Coalition holds first Council meeting
3 July 2009
Coalition holds first Council meeting
The first meeting of the Coalition's inaugural Council was held Thursday July 2, in London. The Council is made up of 46 members and is a mix of social enterprise leaders, representatives from social enterprise networks, umbrella organisations and partners. The Council's main role is to act as an advisory body to the board on issues of policy.
The meeting yesterday was a chance to meet each other and decide some administrative actions going forward, but also allowed time for the council to debate six policy papers about the future of social enterprise. The debate is the beginning of the development of the Coalition's manifesto, which will culminate later this year. To read the papers please follow the links below.
'Social enterprise at the crossroads' - Dai Powell, HCT Group
'The future of social enterprise' - Simon Harris, Wales Cooperative Centre
'The future of social enterprise in the next ten years' - Clive Hirst, Blackpool Enterprise CIC
'Social Enterprise Coalition paper' - Alastair Wilson, School for Social Entrepreneurs
'Discussion paper for Social Enterprise Coalition Council meeting' - Steve Wyler, DTA
Jonathan Bland, the Coalition's CEO said: ‘It's great to have the Council officially in place. They are an extraordinary group of people who are invested in and committed to social enterprise, and we're looking forward to working with them to set a strong vision for the Coalition's future."
A more complete round up of the meeting will follow soon. For more information and to see who is on the council, click here.