Tackling Furniture Poverty and the Provision of Essential Furniture
Furniture poverty affects millions of people in the UK. Find out how we can end it in this webinar from End Furniture Poverty.
Butterfly Books – children’s books tackling gender stereotypes
Whilst at school Kerrine Bryan excelled at maths and science, enjoying the problem-solving aspect of these subjects. However, when it came to choosing a career, she felt that the subjects she loved did not give her many options beyond the expected accountancy qualifications. When she was 17 her maths teacher recommended she attend an engineering … Continued
Real Ideas Organisation – Growing the social economy in the Southwest
At the heart of the Plymouth social economy is Real Ideas Organisation – a social enterprise based in the city which works across the Southwest and beyond. Its mission is to solve problems and create opportunity for individuals, organisations and communities. It does this through a variety of programmes centred on helping young people into … Continued
NAViGO – Transforming mental health care
NAViGO are an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services across North East Lincolnshire in the south of the Yorkshire and Humber region, covering acute and community facilities as well as specialist services such as an older adult’s inpatients services, rehabilitation and recovery services, perinatal mental health support and a specialist eating disorder facility. … Continued
There is no social justice without racial justice: an update on our justice, equity, diversity and inclusion work
As CEO of Social Enterprise UK, I have a unique opportunity to lead change. We are primarily a movement for social justice – and without racial justice there can be no social justice. Social Enterprise UK represents a movement of over 100,000 businesses. We have to get this right. – Peter Holbrook, Chief Executive of … Continued
Creating a Social Value Economy: A collective vision from the Social Value 2032 programme partners
This report sets out a new vision for social value and explores how it can be a tool to shape markets and organisational behavior.
Cost of Living Crisis: Social Enterprise Advisory Panel members want structural economic reform, not just one-off handouts
This blog looks at some of the data from the March Social Enterprise Advisory Panel (SEAP) which looks at levels of concern amongst social enterprises about the cost of living crisis.
Social adVentures – Turning a cafe into a supermarket
Find out how a Salford social enterprise is transforming how a community can address health inequalities