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Social economy needs to help plan for economic, social and community recovery — read our briefing paper

April 30, 2020
by Alun Severn
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In a spirit of contributing to a wider debate about how we can begin to move beyond the immediate health crisis and plan for economic, social and community recovery BSSEC and the Birmingham Social Enterprise City steering group have produced a briefing paper that we hop
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How one social enterprise is planning to be part of the post-virus recovery

April 28, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Martin Hogg, founder and chief executive of Citizen Coaching, the counselling social enterprise, has tried various approaches over recent years to grow and scale-up the business. ‘We’ve always reinvested in the business,’ he says, ‘but this alone was never enou
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Could you benefit from the support of bright and motivated University of Birmingham students?

April 23, 2020
by Alun Severn
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This ‘virtual placement’ offer just in, from the University of Birmingham: Could you benefit from the support of bright and motivated University of Birmingham students? Placement students from the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham can help your organi
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Roots HR: trading surplus will extend free advice line for smaller SEs during Covid-19

April 23, 2020
by Alun Severn
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BSSEC member Roots HR CIC, the specialist provider of HR support for the social sector, is using its trading surpluses to extend its free HR advice line services for the smallest social sector employers. Social sector employers with income of under £50k pa can now receive up to one ho
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Make Someone’s Day campaign renews messages for over-65s about staying safe and help with shopping

April 20, 2020
by Alun Severn
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People in Birmingham are urged to pick up their phones, tablets and computers to connect with those who are most vulnerable and isolated in the city Make Someone’s Day, the campaign aimed at reducing social isolation and promoting friendliness has taken on a new and more urgent
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Birmingham City Council announces £0.8m community grants fund for groups helping children and families during pandemic

April 18, 2020
by Alun Severn
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  Birmingham City Council statement reads: Community, voluntary and faith groups who are helping children, young people and families through the challenges of Covid-19 are invited to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to continue supporting families through this difficult period.
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HoE Community Foundation — Coronavirus Resilience Fund now stands at over a quarter-of-a-million

April 09, 2020
by Alun Severn
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On the 8th April the Chancellor announced an emergency funding package of £750 million for frontline charities across the UK, including hospices, those supporting domestic abuse victims, and smaller charities. The emphasis is very much on those organisations working at the frontline w
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Human Lending Library launches in Birmingham

April 06, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Following in the footsteps of London, Manchester and New York, iSE is delighted to be working with charity Expert Impact to bring the Human Lending Library to Birmingham. What is the Human Lending Library? The Human Lending Library connects some of the world’s most succ
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New ICO guidance — Community groups and COVID-19: what you need to know about data protection

April 04, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Ian Hulme, Director for Regulatory Assurance at the Information Commissioner’s Office has just published a blog about data protection as it relates to the efforts of small voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises during the coronavirus crisis. Some I have
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The social entrepreneur — thinking aloud… #1

April 03, 2020
by Alun Severn
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This just in from Sarah Crawley at iSE — the first in a series of posts reflecting on the lessons she is learning as she helps her own and other social enterprises navigate these unprecedented times… Read on. You may find something you can take heart from. * * * As a passi
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iSE — free business support for more established Birmingham & Solihull social enterprise leadership teams

April 03, 2020
by Alun Severn
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iSE CIC is now able to offer social enterprise chief executives, owners and leaders insightful and in-depth business support through these challenging times, thanks to a new GBSLEP and ERDF funded project. Directed at more established Birmingham & Solihull social enterprises and t
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Accord social housing and care group seeks emergency volunteers

April 03, 2020
by Alun Severn
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The Accord Group is one of the largest housing and social care organisations in the Midlands, providing 13,000 affordable homes and health and social care to 80,000 people and employing nearly 4,000. We have just received the following appeal for emergency volunteers who can support A
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