"apologies for any confusion, but I'll try and share some links to various recent requests:
Lisa - Unltd are the national foundation for social entrepreneurs, and have lots of research, etc on the impact of social entrepreneurs (like this…"
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Adrian Ashton replied to Ami A G Bloomer's discussion 'Should employee volunteering be aligned to business objectives?' in the group Profit with Purpose
"I'm going to risk saying "yes";
...otherwise, the business risks communicating inconsistent messages about what its trying to achieve, employees won't view their volunteering as being an integral part of their role (and so more…"
Adrian Ashton commented on Sarah Tucker's group 'Social Entrepreneurs Network'
"hi John -socents are not usually 'put up for sale' in the same way that privately owned businesses are; where they are 'sold' its usually very discretely...
but if you're looking for opportunities to create a socent…"
Adrian Ashton replied to Thalbr Kaur Shokar's discussion 'Why does Social Enterprise Inspire you?' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"I could give a long, rambling exposition about faith, relationships, legacy, social justice, etc etc - but I rather like this cartoon which sums it up for me quite nicely - http://portfoliocareers.net/2010/06/08/making-a-dent-in-the-universe/"
Adrian Ashton commented on Sarah Tucker's group 'Social Entrepreneurs Network'
"hi Wendy - lots of practical guidance and templates on line via the CIC regulators' website (http://www.bis.gov.uk/cicregulator)and the CIC Association (http://cicassoc.ning.com/)
I've also written various pieces on the CIC format that…"
Adrian Ashton commented on Sarah Tucker's group 'Social Entrepreneurs Network'
"hi Caroline - might be useful for you to know that the RSA have recently started to link up with Unltd Connect (see http://www.rsablogs.org.uk/2012/fellowship/cold-icy-nightin-manchester/ - this is a national mentoring programme for social…"
Adrian Ashton commented on Nicholas Hastings's group 'Making co-operation productive'
"these are questions and opportunities that there have been some insightful and provocative papers recently published around, by Co-operativesUK -
http://uk.coop/resources/Think%20pieces
these cover cooperative structures and practices as new models…"
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Making co-operation productive
This is a group for those interested in fostering greater co-operation in business and society. We are looking to share ideas and thinking in the run up to a possible RSA event later this year.See More
Adrian Ashton replied to Steve Ralf's discussion 'Government Figures Welfare Benefits' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"there's a campaign and advocacy body called 'Benefits and Work' that might be a useful starting point - http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/
and Social Firms UK also have a lot of experience and knowledge in relation to benefits and…"
Adrian Ashton replied to Sarah Tucker's discussion 'Next steps for network: "Friday Socials" (starting Friday 4 June, 8.30am) and mentoring programme' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"for any fellows slightly further North, Unltd have been running a social enterprise mentoring programme nationally for a few years now ("Connect") and as part of that there are regular 'socials' for both mentors and mentees -…"
Adrian Ashton replied to Emma Lindley's discussion 'Employment and mental health' in the group Mental health and wellbeing network
"as well as my own experinces of working in this field over the last decade or so, if you're not already aware of them, some great resources and case studies, etc relating to this issue that have already been developd ...
video -…"
Adrian Ashton replied to Emma Lindley's discussion 'Mental health, employment - social enterprise challenges' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"as well as my own experinces of working in this field over the last decade or so, if you're not already aware of them, some great resources and case studies, etc relating to this issue that have already been developd ...
video -…"
Adrian Ashton replied to Don Pinchbeck's discussion 'A Ramble though the history of the Virtual Coffee House - and the future' in the group Digital Engagement
"thanks for taking the time to pull this together and share it Don - all too often this type of relection and sharing of stories of the (social) history of organisations is lost as people move on or simply forget... so as a relatively new fellow,…"
Adrian Ashton commented on Sarah Tucker's page Resources for Social Entrepreneurs - useful links in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"all the sites that i stuble across in my (mis)adventures that I think might be useful to others in relation to all things social enterprise, I collect and freely share via delicious - it also has a 'tagging' function so if there are…"
Adrian Ashton replied to Matthew Kálmán Mezey's discussion 'New RSA online dashboard - do take a look + online communities guide pages' in the group Digital Engagement
"thanks for your efforts and time on this to date matthew - the Fellowship is an incredibly diverse and sprawling body of people with myriad interests and who are active in all sorts of spheres and worlds (although not all are on-line or doing social…"
Adrian Ashton replied to Pascale Scheurer's discussion 'A 'passion portfolio' - could we use our personal interests to guide our investments?' in the group Profit with Purpose
"hi Pascale - yes, I regularly present my 'accounts statment' to clients when pitching for work as well as where I know it will be of releveance due to their specific interests;
sadly, even though a lot of my work is with social…"
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ok - maybe a bit of an abstract question, but how do we as support providers, advisors and consultants assure ourselves and others as to our value, our quality, that the types of approach we take are appropriate to their needs and culture, and so on.
The easy answer is to cite some accreditaton or testimonial from previous clients, but I have an idea that we could go beyond that and start to report on the impacts of our professional practices to assure customers and clients that…
Posted on July 6, 2010 at 9:00
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The aim will be to improve connectivity for Fellows, improve communication and reduce fragmentation.
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