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Building the social enterprise movement: the power of evidence and storytelling

July 01, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
British Council, BSSEC, Emily Darko, La'Toyah Lewis, Rising Stars Property Solutions, SEUK, social enterprise, Social Enterprise UK, State of Social Enterprise
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Social Enterprise UK
WELCOME TO OUR GUEST BLOG FROM EMILY DARKO Emily is Director of Research at Social Enterprise UK Through our work at BSSEC CIC, we are aware of the importance of evidence regarding our social impact especially for our key stakeholders. We approached Emily as Director of Research at SE
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WMCA: Shared Prosperity Fund – June update

June 21, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, European Social Fund, Investment Plan, UK Shared Prosperity Fund, UKSPF, VCS, West Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authority, WMCA
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West Midlands Combined Authority
Shared on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority: UK SPF for at Risk Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations As set out in the UKSPF prospectus, the initial focus of the UKSPF programme in 2022-23 and 2023-24 will be on communities and place and local business interventio
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‘Transforming Public Procurement’ Green Paper — consultation ends 10th March

March 04, 2021
by Alun Severn
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I wrote some while back about the publication of the Government’s Green Paper, Transforming Public Procurement. I was reminded today (thank you, Sarah Crawley) that the consultation on these proposed changes closes on the 10th March. If, like me, you are struggling to fully unde
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Locality says “Keep it local — for better services”

February 09, 2017
by Alun Severn
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Locality, the national network of neighbourhood development organisations, has just published How to Keep it Local — A Five step guide for councillors and commissioners. As part of its national Keep It Local campaign, Locality is calling on councillors and commissioners to
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Birmingham voluntary sector mobilises against cuts to services for the most vulnerable

January 16, 2017
by Alun Severn
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We wrote in this post about the PUBLIC CONSULTATION currently underway on Birmingham City Council’s proposed cuts  to its Supporting People and Third Sector Grant Programmes. This would see cuts of £5m this year, rising to £10m in 2018/9. These reductions com
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Midland Mencap mass lobby against disability cuts

January 13, 2017
by Alun Severn
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The further cuts proposed in Birmingham City Council’s 2017 budget — including cuts across all Supporting People services — will hit the most vulnerable groups in the city hard. St Basils has said, “We absolutely understand the extremely difficult decisions tha
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