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"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 blog --- 2010年3月19日 星期五，RISE <admin@rise-sw.co.uk> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: RISE <admin@rise-sw.co.uk> 主題: RISE E-bulletin 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2010年3月19日,星期五,下午6:21 www.rise-sw.co.uk" style="float: right; margin-right: 40px;" /> Newsletter Mar 19, 2010 Issue 78 Hello and welcome to RISE's March E-bulletin...read on for all the latest South West social enterprise news this month, including... • Don't miss the chance to attend CEMVO's BAME social enterprise event on Wednesday 24th March in Bristol. It's an opportunity to learn about successful BAME social enterprise, the support that is available if you wish to develop your social enterprise and to meet, listen, talk and network with those whose have successful social enterprises or help in developing social enterprises. Download the booking form here. • The Government launchShaping our future report. • Local People Get Growing with Real Ideas Organisation and Plan-it Earth. • Update: South West Capacity Builders Projects. • The Social Enterprise Mark is going places with Community Transport. Don't miss news as it breaks - subscribe to our RSS newsfeed to stay up-to-date. We hope you find this update interesting and varied but not too long. We welcome any feedback, so if you have any news or comments, please let us know. Latest News: Update: South West Capacity Builders Projects As we approach the end of the first year of the Capacity Builders social enterprise programme, we are pleased to report success across all four projects. Read More... Total Coverage through to finals for sustainability awards Southampton based graphic design worker co-operative, Total Coverage, is through to the finals of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainable Business Awards 2010. Read More... Local People Get Growing with Real Ideas Organisation and Plan-it Earth The Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) and Plan-it Earth Environmental Project are pleased to announce the launch of Real Growers, an exciting new social enterprise venture which will see local people learn new skills in food production and sustainable living. Read More... Roots HR - Book-keeping Tender Opportunity Roots HR CIC seek an excellent book-keeper on a self-employed or outsourced basis to work on site at their Kidderminster office from the start of their second financial year. Deadline date for proposals is 9:00am on 29 March 2010. Read More... "Shaping our future" report out now Shaping our future - the report from the joint ministerial and third sector task force on climate change, the environment and sustainable development has been launched. Ministers from Defra, Decc and the Office of the Third Sector spoke at the launch, as well as a good mix of third sector panelists from NCVO, Green Alliance, the National Children's Bureau and ACRE. Read More... Online network launch is the start of a new era for for community-owned shops, say campaigners The launch of a new online network has been hailed as the start of a new era for community-owned village shop development in the UK. The network, hosted by the Plunkett Foundation, enables people involved in setting up and running community-owned shops to communicate with each other, share ideas and experience across the UK and be inspired by others. Read More... Fairtade Fortnight celebrated at Exeter social enterprise Exeter based CEU celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight with a drop in event at their office. The event was well attended by neighbouring offices and social enterprises and provided a valuable exhange of information about the reasons for, and uses of, Fairtrade products and principles. Read More... The Mark is going places with Community Transport The Social Enterprise Mark recently exhibited at Access10, the CTA UK annual community & accessible transport event, which took place at Manchester’s Central Convention Complex. Read More... Job vacancy at Social Enterprise East Midlands (SEEM) Communications and Marketing Manager £27,153–£ 31,679 pro rata (22.2 hours) plus benefits. Fixed term appointment to March 31st 2011. Closing date for receipt of applications: noon, Tuesday 6th April. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 14th April. Read More... The Youth of Today, is pleased to announce Rounds 3 and 4 of Scaling up are open for applications The Youth of Today will be investing in a further 15 third sector organisations delivering leadership programmes for young people across England in these rounds. Read More... Funding for Section 19 Community Transport Operators - £1,000 per vehicle per annum In May 2002 the Department for Transport extended Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) to Section 19 Community Transport Operators. The grant is based on the fuel issues and mileage operated to transport eligible passengers. These passengers will include the elderly, disabled, those in receipt of job seekers allowance / income support and many for whom traditional modes of public transport are not available or practical. On average operators receive around £1,000 per vehicle per annum. Read More... CSIP South West monthly newsbulletin CSIP South West publish a comprehensive monthly bulletin containing updates on their work, recent news items and forthcoming events. Read More... European Progress Microfinance Facility - SWUKBO Briefing Note SWUKBO has prepared a briefing note on the new European Progress Microfinance facility, which has been designed for providing over the period 2010-13 a total of 45,000 loans to individuals and enterprises across the EU, targeting specifically those most affected by the current economic crisis. Read More... Upcoming Events: Event Date: Mar 24, 2010 SW - CEMVO Social Enterprise Event Location - Bristol CEMVO South West invites you to a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) social enterprise event – an opportunity to learn about successful BAME social enterprise, the support that is available if you wish to develop your social enterprise and to meet, listen, talk and network with those whose have successful social enterprises or help in developing social enterprises. Find out more. Event Date: Mar 25, 2010 SW - Creating Excellence Spring Conference 2010 ‘Getting Places Together: Local Engagement in Changing Times’ Location - Taunton Creating Excellence is pleased to announce its spring conference for 2010. As part of a programme of events for the year, this conference will focus on how, in practical terms, we can become more responsive to communities, and what is meant by words like ‘localism' and ‘engagement'. Find out more. Event Date: Apr 08, 2010 SW - Spring clean your charity Location - The Albemarle Centre, Taunton Useful for any working in an administrative role, this session will help you get all the basics in place, to ensure the smooth day to day running of your organisation. It will help you to: • Be aware of what policies and procedures you should have in place • Provide templates of key documents for adaptation within your organisation • Offer hints and tips for smoother office administration Find out more. Event Date: Apr 13, 2010 SW - Lively Leadership - Who Moved My Cheese Location - Exeter Working in a customer focused company with changes occurring all the time can be stressful, unless people have a way of looking at change that helps them understand and even enjoy it! Find out more. Event Date: Apr 14 - Apr 16, 2010 Other - The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship Location - Oxford The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship accelerates the impact of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs by uniting them with essential partners in a collaborative pursuit of learning, leverage and large scale social change. Prominent figures from the social, academic, finance, corporate and policy sectors engage for three days and nights in a series of debates, discussions and work sessions focused on accelerating, innovating and scaling solutions to some of the world’s most pressing social issues. Find out more. Event Date: Apr 21, 2010 Other - S2S Social Enterprise Fair 2010 Location - Edinburgh The 5th annual S2S Social Enterprise Fair will return to the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on Wednesday 21 April 2010. S2S is the premier event in the Scottish social enterprise business calendar. It offers attendees and exhibitors a dynamic, busy and productive environment where social enterprise companies and organisations can meet, trade, collaborate and develop partnerships to help each other grow. Find out more. Event Date: May 13 - May 15, 2010 Other - SHINE 2010 Location - London Social Entrepreneurs, SHINE is your event. Think of it as your business spring-clean where you get the time, space and support to take your social enterprise to the next stage. As a co-created event you'll get out what you put in. Get ready for: * 1-to-1 advice sessions with the experts in marketing, finance and more. * Practical workshops to develop your skills. * Real stories from other social entrepreneurs who've been there and done it. * Inspiration from the best in the business. * Showcase and pitch your enterprise. SHINE is intensive, energising, practical and priced for small businesses. Find out more. Would you like to join? 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