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The social entrepreneur — thinking aloud… #1

April 03, 2020

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 announces #COVID19 Social Enterprise Helpline

March 27, 2020

iSE has just made the following announcement about a very welcome social enterprise helpline to provide much-needed support and advice for the sector during the Covid-19 emergency. The helpline launches on Monday 30th March 2020. Read on for details… * * * In response to th

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Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter — coronavirus update

March 18, 2020

Paul Barnes at iSE, on behalf of the Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter, has just issued the following statement. It includes excellent information about government financial support for small businesses, including business rates relief, sick pay relief, hospitality sector special meas

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Coronavirus crisis — Claire Dove, VCSE Crown Representative, seeks VCSE views on sector support needs and responses

March 12, 2020

You may not know that Sarah Crawley now sits on the group convened by Claire Dove, the government’s VCSE Crown Representative. Claire’s role is to act as an intermediary between government and the voluntary, community & social enterprise sector, with a specific remit t

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It feels as if City Drive 2020 has already started

March 09, 2020

UPDATE 16/03/20: All City Drive 2020 events cancelled due to the threat posed by Covid-19 — read announcement At least, that was the case on Thursday afternoon, the 5th of March. Sarah Crawley, our dear friend Ian Cuthbert of Cuthbert Design and myself were busy at iSE — a

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iSE is recruiting a new chief executive

February 25, 2020

Further to this post, iSE’s recruitment exercise for a Chief Executive Officer to replace Sarah Crawley has begun. Make no mistake, jobs of this calibre do not come along every day in the social enterprise sector in Birmingham. Click on the graphic below to download the PDF Cand

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Calling all social entrepreneurs — free learning programme & grant

February 25, 2020

Calling All Social Entrepreneurs – Free Learning Programme & Grant Charles Rapson, the chief exec of the School for Social Entrepreneurs Midlands has just announced the following… The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is soon to start recruiting for its much sought

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Digbeth — ‘Shop for Change’ marketplace

February 25, 2020

The Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter has just announced a Digbeth Shop for Change Marketplace… Full details below: The Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter is running a Digbeth Shop for Change Marketplace. This will be for any and all Digbeth — social enterprises, charities,

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Could your social enterprise benefit from a fully funded extra pair of hands?

February 17, 2020

Could your social enterprise benefit from a fully funded extra pair of hands? The University of Birmingham is looking for social enterprises to take part in the Impact Internships programme. The University of Birmingham has received donations from alumni to offer social enterprises in

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Royal Society for Public Health launches new West Mids social investment fund for VCSE health & wellbeing providers

January 21, 2020

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has just announced that it is launching a new social investment fund for the West Midlands aimed specifically at enabling voluntary and community sector and social enterprise (VCSE) health and wellbeing providers grow, scale-up and extend the

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John Taylor Hospice celebrates 110 years of care

January 02, 2020

Birmingham’s John Taylor Hospice this year celebrates an incredible 110th anniversary – marking more than a century of caring for local people. One of the oldest hospices in the country, John Taylor was founded in 1910 by the people of Birmingham who fundraised to provide a ‘home of r

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WMCA invites you to launch of its West Midlands Social Economy Task Force report

December 13, 2019

Over the past year representatives from the West Midlands Combined Authority’s seven constituent local councils along with social enterprise and third sector practitioners drawn from all parts of the social economy in the West Midlands have been meeting as part of a West Midland

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Social Enterprise Awards 2019

December 11, 2019

The Social Enterprise Awards, hosted by Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) are the biggest celebration of social enterprise in the sector and a truly inspiring evening that shouts loudly about the social impact created by social enterprises throughout the UK. This year’s

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Social Enterprise World Forum 2019 — day three

October 24, 2019

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 23rd – 25th October 2019 It’s day three for iSE’s chief exec Sarah Crawley and Citizen Coaching’s Martin Hogg who are both at the Social Enterprise World Forum. Sarah has sent us another fascinating update… * * * *

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Social Enterprise World Forum 2019 — day two

October 23, 2019

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 23rd – 25th October 2019 It’s day two for iSE’s chief exec Sarah Crawley at the Social Enterprise World Forum and she has been good enough to send us another fascinating update… * * * * Sarah writes… People are begi

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Social Enterprise World Forum 2019 makes history — first SEWF to be held in a developing economy

October 22, 2019

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 23rd – 25th October 2019 The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is the leading forum for international exchange and collaboration in social entrepreneurship and social investment. And this year, it is making history — SEWF enters its second decade and fo

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John Taylor Hospice is a finalist in this year’s Social Enterprise Awards from SEUK

September 23, 2019

Finalists for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2019 have just been announced, and Birmingham’s own John Taylor Hospice has been nominated in the ’employee engagement’ category. The awards, hosted by national membership body SEUK recognise businesses that give back, en

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iSE announces workshops promoting supplier opportunities in the built environment marketplace

September 23, 2019

iSE announces the following… Tim Landreth (ISE) has been beavering away at finding opportunities for you to work on some of the major projects and with some of the major clients in the region. To support you accessing these opportunities, ISE is holding a series of workshops to

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West Midlands public sector organisations join forces for social value event for the VCSE sectors

September 16, 2019

West Midlands Combined Authority, Birmingham City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Council, Walsall Metropolitan Council and the Social Value Portal invite social enterprises and voluntary and community organisations in the region to join them at an event aimed at promoting a bette

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Good Finance Live! is coming to the Midlands

September 11, 2019

Good Finance LIVE! hosted by iSE and Good Finance in collaboration with Big Society Capital and Access Foundation is coming to the Midlands. This free event will take place at BVSC on Tuesday 29th October 2019 from 10.00am until 3.00pm. It is aimed at social enterprises, chariti

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