Road to Free Agent: November 2012

Make a big impact

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主題︰ Plunkett Weekly News 23-11-2012

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Please find attached the latest Plunkett Weekly News.
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GSBS 2012

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主題︰ Red Ochre October Newsletter

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Featured in this month's newsletter:

Red Ochre News - Global Entrepreneurship Week at the British Library, Sticykboard success and premises survey
Free training from Red Ochre in November and December
Other news - Free premises surgeries from CAN, HR support from Roots HR, and more

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Red Ochre News

Ealing gets involved!

Congratulations to Red Ochre client Stickyboard on launching Ealing Involved, an online community portal to support local residents, community groups, businesses and public bodies who are making a difference.

To find out more click here.

Premises survey to inform council of need

We need your thoughts and opinions on what sort of premises your organisation may need in the future. This 15 minute survey asks about your current premises and your future plans.

Read more here.

Complete the survey here.

Global Entrepreneurship Week

Robert and Uday, co-founders of Red Ochre were pleased to be invited to exhibit at the London Business Village at the British Library conference Centre on Monday and Tuesday 12th and 13th November as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week. We met and spoke with many entrepreneurs, both established and just beginning their journey. For those of you that came we hope you found our advice useful. See the British Library for more details.

Upcoming free training

Starting a Social Enterprise

Robert Foster, co-founder of Red Ochre will be running a half day session on Starting a Social Enterprise at the British Library IP Centre on 22nd November. Click here for more details

Free premises training

At West Thames College, Isleworth, 10-1pm inc Lunch 7th December. Click here for more details.

Social Enterprise - The new business model?

On 12th December Robert will be running a two hour workshop on Social Enterprise - The new business model? For more details and to register, click here.

Other news and support

FREE Premises surgeries by CAN

For full details on all events and surgeries, how to book and to take part in the feasibility study survey, visit the CAN website or email Kirstin Ross. Events will be held on the following dates and locations:

Wednesday 28th November 10am – 4pm (pre-book 30 min session) Hounslow Civic Centre
Wednesday 5th December 10am – 4pm (pre-book 30 min session) Hounslow Civic Centre
Tuesday 11th December 10am – 4pm (pre-book 30 min session) Isleworth Public Hall

Calling all Hackney residents age 18-25

Enrol now for Shoreditch Trust’s British Council Active Citizens Programme. Shoreditch Trust is delivering the Active Citizens programme in partnership with the British Council. Active Citizens is a non-profit initiative that promotes community cohesion and improvement through civic engagement or volunteering across the world.

The programme aims to increase the contribution of community leaders towards improving the environment around them, setting up enterprising initiatives to solve problems and creating sustainable change both locally and globally.

They are offering a free course to Hackney residents aged between 18 – 25 years old. If you are interested, email by Friday 30 November and ask for an enrolment form.

For further information, please call Lorraine Lecky on 020-7033-8549.

Useful links

Shoreditch Trust

British Council

Support from Roots HR

This year Roots HR CIC are delighted to celebrate Social Enterprise Day 2012 by offering pro bono (free) HR services funded through Roots HR’s trading surpluses to civil society organizations that meet the terms of the offer. This year on offer are six free HR Healthchecks throughout the year.

For more information about the HR Healthchecks and to see if your organisation meets the terms of the offer please go to RootsHR website.

Existing clients of Roots HR may also apply for this fantastic offer.

For any enquiries please contact our Marketing, PR and Admin Intern, Charlotte Badger on 0845 543 8429.

Do you have news or events for our newsletter? Email claire@redochre.org.uk with the details.

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台灣17名平均年齡81歲的老人家

http://www.am730.com.hk/article.php?article=130545

「老人家？唔好出去喇，留喺屋企啦！」這是不少人對長者的看法，以為長者就不再有夢想，但他們可比年輕人更有勇氣實現夢想，更堅韌地圓夢。台灣17名平均年齡81歲的老人家，5年前用了13天時間騎電單車環島遊，沿途除了追逐18歲時的夢想，也告訴大眾：長者也可有夢想，鼓勵窩在家中已久的長者，多出來走走；年輕人也應該放膽讓長者尋夢。
77歲的陳映美婆婆，於5年前看報章得知有騎電單車環台的活動，便急急拉著同樣七十多歲的丈夫張弘道參加，結果陳婆婆是車隊中的唯一女將，她指活動太有意義，因很少有這樣的老人活動，讓她看到台灣的美麗，勇往直前地騎著電單車，心情也年輕了。張爺爺異口同聲說：「社會太多排斥，老人沒有用，乖乖留在家好了！」但其實老人只要多一點鼓勵，也可以實現夢想。
主辦該次活動的弘道老人福利基金會執行長林依瑩說，老人家的夢想其實很簡單，可能只是「做酥餅、打棒球、做火車服務員等」，但卻遭社會歧視而窒礙，該活動也拍成紀錄片，期望可透過影片喚起大眾善待長者，鼓勵長者逐夢。

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Happy social enterprise day one and all.

This week on LIVEWIRE:

An exclusive video from Twitter's Claire Diaz-Ortiz on how to use social media
The latest leaps and bounds made to bring retail investment £s into the social investment market
Top legal advice on how social enterprises should structure themselves to get investment.

Millions of pounds are poised to enter the social enterprise marketplace, but there are still many barriers to overcome before a functional marketplace emerges. To the list of investment readiness, investor readiness, over-regulation, under-regulation and deal flow you can now add legal structures.

Social enterprises have a straight choice between non-profit distributing forms (which are no use to investors) or corporate structures that don't have the tax breaks of charities.

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Lords amendments to Financial Services Bill to boost social investment

Amendments to the Financial Services Bill will boost the social investment market, say sector leaders.

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HCT's Dai Powell named social enterprise leader of the year

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Players from some of Wales’s most deprived areas have returned from the north of England winners of an international football tournament for the second time in its five-year history.

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葡萄樹傳媒 - 麥穗人生

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轉寄︰ Plunkett Weekly News 09-11-2012

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主題︰ Plunkett Weekly News 09-11-2012

Dear all,

Please find attached the latest Plunkett Weekly News.

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Kat

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Global Social Business Summit

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麥穗人生又有得聽喇！今次係第3集。

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November 2012

Dear Houghton,

While we're busy at work on the December issue of SEE Change Magazine, take a few minutes to see what you may have missed at this year's TEDxToronto event - we have highlights from all the speakers. Plus, advice on how to measure social impact, and a firsthand account of life at the School for Social Entrepreneurs.

Click here for all the latest from SEE Change Magazine

In This Issue

TEDxToronto highlights

From outcomes to impact

SSE-O opens its doors

TEDxToronto: Alchemy in action by Elisa Birnbaum

Each of the speakers at the October 26th TEDxToronto event has the inspired and inspirational capacity to "bring ordinary elements together to make something extraordinary." This magical process offers up a new way of looking at the world. But these speakers, nay activists, are doing even more. They're providing our communities with infinite possibilities for growth, sustainability...and hope.

Read on for highlights from each of this year's 15 speakers.

Four factors to consider when evaluating outcomes by Stephanie Robertson and Anne Miller

In recent years there has been a shift in the field of program evaluation from activities-based to outcomes-based evaluation practice. While an activities-based evaluation focuses on measuring the outputs of a program (i.e. the number of participants, sessions or trees planted etc.), an outcomes-based evaluation focuses on measuring the change that occurred as a result.

Find out more about measuring social change outcomes and impacts.

Changing landscapes: SSE-O opens its doors by Sam Saad

Toronto is a city of plenty. Its present course reminds me of those 1950s commercials about industrial "cities on the go". Voted in the top 10 cities for innovation by Melbourne's 2thinknow Consultancy Firm and the 7th best place to live by the Economist Intelligence Unit, one can understand why the School for Social Entrepreneurs chose Toronto as its inaugural North American home. Opening in August of this year, and welcoming the first cohort of 20 students on September 14th, SSE has found fertile ground in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.