Analysis: how the voluntary sector in Gloucester has coped with the cuts
Charities in the west country city and its surrounding county have suffered, like most of the UK; Andy Hillier visits five of them and discovers that things may be looking up
View ArticleSector History: How the sixties compare with today
Charity veteran Ian Bruce of Cass Business School recently looked back at his early days in the idealistic world of charity - and how much things have changed. Stephen Cook listened in
View ArticleGlasgow community interest company launches bond to raise £2m
The Together Group will use the money to build up to 40 new affordable houses and refurbish up to 15 other properties
View ArticleThird Sector Awards shortlist announced
After a day of judging by sector experts and former award winners, the successful people and charities will be revealed at a black-tie dinner in London in September
View ArticleSocial enterprise sector in Scotland has a combined income of £3.6bn, says...
A census of the Scottish social enterprise sector by the Social Value Lab finds there are about 5,200 social enterprises in the country, employing more than 112,000 people
View ArticleBig Society Capital urges government to back introduction of social pension...
In a report co-published with the Social Market Foundation, the social investment wholesaler says the move could bring hundreds of millions of pounds of investment into charities by 2025
View ArticleCabinet Office announces 400 organisations shortlisted for money from £20m...
Managed by the Big Lottery Fund, it was opened to applications in June and will make grants of between £20,000 and £100,000 to organisations that provide services to vulnerable and disadvantaged people
View ArticleGuide Dogs partnership with Microsoft among Third Sector Award winners
The 11th edition of the annual awards, incorporating Britain's Most Admired Charities, occurred at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on 24 September, with 23 awards presented
View ArticleSocial Investment: Is it going to thrive?
The Conservative Party made much of its plans for social investment in its election manifesto - so how is that coming along? Sam Burne James and Stephen Cook examine the state of play
View ArticleSocial Investment Business made £1.7m surplus in 2014/15
The figures are included in its just-filed accounts, and come after the social lender made a small loss in the previous year
View ArticleBig Issue founder John Bird becomes crossbench peer
He says he will speak up in the House of Lords for homeless and marginalised people
View ArticleRodney Schwartz: An exit strategy should be in place much earlier
The financial destination of enterprises that gain a foothold thanks to social finance is often overlooked, writes our columnist
View ArticleBig Society Capital appoints Cliff Prior as chief executive
Currently in the same role at UnLtd, Prior will take over at the social investment wholesaler in March from Nick O'Donohoe, who is due to stand down at the end of the year
View ArticleAdditional £80m to be invested in social impact bonds
The money will be used to help tackle issues including homelessness, mental health and youth unemployment, the Cabinet Office says
View ArticleBig Society Capital invests £5m in Public Service Lab partnership involving...
The partnership between the crime reduction charity and two private sector firms is the first winner of the BSC's Business Impact Challenge
View ArticleHCT Group raises £10m in 'largest impact investment deal'
The social enterprise, which operates buses, has raised the money from a number of institutional investors and lenders
View ArticleIndependent funders must collaborate to fill budget gaps, report warns
A New Funding Ecology, from the CIC Collaborate, the Big Lottery Fund and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, says funders must adapt to societal changes
View ArticleThe NHS spin-out that has the ear of social funders
Chime is a community interest company that provides audiology services in Devon, reports andy Hillier
View ArticleHealth social enterprise backed by Big Society Capital closes down
Buddy Enterprises, which provided digital health tools, was subject to a winding-up petition from LGT Capital Invest over its failure to pay interest
View ArticleOne week left to enter the Business Charity Awards
The awards recognise the contribution made by the business sector to charities and social enterprises; a gala dinner and ceremony will be held in London on 20 April
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