轉寄︰ The ClearlySo Newsletter - 7th September

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主題︰ The ClearlySo Newsletter - 7th September

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Advertisement ClearlySo Newsletter | September 7th 2012    Dear friends, The first week of September always has an air of ‘back to school’ about it. Most of us have returned from our holidays; the number of ‘out of office’ replies are declining; and at ClearlySo, we’ve even had new team photos taken. What better way to start the new term than with something of a victory for the sector? In a story that you’re now familiar with, Salesforce has bowed to pressure and dropped their bid to trademark the term ‘social enterprise’. We’ve also just published an in depth case study – as researched by Tom and Melanie from Hot Runnings - about an extraordinary social enterprise running a school in Paraguay. And to top it all off we’ve got the latest vacancies and events in the social enterprise space. Enjoy the weekend and the beautiful weather; long may it continue! The ClearlySo Team The San Francisco Organic Farm School – run by Fundación Paraguaya - is located 45kms north of Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. At a glance the school looks like any other. However San Francisco (or ‘San Fran’) is unique in Paraguay and perhaps the world. Contact us if you would like to be featured on our next newsletter. Best of the blog Salesforce sees sense It’s not just about making money BOGOFs: a growing trend in social enterprise After mounting pressure from the sector - spearheaded by Social Enterprise UK’s ‘Not In Our Name’ campaign -Salesforce have withdrawn their bid to trademark the term ‘social enterprise’. In this comment piece, we offer our thoughts on what has been a David and Goliath saga over the past two years. Whilst catching up on some Summer’s reading, Rodney Schwartz found this intriguing article in the Financial Times explaining that some of the major European financial players have decided not to launch any new Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) in light of claims that such flows exacerbate food crises. Despite sounding like something you’d shout after tripping over the cat on the stairs, more and more social enterprises are going down the BOGOF (‘Buy One Get One Free’) route. In this post, Colleen takes a look at SBC12 sponsor ForestNation’s ‘You Plant One We Plant One’ forestry model. In other news HUB Kings Cross discounts for SBC12 delegates HUB Kings Cross is part of a global community of social enterprises, environmental companies and sustainable businesses. As partner of SBC12 they will give to each delegate a voucher offering 20% discount on room bookings and 50% discount on Connection membership. In addition, two lucky winners will receive a free HUB membership for 3 months. This will provide all the tools you need to get your business started, running and amplified. Calling all social enterprises: Tell SEUK what you think Are you using your social mission to market your goods and services? Do you have other social enterprises in your supply chain? Complete Social Enterprise UK’s two minute survey and you could be in with a chance of winning £100 to spend at Elvis & Kresse. CDFA Conference 2012 This year’s conference from the Community Development Finance Association will explore how we can finance the economic recovery in our communities through alternative, social lenders. The conference will showcase how social businesses can work together to ensure that local people, businesses and social ventures have access to the finance they need to thrive and create wealthy communities. For full programme details and to register, click here. Clearly So members can claim a £30 discount – simply mention this when registering. Upcoming events Sep 11th: Hire Vision roadshow Sep 13th: Tea Time Q&A Oct 1st: SOCAP12: Making Meaning Matter Jobs board Marketing & Events intern ClearlySo Sales Development Worker The Big Issue Member Hosts The HUB Kings Cross Advertise on this newsletter Does your organisation want to market to our newsletter audience of over six thousand social entrepreneurs? We offer extremely competitive rates for advertising and can also provide design skills to produce a banner for you if you don’t already have marketing materials. Contact us on 020 7490 9520 or email contact@clearlyso.com to discuss the options available to you. Forward email This email was sent to incubator.hou@gmail.com by jonny.kates@clearlyso.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. ClearlySo | 4th Floor | 20 Old Street | London | EC1V 9AB | United Kingdom