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University of Birmingham & Santander seek social enterprises to host fully-funded internships

August 21, 2014
by Alun Severn
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The University of Birmingham is working with Santander to offer twelve social enterprises the chance to benefit from the support of one of our talented students in the summer of 2015. Proposals must be submitted and agreed by December 2014. For more information send mail to Natasha Ke
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‘What’s the current position on social value?’

August 11, 2014
by Alun Severn
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That’s what someone asked me on Friday of last week. So, further to this post, here’s a quick update for those who have been struggling to find the time to keep up with developments around social value. A Key Findings: Synopsis report — the current position in nine p
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‘Power to Change’ programme supports community enterprises

August 08, 2014
by Alun Severn
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The Big Lottery Fund has just announced that a contract worth over £235,000 has been awarded to a consortium led by Locality, with UnLtd and Plunkett Foundation, to deliver support to community enterprises across England over the next six months. The aim is to provide initial support
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Social value — key findings report from our two-year project

August 07, 2014
by Alun Severn
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For the past two years we have been delivering a Barrow Cadbury Trust-funded project to support the practical implementation of the new social value legislation. During this time we have worked with Birmingham City Council and other public service commissioners to devise meaningful an
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Resources for social value and social impact

August 04, 2014
by Alun Severn
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The Cabinet Office has recently launched Inspiring Impact, a website of “new impact measurement tools”, including an online self-assessment tool intended to enable users to review their impact measurement practices. Social Enterprise UK also recently launched its Social Value Hub, off
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