We are pleased to be a partner in the Energy Resilience Fund, which provides blended finance to support #Charities and #SocEnts in England that are looking to improve their energy resilience through the installation of energy-generating and energy-saving technology and building adaptations. (1/4)
Check out the #coops and CICs celebrated at Social Enterprise UK’s Festival of Hope
#socents #neweconomy
Calling #SocEnts in England!
The Common Ground Resilience Fund is accepting applications from organisations that bring communities together and foster connection. Successful organisations will be awarded up to £10,000, as a capital grant.
Find out more and apply by 21st November 👉 buff.ly/m8wD9ub
Romanian government scheme allocates €96m to social enterprises, including some #coops
#socialeconomy #socents
Join our Director of Development and Member Services, Emma Murtagh, in Lillorglan on 3 October to learn more about The Whee's support for social enterprises. #socents #socialeconomy #socialenterprise
The £15m Energy Resilience Fund is designed to help #Charities and #SocEnts in England improve the energy efficiency of their buildings, making their spaces more resilient and equipped to lead the way toward a just transition to Net Zero. (2/4)
Looking for funding to rescue a historic building?
We are the UK’s only specialist lender supporting #Charities and #SocEnts seeking to take on or redevelop buildings of historic or architectural importance. Loans of up to £500,000 are available:
➡️ bit.ly/3Om1GU6 (2/3)
🏴 Calling all #SocEnts in Wales!
The 2025 Social Business Wales Awards are officially open for entries until 14 July – don’t miss your chance to be recognised.
Check out the categories here 👉 buff.ly/FRSxxbY
Students have a long history of volunteering #VolunteersWeek giving both #socents and their CV a boost. It can also be the start of a longer entrepreneurial journey. Read my previous article in @timeshighered.bsky.social on how #Covid accelerated this.
www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/student...
The solar panels at Delapre Abbey stables. Credit - Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust.
🌟 Reminder - the £15m Energy Resilience Fund is open! @thesocialinvest.bsky.social
#Charities and #SocEnts in England can apply for up to £250k of blended grant and loan finance for energy-generating and energy-saving technology and building adaptations.
More info:
👉 bit.ly/3YOiPKL
Looking for funding to rescue a historic building?
We are the UK’s only specialist lender supporting #Charities and #SocEnts seeking to take on or redevelop buildings of historic or architectural importance.
Find out more: ⬇️
bit.ly/3Om1GU6 (5/5)
AHF Investment Manager, Andrew Hitches-Davies, at the Good Finance Live event in London. Andrew is standing behind a table, which is covered in a yellow runner with the red AHF logo on it at the front. There are some postcards, leaflets, and a bowl of sweets laid out on the table.
Our Investment Team is very happy to be in London today for @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Live: Building Knowledge and Partnerships for Social Investment. Looking forward to connecting with other social investors, charities and #SocEnts, and discussing all things #SocInv.
2025 #SkollWF delegates confront the big challenges of a world in upheaval — with mixed results. While #socents demonstrated resilience and #philanthropy pledged increases, the collective response is insufficient against the scale of systemic collapse.
📖 medium.com/startingupgo...
💡 The £15m Energy Resilience Fund offers support to #Charities and #SocEnts in England to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings.
As a partner in this fund, we can support charities and social enterprises based in historic buildings to apply.
Find out more:
bit.ly/3YOiPKL (3/3)
A pale background with the text 'New £17m Community Builders Fund. Loans between £100k to £1.5m for organisations improving people’s lives or the environment they live in.' Underneath the text, there is an image of a person smiling whilst serving a customer.
📢 Pleased to be one of 5 new partners for the £17m Community Builders Fund, which is now OPEN! @thesocialinvest.bsky.social
Supporting #Charities & #SocEnts improving lives & communities. Loans from £100k-£1.5m at fixed rates to help organisations grow, invest & adapt.
Learn more:
bit.ly/3FO0GWU
Looks like the cap on a week’s pay for statutory redundancy pay will increase to £719 from 6 April - as set out in the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025 #HR #charities #SocEnts
#Coops, community businesses and #socents could benefit from UK's new #ProcurementAct
@cooperativesuk.bsky.social uk @coopparty.party.coop
@clesthinkdo.bsky.social @plunkettuk.bsky.social @cwmpas.bsky.social
This week in the Pioneers Post newsletter ✉️:
💪 Celebrating the women shaping #AI for good
🤔 Is your business making ‘counterfeit profits’?
🇪🇺 Yes, #socents can make the EU more competitive
🗓️ Our freshly updated #impact events calendar
Read it now: pioneerspost.cmail19.com/t/j-e-wajytl...
Top half of image shows text-based Funding Futures Programme logo atop an image of several hands together. Below is a purple background with text that reads 'Online Information Sessions Friday 14th February 11:30-1pm, Thursday 27th February 11.30-1pm'.
Are you a young social entrepreneur? 💡
UnLtd’s Funding Futures Programme, with Co-op Foundation and @phoenixgroup.bsky.social, supports #SocEnts ages 16-24 with ideas about how to overcome financial exclusion
Join our info session: https://buff.ly/3CFevFO
📆 14 & 27 Feb | 11:30-1pm
Image shows people conversing at a table, with a purple shape in the bottom left corner with text that reads: Social Entrpreneur Connect and Share Sheffield.
✨ Calling all #SocEnts in #Sheffield, and #Yorkshire, join us for our Connect & Share event ✨
🗓️ Wed 12th February
🕔 5:30 - 8:30pm
Connect, learn, and collaborate with like-minded changemakers. Register here 👉 https://buff.ly/4gmqGFn
#Network #Learn
This week in the PP newsletter ✉️ :
🌐 Blended finance has fallen short – UN briefing
🌐 Social procurement can reduce supply chain disruptions – #Davos2025
🌐 Lack of political support is major barrier for European #socents – new data
Read it now: pioneerspost.cmail20.com/t/j-e-wlhiid...
Weather-driven disasters will spur urgency for businesses & investors to leverage technology and AI for environmental solutions led by #startups & #socents.
🔎 Learn more about #climatefinance #adaption #resilience #AI #cleanenergy #transition #impinv
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Some of these case studies may be helpful for #charities or #SocEnts considering reasonable adjustments for employees with mental ill health. www.acas.org.uk/research-and...
In the #impact world this week:
🍦 Ben & Jerry's stirs things up
🌳 Triodos commits to nature-based solutions
🇦🇺 Social Traders' latest report on #socents in Australia
... plus news from AVPN, Social Enterprise UK, Catalyst 2030, and more:
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
A banner of Leigh Spinners Mill. There is a picture of the building set as the background. Some text on the banner reads, 'Working together, we unite in strength and empower our community. Leigh Spinners Mill - Community Business Hub.' Credit - Leigh Building Preservation Trust.
One of the flexible rooms at Leigh Spinners Mill. Three people are smiling for a photo. Credit - Leigh Building Preservation Trust.
A cinema inside Leigh Spinners Mill. People are sitting down and preparing to watch a film. Credit - Leigh Building Preservation Trust.
An art gallery at Leigh Spinners Mill. Two people are talking and laughing together. Credit - Leigh Building Preservation Trust.
It's #SocialEnterpriseDay!
We’re proud to support many fantastic #SocEnts managing and operating from historic buildings across the UK, such as Leigh Building Preservation Trust, which has transformed Leigh Spinners Mill into a thriving hub that houses 60+ community businesses. (1/2)
On #SocialEnterpriseDay24, we're sharing the stories of the most inspiring #socents we've reported on this year.
🎧 To start with, follow our reporter David Lyons as he travels to a Scottish island to discover the work of the award-winning Isle of Skye Ferry:
www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
Well woken up to a bit of snow, but now heading off to @LegacyWM1 for the pitching event where three #socents could win £1k to get their ideas off the ground.
Part of #socialenterprisedrive #SED
For your networks @shivajishivalaw.bsky.social @johnmunro.bsky.social
#WestMidlands #Coops #SocEnts #TradingCharity
