轉寄︰ The ClearlySo Newsletter - 14th December

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主題︰ The ClearlySo Newsletter - 14th December

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ClearlySo Newsletter | December 14th 2012    Dear Friends, It’s the morning after the night before here at ClearlySo as we enjoyed our Christmas party last night. So as things inevitably wind down for 2012 and Christmas comes to the fore, we’ve been researching a social enterprise gift list for those last minute presents. We also have reports from the East as ClearlySo associate Dan Gregory participates in the Social Investment Forum in China. And the incredible story of how the humble tea bag is helping communities in South Africa through one social entrepreneur’s passion for change. The ClearlySo Team Don’t panic; there is still plenty of time to get your Christmas presents! Boycott the tax evaders and support social enterprise this year. Contact us if you would like to be featured on our next newsletter. Best of the blog Where drinking tea helps a community bag a better future Postcard from Guangzhou, China Social entrepreneurs, not investors, need tax breaks Apparently Eleanor Roosevelt once said a woman is like a tea bag, because you only know how strong she is when she is put in hot water. Well, here's another insight into the humble tea bag, which relates to a particular strong woman and a group of women she nurtured towards finding their way out of poverty in South Africa. ClearlySo Associate Dan Gregory was in Guangzhou in China for a few days in November as part of the British Council's Skills for Social Entrepreneurs programme. He reports back on an eye opening couple of days whilst speaking at the Social Investment Forum. In this article originally written for Third Sector Magazine, Rodney Schwartz argues that the government should be encouraging social entrepreneurship rather than social investment through tax breaks: “this is not the time to be creating loopholes for the well-off.” In other news First local authority social impact bond to begin in the UK Essex County Council will be the first local authority to commission a SIB. The bond - developed by Social Finance with Big Society Capital and Bridges Ventures as lead investors - aims to provide “intensive support” to approximately 380 adolescents and their families. Strength in Numbers Many economic regulators maintain that consumers hold little sway over big-industry concerns. In his new book ‘Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests’, HBS Professor Gunnar Trumbull shows how groups such as consumers can effect change by forming interest-driven alliances among activists, regulators, and corporations. You can read an excerpt of the book here. We are recruiting! We are currently seeking to add 3 full-time professionals to our team in order to expand our capabilities and to service this rapidly growing sector. The deadline for all three of these vacancies is January 7th. You can read about each of the positions here, here and here. 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 newsletter@clearlyso.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. ClearlySo | 4th Floor | 20 Old Street | London | EC1V 9AB | United Kingdom