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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8月4日 星期四，rise <hello@riseforsocent.org.uk> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: rise <hello@riseforsocent.org.uk> 主題: Welcome to the rise newsletter 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2011年8月4日,星期四,下午11:04 Read on for the latest rise news, as well as social enterprise news, jobs and events from the South West and nationally. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   rise newsletter   Welcome to the new style rise newsletter New beginnings, but the same vision for strong social enterprise After consultation, discussion and planning, the rise team is now ready to launch the new membership model which we believe will truly enhance our relationship with members and bring lots more social enterprises, associates and partners into the network over the coming years. Membership fees have been revised and the majority are reduced. rise is dedicated to working for the benefit of members, and that members will be involved in key strategic decisions both locally and nationally.   We ask all our members are to review the new membership benefits and to feedback to the rise team, on how we can develop further in future. There will be a further opportunity for discussions at the rise annual conference, on 1st November 2011 in Bristol – put the date in your diary. More news to follow very soon.  Join rise to receive exclusive discounts and incentives to a wide range of social enterprise services.  You can save more than your membership fee, when buying services from our partners. Here’s just a sample of what’s on offer, check out our full membership offer, including all the discounts here.   • Exclusive print deals from Graphic Design and Print Community Interest Company • Exclusive deals from computer-related services worker cooperative software.coop • Discounts on specialist support from Resonance Limited   News from rise Co-active closes its doors after 20 years service It is with huge disappointment that rise learns about the closure of Co-active, one of the leading social enterprise business support agencies in South West England.... read more rise helps to raise awareness of social enterprise in Plymouth and Torbay Read about Anne's experience of delivering an 'Introducing Social Enterprise' seminar in Torquay... read more rise joins Arts Council on Reshaping project Over the past month or so, rise has joined the Arts Council on its tour of the South West in helping organisations to consider the changing macro-environment... read more Jobs Find details of how to advertise your jobs with us here Trainer wanted at the Real Ideas Organisation 28 hours per week. Fixed term from 30th August – 16th December 2011 Salary: £25000 pro rata Place of work: This role will be based at the Devonport Guildhall with travel around South East Cornwall Closing date: 12pm, Monday 15th August 2011 Interview date: Monday 22nd August 2011... read more   Customer Service Assistant wanted at the Real Ideas Organisation 35 hours per week. Permanent, with 3 month probationary period Salary: £14000 - £18000, dependant on experience Place of work: This role will be based at one of RIO’s key office hubs; Plymouth, Bristol or Truro Closing date: 12pm, Monday 5th September 2011 Interview date: Tuesday 13th September 2011... read more   Caretaker wanted at the Real Ideas Organisation 23 hours, shift pattern, over 7 days, as agreed with manager. Permanent part-time contract, with a 3 month probationary period. Salary: £7.50 per hour, initially Place of work: Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth Closing date: 4pm, Tuesday 9th August 2011 Interview date: Friday 12th August 2011 Start date: ASAP... read more Other news Leadership in Social Enterprise Programme Are looking to lead your business into the social enterprise arena or are you a social entrepreneur or a social enterprise looking to enhance your own or a colleague’s leadership skills? Cosmic is a College of the University of Plymouth and offers the first nationally accredited course for Leaders in Social Enterprise... read more   Make change with the Social Enterprise Qualification (SEQ) Forging ahead with the launch of a brand new Social Enterprise Qualification (SEQ), RIO is on the hunt for SEQ training providers who can deliver SEQ mentor training across the country and help new groups get started running SEQ... read more Big Society Bank launched The vision for a Big Society came much closer as the Big Society Bank – now officially named Big Society Capital – became a reality with the establishment of two expert boards... read more BigBarn invites you to help break the supermarket habit Are you one of the 80% of the population who wants to buy local food? But do you find it hard to break the supermarket habit? Well, BigBarn, the local food website, is here to help... read more Want to help your community get online? If your group helps the community access the internet and improves people’s ICT skills, you could be eligible to apply for a year’s free broadband by applying for a BT Community Award ... read more £10million to kick start Big Society public services A £10million fund is being made available to charities and social enterprises to help them develop the skills and infrastructure to win more capital investment and public service contracts Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, has announced... read more Cascade's Autumn training programme announced Book now for Financial Responsibilities of Trustees & Senior Management, E-Marketing, A Practical Approach to Fundraising, Measuring Impact and Public Speaking & Presentation Skills... read more Vince Cable launches £1 million fund to support the region’s businesses A new fund that will provide grants to businesses in the west of the region has been launched by Vince Cable, the Secretary of State of Business, Innovation and Skills... read more Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund - register your interest online by 5th August The Office for the Civil Society and Big Lottery Fund launched the Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund.   A new £30million Big Society fund to help modernise organisations that supply critical support to front-line charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises... read more  Host Homes and Volunteer Work Placements wanted Zebra Collective are looking for host homes and volunteer work placements in Plymouth as part of the Global Xchange project... read more Communities to benefit from top legal & finance advice Co-operatives UK have launched a fantastic free suite of resources for community enterprises including; Simply Finance, Simply Legal and Simply Governance...  read more Are you a fast growing Social Enterprise in the South West? New funding available If you want to grow your social enterprise to increase annual turnover or number of employees, the new LMAS £1,000 grant is a fantastic opportunity for ambitious Social Enterprises to work with Grow on a partly funded basis... read more New data shows social enterprises are outperforming the rest of the UK economy Social enterprises are outperforming the rest of the UK economy in terms of growth, according to the RBS SE100 Index. And rise are thrilled that 6 out of the top 15 "50 biggest enterprises" listed are rise members..  read more Iridescent Ideas CIC achieves award in first month of trading Plymouth based Community Interest Company, Iridescent Ideas, has just been recognised for its work in providing business services to community groups in its first month of trading. The Iridescent Ideas CIC team was presented with the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark by the Plymouth Social Enterprise Network... read more We are happy to publicise your social enterprise news and events on our website and in our newsletter, please send your events and press releases to hello@riseforsocent.org.uk and put 'newsletter request' in the title. Please note that this is subject to space and availability.  If you are interested in advertising on our website and newsletter, you can find the details and rates here. This service is heavily discounted for rise members.  Job adverts are free to advertise for rise members or £50 for non-members.  Upcoming Events rise events dates for your diary enterpriSE PIE network Social Media Taunton 11th October rise Annual Conference Bristol 1st November Other events Marketing Masterclass Grow  London 9th August One-to-One Advice Clinic Business Link Torbay 10th August Social Media Training Social Traders St Austell, Cornwall 12th August  Introducing Social Enterprise Business Link Torbay 15th August Data Protection: how to manage sensitive data Cascade Taunton 16th August SROI Introductory and Practitioner Training SROI Network Plymouth 22nd - 23rd August SROI Introductory Training SROI Network London 23rd August Managing Conflict in the Workplace Cascade Southampton 7th September One-to-One Advice Clinic Business Link Plymouth 7th September Customer Service Experience Cascade Bridgwater 12th September Introducing Social Enterprise Business Link Plymouth 12th September Our membership partners Best Blog 10 things the government could do to promote social enterprise Robert Ashton Tweet of the week @PeterWanless  #socent transforming a local post office into community hub - just one of 71 #blf awards across Yorks &  Humber today Tweetfeel How positive does the  Twittersphere feel about certain words?  Big Society - 60%  Social Enterprise - 100% Featured member Pluss is a Social Enterprise that supports thousands of disabled people each year to achieve work and a career. Pluss also directly employs hundreds of disabled people within its own commercial enterprises. Pluss also hold  the Social Enterprise Mark. Social Enterprise Mark You can trust the Social Enterprise Mark to show you businesses that use profits for public good because the Social Enterprise Mark is the only certification authority for social enterprises. Register for the Mark today  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2011 rise, All rights reserved. rise, Unit B, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5AZ  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences