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What Lessons Does “Brexit” Hold for Social Innovators Worldwide?What Lessons Does “Brexit” Hold for Social Innovators Worldwide?In the wake of the 'Brexit' style suprise news today from the US, a new question arises: how can innovators look past opposing sides to continue to share ideas in solving the worlds social problems? Jon Huggett, for…09 Nov 2016Article
ShareLab: social value in the collaborative economyShareLab: social value in the collaborative economyOn the 1st of November, Nesta held their full-day #Sharelab event exploring social value in the collaborative economy. The event brought together over 200 policymakers, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers to be…03 Nov 2016Article
Workshop: UK-Brazil Collaboration on Leveraging Crowdsourced and Sensor Data to Support Decision-Making towards Urban ResilienceWorkshop: UK-Brazil Collaboration on Leveraging Crowdsourced and Sensor Data to Support Decision-Making towards Urban Resilience5 – 7 October 2016, University of Warwick, Coventry Wolfson Research Exchange Rooms 2 and 3, University of Warwick Library In view of the growing frequency of extreme weather events and disasters in the past few y…5 Oct 2016 09:30 — 7 Oct 15:30Event
The Next Frontier: Why Africa's Tech Scene is Poised to Take OffThe Next Frontier: Why Africa's Tech Scene is Poised to Take OffOn Thursday, 29th September, MEST hosts its first TNF event in London! Come meet us at Shack 15. Let's break down why Africa's tech scene is poised for an exciting take off. Fresh off the heels from his first…29 Sep 2016 19:00 — 22:00Event
The Unusual Suspects Festival is back!The Unusual Suspects Festival is back!The Unusual Suspects Festival is back! After two successful festivals in London in 2014 and Glasgow in 2015, SIX is delighted to announce that there will not just be one, but two festivals in 2016. The festivals thi…14 Sep 2016 12:00 — 14 Oct 12:00Event
New Interview Series: Meet the "Unusual Suspects" from the 2015 festival in Glasgow!New Interview Series: Meet the "Unusual Suspects" from the 2015 festival in Glasgow!On 7-9 October, the 2015 Unusual Suspects Festival took place in Glasgow. The event brought a range of 'unusual suspects' together from across Scotland and around the world and will feature a collection of interlinked d…05 Aug 2016Interviews
Unusual Suspect: Dr. Jim McCormick, Scotland Adviser to the Joseph Rowntree FoundationUnusual Suspect: Dr. Jim McCormick, Scotland Adviser to the Joseph Rowntree FoundationDr. Jim McCormick is Scotland adviser to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and a member of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC). He is a Board member at Scottish Business in the Community and on The Stroke Associa…05 Aug 2016Interviews
Unusual Suspect: Rachael Brown, Creative Consultant of the Unusual Suspects Festival in ScotlandUnusual Suspect: Rachael Brown, Creative Consultant of the Unusual Suspects Festival in ScotlandRachael Brown is an instigator, creative social entrepreneur and Saltire Fellow. Driven by impact, Rachael has extensive experience in business development, talent acquisition, complex partnership management and idea ge…05 Aug 2016Interviews
Unusual Suspect: Robin McAlpine, Director of Common Weal in ScotlandUnusual Suspect: Robin McAlpine, Director of Common Weal in ScotlandRobin McAlpine is Director of Common Weal, a Scottish "think and do tank" which campaigns for social and economic equality, participative democracy, environmental sustainability, wellbeing, quality of life, peace, justi…05 Aug 2016Interviews
How a trailblazing seaside town in Wales welcomed Syrian refugeesHow a trailblazing seaside town in Wales welcomed Syrian refugees11 Syrian refugees, identified as ‘priority cases’ by the United Nations, arrived in Aberystwyth a week before Christmas 2015. They were the first to be resettled in Wales, in the UK, under central government plans…27 Jan 2016Article
The Unusual Suspects Festival Glasgow 2015: Highlights Report The Unusual Suspects Festival Glasgow 2015: Highlights Report Find out what happened when SIX took the Unusual Suspects Festival to Glasgow.02 Dec 2015Article
map of UK and DenmarkWhat's the future of social enterprise in Denmark and the UK?Mathias Bruhn Lohmann takes a comparative look at the context and future of social entreprise in Denmark and the UK.16 Nov 2015Context
Unusual Suspect: Dr. Jim McCormick, Scotland Adviser to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Unusual Suspect: Dr. Jim McCormick, Scotland Adviser to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation For our special interviews around the upcoming Unusual Suspects Festival in Glasgow, SIE interviews Dr. Jim McCormick on the role of social innovation for Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the need for unusual suspects in tac…05 Oct 2015Interviews
Unusual Suspect: Rachael Brown, Creative Consultant of the Unusual Suspects Festival in Scotland Unusual Suspect: Rachael Brown, Creative Consultant of the Unusual Suspects Festival in Scotland For our special interviews around the Unusual Suspects Festival in Glasgow, SIE interviews Rachael Brown, who consulted on the festival in Glasgow. Hear her thoughts on what social innovation means as well as examples f…14 Sep 2015Interviews
Unusual Suspect: Robin McAlpine, Director of Common Weal in Scotland Unusual Suspect: Robin McAlpine, Director of Common Weal in Scotland For our special interviews around the upcoming Unusual Suspects Festival in Glasgow, SIE interviews Robin McAlpine, Director of Common Weal, a Scottish 'think and do tank' which campaigns for social and economic equalit…09 Sep 2015Interviews
playmobile crowdCrowdfunding for Social VenturesJoint the Young Foundation, Mishcon de Reya, and the Thomson Reuters Foundation on 7 September in London.21 Aug 2015Article
social info logic mapSupporting Social Change: A New Funding EcologyThis short paper addresses the funding ecology for social impact and social change, focusing on the role of independent funders in the UK. It is borne from a number of discussions with institutions and individuals fundi…10 Jul 2015Article
Stories of Impact: Clink Charity Stories of Impact: Clink Charity Clink Charity is a charity that aims to reduce reoffending rates of ex-offenders by training and placing graduates, upon their release, into employment in the hospitality industry. So what's the impact?07 Jul 2015Article
Whats the Impact logoStories of Impact: PatchworkPatchwork was designed by FutureGov founder Dominic Campbell in the wake of the tragic death of Baby Peter; a 17- month old boy who died after months of abuse despite visits from authorities. Campbell, after watching a…27 Apr 2015Article
Chris DadsonSIE Fundraising Hub: Make sure the social investment meets the social investeeSIE speaks to Chris Dadson, Business Development Manager at Social Investment Business (SIB)08 Apr 2015Article

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