"Telling our story isn’t enough – we have to demonstrate the value of the benefit we provide." A new report has found that the UK community transport sector has the potential to make savings of up to £1.1bn a year for the public purse.
It is hard to encourage newcomers into the field of impact investment when there is so little information about the gains (or losses) that can be made – both financial and social. The KL Felicitas Foundation is working to address this.
At Critical Mass delegates and speakers dealt with social enterprise dilemmas and showcased global successes in the sector. Access the presentations from the plenary sessions and workshops here.
What is the future for social investment finance intermediaries? CEO of the UK-based Social Investment Business Jonathan Jenkins urges others not to avoid this debate.
Household favourite Johnson & Johnson is aiming to spend £15m in the social enterprise sector to make its supply chain more socially and environmentally responsible.
“It has become clear that we need a new way of accounting for value.” Jeremy Nicholls unravels social impact measurement theory, methodology and jargon.
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.
"Few organisations are geared up to know if they are creating as much social value as they can with the resources they have" – Jeremy Nicholls argues that better is not good enough, it's time to start optimising social value creation.
