Fw: How to raise investment for social enterprise

my buzz & my blog "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". my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my linkedin --- 2011年5月12日 星期四，ClearlySo <newsletter@clearlyso.com> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: ClearlySo <newsletter@clearlyso.com> 主題: How to raise investment for social enterprise 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2011年5月12日,星期四,下午6:05 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here You're receiving this email because you are subscribed to receive social business updates from ClearlySo. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. How to Secure Investment: The ClearlySo Newsletter Keeping you informed about our events in the social business and enterprise sector  Dear Houghton Welcome to the ClearlySo Newsletter - your fortnightly update on all things social enterprise. Here's what we have in this issue.     Find out more about the Deshpande Foundation - championing entrepreneurship for development Best of the blogs: Sparking innovation in India. Show me the money: All the fun from our Guardian Seminar. Upcoming events: News of our next Social Investment Evening. Six of the best: Education, education, education! Your news: New Seminars from the Baxi Partnership. Jobs: Looking to work in social enterprise? Step this way.    P.S. Please forward this to anyone you think would be interested, and help us raise the profile of our member businesses.        Best of the Blogs: Social enterprise on the sub continent Entrepreneurship in action with Deshpande Foundation  Here's some latest features from our blog:   The power of ideas: A bold approach to entrepreneurship in India. Is the social business and enterprise sector built on air? Rodney Schwartz sallies forth on Social Edge. Social enterprise at the turning point: Highlights of an exciting seminar on Raising capital at the Guardian. You can catch up on events at the seminar as they happened on our live blog. Faith in investment: Rodney Schwartz's latest column in the Third Sector hails the positive effect of the Church Commissioners.   Event Review: Raising Capital Jonathan Jenkins of UnLtd at our Guardian Seminar Thanks to everyone who joined us at Kings Place on Tuesday for our seminar on Raising Capital.   This was the first in a series of seminars we're running in association with the Guardian, and if this first effort was anything to go by, these are going to make compulsive viewing.    Expert advice, sparky debate, stories from the front line and some impromptu quick pitches made for an inspiring and insightful morning.    You can see photos from the event on our Facebook page, while the Guardian has an excellent interview with ClearlySo CEO Rodney Schwartz.    Upcoming Events Coming soon: more pitching at Coutts. 25th May: Social Investment Evening: Strand, London Our third event in association with Coutts & Co. This is your chance to pitch your business to a room full of high net worth individuals.     26th May: Teatime Q&As: Old Street, London Come to our offices to ask questions, get advice and do a cheeky spot of networking.   11th October: ClearlySo Social Business Conference Head to LSO St Lukes for panel discussions, speeches, networking and much more.    Six of the Best: Super Educators Back on track: Find out how Inside Job Productions help ease offenders back into society. Tony Blair focused on education, education and education. It may not have worked out perfectly for him, but perhaps this lot can do better.   Digital Outreach: One of the UK's leading providers of community outreach programmes. Dorset Centre for Rural Skills: A fascinating business running building courses using traditional materials. Inside Job Productions: Education and work experience for offenders before and after release. E Rejuvenation Centre: Training courses to help businesses improve employee productivity. Global Campus: An outstanding business bringing higher education opportunities to people in the developing world. Glovico: An innovative business offering language courses with native speakers from developing countries via video link.     Your News: Seminars from Baxi Partnership This is the section where we get to shout about some of the interesting things happening in the social business and enterprise sector.   This week, we look at new series of seminars from the Baxi Partnership looking to introduce businesses to the idea of employee ownership. It's an exciting idea and you can find out more here.   Jobs in Social Enterprise  Head to our jobs board for the latest vacancies in social enterprise.    Internship Programme: MyBnk Sales Administrator: Catering 2 Order Commercial director: Divine Chocolate Finance and operations manager: YouDev Marketing manager: YouDev Emergency programme manager: Oxford HR Social media manager: Advert Activist Business internship: Hill Holt Wood London development manager: Enabling enterprise    Latest News Francis Maud approves proposals for Big Society Bank Santander invests in Fair Finance UnLtd launches Big Venture Challenge SKS mMicrofinance recovers after slump      That's all for now. Have a great week. In the meantime, don't forget to check out www.clearlyso.com for everything you need from social enterprise. 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