轉寄︰ The ClearlySo Newsletter - 25th January

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主題︰ The ClearlySo Newsletter - 25th January

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ClearlySo Newsletter | January 25th 2013    Dear Friends, Welcome to the first ClearlySo newsletter of 2013. Every fortnight in 2013 we'll be bringing you highlights from our own blog along with the other major headlines hitting the social enterprise sector. This edition has a tale from Brazil, as guest contributor India Wardrop reports on the 2012 Social Enterprise World Forum that was held in Rio de Janeiro in October last year. We also have a valiant call to arms for YOU - the avid social entrepreneur - to apply for investment through the Big Venture Challenge. ClearlySo are also responsible for recruiting interested investors; if you would like to learn more, please contact our newest member of the team, Mike, on mike.mompi@clearlyso.com. Also, if you would like to write blog articles for ClearlySo - whether on a one-off or regular basis - please get in touch with Jonny on jonny.kates@clearlyso.com. All the best, The ClearlySo Team Best of the blog From Open Arms in Rio to Stampede in Calgary? The Case for Helping the Least Needy Crossing the chasm India Wardrop - founder of the NESsT Wardrop Fellowship - attended the 2012 Social Enterprise World Forum in Rio de Janeiro last October. She prepared this special report on the event for our ClearlySo readers. Should impact investing focus on structured investment into businesses already on the way to success? Rodney Schwartz argues the case. A well-documented and commented funding 'chasm' exists in the UK social investment market. Simon Evill explains why the Big Venture Challenge can plug the gap and encourages social entrepreneurs to apply. In other news Rodney Schwartz speaks to Charityworks ClearlySo Founder and CEO Rodney Schwartz was recently interviewed by Charityworks; a graduate management programme dedicated to developing the future leaders of the non-profit sector in the UK. You can watch the full video of Rod's interview here. Does social finance understand social need? [.pdf] This recently published paper from Robbie Davison debates whether the current social finance model fits the needs of the community-based social enterprise marketplace. Hardly anything exists to position what it is like to be a social enterprise trying to secure finance in the current marketplace. This paper takes a step or two towards redressing the balance. Seedrs publish infographic to depict an extraordinary first 6 months of operation Seedrs - an online crowdfunding platform for investing in startups - has produced an infographic to report on the first six months of business. The graphic highlights some extraordinary statistics including an incredible total of £477,000 raised for startups. Seedrs are one of few crowdfunding platforms that are authorised and regulated by the FSA meaning that enterprises can sell equity to investors through the site. 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