Ward speaks to one of the speakers, entrepreneur Marc Winn, about his advice for people launching their own enterprises.
Liverpool-based FRC Group is no stranger to political and economic uncertainty. In its 27 years of existence the 2014 RBS SE100 award winner has demonstrated unshakeable resilience and proved itself to be a champion of British social enterprise.
