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As part of their response to the Covid-19 pandemic during the autumn of 2020, Project Aspie launched a new initiative called Open Space Online. Project Aspie is an award-winning organisation based in Birmingham that raises awareness and the profile of people with Autism within the com

Locality: Navigating the Storm

April 26, 2022

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A new report by Locality, Navigating the Storm, has just been released and shows how community organisations kept going through the pandemic. The report explains how the determination and expertise of community leaders played a key role and recognises the contribution made by funding

WMCA: Regional Development Conference – 12th May 2022

April 26, 2022

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West Midlands Combined Authority & New Statesman are hosting the annual Regional Development Conference on 12th May 2022 in Birmingham. Be part of the discussions around the future of the West Midlands levelling up strategy and local growth. Growth across our r

Engage for Good sets up new Ukrainian solidarity network

April 25, 2022

by Alun Severn

Engage for Good, Birmingham’s voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) network facilitated by BVSC, has established a Ukrainian solidarity network, to bring together all organisations that want to be able to support the humanitarian effort. Apologies for the sho

SIB announces £2m in Blended Grant Funding

April 14, 2022

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The Social Investment Business (SIB), Access – The Foundation for Social investment, The Ubele Initiative and Create Equity have today announced £2m worth of grant and support funding to be made available to be used alongside the Recovery Loan Fund to support Black and minoritised eth

iSE CIC talks Social Enterprise Growth and Collaboration

April 07, 2022

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“It’s collaborative, not competitive.” Cathy Brown, CEO of Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs CIC (iSE CIC), discusses why intermediaries need to look past their competitiveness and collaborate to help emerging social enterprises more effectively. At the recent Soci

Growing the Social Economy in the WMCA Area

April 01, 2022

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During 2019/20, a Social Economy Task Force made up of social sector practitioners and experts from across the region was convened by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), tasked with helping WMCA understand how best the social economy across the region could be grown and its posit