Angela Smith, minister for the third sector at Good Deals 09

This morning, I listened to Angela Smith MP, minister for the third sector, speak at Good Deals UK - the national social investment conference.
She pointed out that social enterprises contributed £8.5 billion to the UK economy in 2005, and added that ‘we need to unlock the power of the third sector’ in order to ‘create [...]

Public service delivery through social enterprise

I spent this morning at the Public Service Delivery Through Social Enterprise event held at RIBA in central London. A good mix of people from social enterprises, commissioners and public sector staff.
First up is Eilis Lawlor from the New Economics Foundation who talks about its approach to social return on investment. Her main point is [...]

Top Tips: Sustainable Funding

Olof Williamson is Sustainable Funding Officer at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). Here he outlines his top tips for funding your organisation sustainably.