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Social value measurement made ‘transparent and democratic’?

February 22, 2022
by Alun Severn
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There is an interesting post (Social value? All you have to do is ask — and now you can) over on the State of Life blog, somewhat over-excitedly welcoming what the organisation believes is a new dawn in the defining and democratisation of social value measurement arising fr
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News from the Crown Representative’s VCSE Advisory Group

February 17, 2022
by Alun Severn
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For some time now Sarah Beaumont has sat as a member of the VCSE Advisory Group convened by the government’s Crown Representative for the VCSE, Claire Dove CBE. This group is designed to act as an intermediary between government and the voluntary and social enterprise sectors an
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Disability Resource Centre is recruiting

February 16, 2022
by Alun Severn
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Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (DRC) is seeking to recruit an Employment & Training Project Officer. Hours: Full Time 36.5 hours per week Salary: NJC SCPs 9-15 Currently £20,903 to £23,541 DRC is one of the leading disability organisations operating in Birmingham, Solihull
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Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter returns with face-to-face networking

February 08, 2022
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced that it is delighted to be able to say that face-to-face networking is back for Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter supporters, bringing together social enterprises, mission-led businesses and not for profits in Digbeth, Cheapside and Highgate. If you haven’
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Be part of Social Enterprise Drive 2022

February 02, 2022
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced that Social Enterprise Drive is back for 2022. This year the week-long festival of social enterprise will take place slightly later — in early-June rather than April as has been the case previously. What began life as a local Digbeth-based initiative nine
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