FYI: Brown backs social impact bonds pilot

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". 社會企業家的事業 my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my tumblr --- 2009年12月9日 星期三，Social Enterprise <socialenterprise@se-livewire.com> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Social Enterprise <socialenterprise@se-livewire.com> 主題: Brown backs social impact bonds pilot 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2009年12月9日,星期三,下午11:20 To share this message, click here click here to see all our lovely images in your browser 9 December 09 Brown backs social impact bonds pilot Best social enterprises of 2009 honoured Spark reignited as £1.5m government funding confirmed Scotland calls for improved UK government support for social enterprise Measuring social return is a 'hot topic' The bottom line: Winning with integrity Business resources, expert comment and features from Social Enterprise magazine now online – click here Brown backs social impact bonds pilot A new form of social investment, the social impact bond, will be piloted by government in 2010. more... Best social enterprises of 2009 honoured A company that trains people with disabilities to fix mobility equipment has been named social enterprise of the year by winning a people's vote. more... Spark reignited as £1.5m government funding confirmed A £1.5m commitment by the Communities and Local Government department towards funding the Spark programme has been confirmed. more... Scotland calls for improved UK government support for social enterprise The UK government should embed community benefit clauses into its programmes and re-examine the way it supports social enterprises, according to a Scottish support network. more... Measuring social return is a 'hot topic' Investors across the world are helping drive interest in measuring social return on investment (SROI), say leading practitioners gathered in London for a two-day conference. more... It's been a packed week at Social Enterprise, so go to www.socialenterpriselive.com for more news including: New third sector boss brings some vital statistics; Social lenders double loans in record year   Are you missing out? Here's a preview of some of our premium subscriber content   Expert Feature: Accounting for making a difference Deal Q&A: A winning goal On a wing and a prayer Find out how to access all our premium content here The bottom line... We save the people and equipment thrown on life's scrapheap, says Peter Cousins, the director and chair of Brighter Future Workshop, winner of Best Social Enterprise of the Year in last week's social enterprise awards. more... Social Enterprise Livewire is sponsored by Markel, specialist insurance providers to the sector. Markel are a long established insurance underwriter who have provided insurance for both commercial and not-for-profit organisations for a number of years. Our Social Welfare Insurance is particularly suited to social enterprises as each risk is written on its individual merits and our bespoke insurance arrangements are complemented by risk management support services. © Social Enterprise Magazine 2009 Social Enterprise LIVEWIRE is produced by London Fields Publishing on behalf of Social Enterprise. No part of this publication may be produced in any material form (including photocopying it or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 6-10 Kirby Street, London, England, EC1N 8TS. Applications for the copyright owner¹s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher. The registered office of London Fields Publishing is 15 Clifton Road, London N22 7XN. Company registered in England no. 4219483

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