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Jericho wins prestigious Centre for Social Justice award

September 21, 2020

We would like to congratulate everyone at Jericho on this news, just in… Leading Birmingham-based social enterprise Jericho has been awarded the coveted Work and Welfare award by the highly regarded Think Tank, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). The award took place as part of this

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Social enterprises — could you benefit from a funded virtual intern during the summer?

July 01, 2020

Social enterprises — could you benefit from a funded virtual intern during the summer? Under a new scheme just launched by the Transformation West Midlands (TWM) partnership you may be able to. The Transformation West Midlands Summer Work Experience Scheme has been exc

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How one social enterprise is planning to be part of the post-virus recovery

April 28, 2020

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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Gro-Organic CIC offers new employability project in Hobs Moat for 16-24s

April 29, 2019

Chelmsley Wood-based CIC, Gro-Organic, is offering a new project called Moat-ivation, which takes place at Hobs Moat allotments. Moat-ivation offers young people aged 16-24 the opportunity to improve their employability while gaining new skills in horticulture and landscaping. →

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Graduate Planet CIC funds pioneering environmental workshop for 60 schoolchildren

March 19, 2019

We’ve written before here about Graduate Planet CIC, the specialist social enterprise recruitment consultancy which uses its surpluses to support environmental action. Its founder Kate Evans recently worked with energy data specialists SPS International in Warwick to help the co

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Talent Match programme concludes with ICC breakfast event — keynote speakers include West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street

March 15, 2019

Many local businesses report recruitment challenges — but our region continues to have high unemployment amongst young people. How can that be? To mark the end of the successful Talent Match employability programme for 18-24 year olds BVSC is holding a special ‘Open Minds&

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John Taylor Hospice launches ‘special moments’ art competition for children

February 19, 2019

Children aged 11 and under across Birmingham and the West Midlands are being offered the chance to win art materials in a competition to picture their ‘special moments’. The art produced by winners and runners-up will be featured in a special month-long exhibition at

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Young people in the West Midlands — get your voice heard on employment and education

September 24, 2018

A dozen organisations working together as the Inclusive Growth Partnership** are running 3 youth innovation workshops in Birmingham next week and currently in fully recruiting mode for young people. The workshops are about… What Works For Young People? Who should attend: 16- 24

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Calling social enterprise and third sector employers — could you use an extra pair of hands?

August 14, 2018

University College Birmingham business school is looking for charities, businesses and social enterprises in Birmingham that may be able to offer voluntary work experience for students in the next academic year. UCB’s business school students study Marketing, Events, Finance, HR

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The changing face of social enterprise — YMCA Birmingham

January 04, 2018

If you were to ask people to name an important new player in the social enterprise sector, I’m not sure that YMCA Birmingham would necessarily be the first name that would come to mind. But this just shows how outdated our views about ‘charities’ sometimes are. As pa

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University of Birmingham seeks social enterprises for new year workshops, speaker panels, internships

December 01, 2017

Over the course of the next year, the University of Birmingham is planning several events that offer opportunities for local social enterprises as speakers, exhibitors and hosts of student interns. Here are the details as we have them at the moment. Hassana Ahmed, Enterprise Lead for

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Support the Brum Xmas Dinner

November 24, 2017

This year, BVSC is supporting the Brum Xmas Dinner. What’s it all about? The Brum Xmas Dinner campaign says: Help make Christmas a little less lonely for young care leavers aged 18-25 Christmas is a time for celebration, family and friends; but for some people it can

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PSIAMS Transforming Services for Children and Young People

October 30, 2017

by Mark Ellerby

Children and Young People, psiams, social impact

PSIAMS Systems Limited is a software and IT social enterprise that focusses on whole system solutions to help improve services delivery in the VCSE Sector. Recently, the PSIAMS team have been developing a range of solutions for organisations that support Children and Young People (CYP

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The changing face of social enterprise — ashebo CIC: linking up play, equality, training & ancient woodlands

August 10, 2017

ashebo CIC, incorporated in 2013, offers another example of how the Community Interest Company form is enabling those with an interest in trading for social purpose adopt a recognised social enterprise legal structure. Just a decade or so back these entrepreneurs and many like t

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The changing face of social enterprise — Ballot Street Spice

July 18, 2017

It is rare to see social enterprise featuring in the school curriculum and rarer still within primary schools. But this is exactly what is being done at Victoria Park Primary Academy in West Smethwick. Victoria Park Primary Academy is part of the groundbreaking Victoria Academies Trus

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New sport project for young people in Birmingham with mental health illness

February 09, 2017

With funding from Sport England’s small grants scheme and Birmingham Council’s Community Safety Fund, Start Again Project CIC is launching a new six-month ‘Healthy Lifestyles’ project that uses sport and activity to improve the well-being of young people with Mental Hea

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The Pump, premier youth hub in East Birmingham celebrates tenth birthday

February 02, 2017

With a music studio, performance space, a dance studio, cyber-cafe, a daycare nursery, room hire, and facilities over four floors with full disabled access, The Pump is the hub for youth work and activity in Kitts Green, in the heart of East Birmingham. And it is celebrating its

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