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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 3d

Alternative economic models can spread wealth and power more equitably in response to rising discontent with the status quo. We need to champion voice, agency and investment. @compassoffice.bsky.social @pdiviews.bsky.social @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social

Voice, agency and investment

How alternative economic models can spread wealth and power more equitably

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Jul 21

Social enterprise for breakfast in Westminster this morning - hearing from Early Years Minister Stephen Morgan, Baroness Thornton & Social Enterprise Early Years Collective on solutions to government’s commitment to deliver inclusive EY provision as the foundation for social & economic growth

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Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

It’s here – Applications for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2025 are now open!

Join the country’s biggest celebration of the sector recognising the strength and diversity of the social enterprise community.

Highlight the powerful change your business makes today - buff.ly/soXeZqR

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · May 8

This short Open University survey is part of a study gathering feedback on how social enterprises are adopting AI in their operations.
Please share your experiences:
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@openuniversity.bsky.social @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social #SocEnt

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Apr 25

The 2025 state of social enterprise survey closes tonight!
If you’re a UK social enterprise and yet to complete, please do today! Thanks 🙏

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Apr 25

‘Almost a quarter of women aged 18 to 24 voted Green last July, roughly double the number of young men who voted Reform’ - but we never hear about that! Why?

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We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green? | Gaby Hinsliff

Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Apr 4

I guess that’s how the model can work. But does raise money for charity?
I planned my win with zero intention of buying a ticket 🙃

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Apr 3

Yeah, but I still want to win it and stay in it a couple of weekends before selling it!

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Mar 27

Mansplaining for beginners (and pros!)…
Resisting the urge to tag a couple of people 🙃

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Mansplaining, explained in one simple chart

Kim Goodwin was asked to help some colleagues tell if they were being helpful or condescending. So she created a simple chart – which went unexpectedly viral.

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · Mar 26

This government's attempt to justify cutting benefits has completely fallen apart. They're slashing support for ill and disabled people to meet their arbitrary fiscal rules.

@pollardtom.bsky.social reacts to the cuts announced in the spring statement

Quote from Tom Pollard, head of social policy: Today’s assessment confirms that ill and disabled people will see cuts to benefits amounting to around £6.5bn a year by 2029-30. Yet the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office for Budget Responsibility between them have not yet been able to forecast any impact on employment outcomes. The government’s narrative to justify benefit cuts for ill and disabled people has completely fallen apart – it is clearer than ever that the real driver has been pressure to meet an arbitrary savings target.

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Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Mar 26

Declaring herself 'a big believer in social enterprises' @georgiagould.bsky.social shared that the potential of the new Procurement Act has captured the imagination of Cabinet Office colleagues and that she's personally very interested in how to scale social innovation. ✊

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Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Mar 25

The percentage of women prisoners at HMP Styal getting cervical screening has risen from 64% to 90%. How has this been achieved? In the next few weeks, together with @thekingsfund.bsky.social and @Baxendale, we'll be sharing healthcare innovations producing incredible results

How the Butterfly Project is taking care to women in prisons

Social enterprises in health and social care do things differently. Find out how Spectrum set up a service taking care to women in prison

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Mar 25

‘There is no neutral position: Funders, if you do not start treating Black-led organisations with the same respect, trust and investment that other organisations receive, you are actively choosing to uphold inequality’

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Mar 25

"I am exhausted. Not by the work I do, but by the sheer predictability of it all..."

Read Bayo Adejala's powerful piece about why funders must trust Black #socent leaders now ⬇️

#ImpactInvesting @bayoadelaja.bsky.social

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Opinion: ‘Funders, treat Black-led organisations fairly or accept responsibility for our erasure’

Black-led social enterprises and charities are in crisis, and Bayo Adelaja is tired of watching it happen. The answer, she says, isn’t more mentorship or roundtables, but those with power taking actio...

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Mar 25

Competition to collaboration - and recognising the contributions of social enterprises… Yep!
We’re launching case studies later today of solutions to achieving community, prevention, and digital by #socent providers

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Mar 25

We have published our Pioneers of Reform report, calling for six key shifts to support Integrated Care Boards in their approach to the strategic commissioning of health and care services. These shifts are needed to enable ICBs to implement the changes the government is calling for.

Pioneers of reform

Six proposed shifts to achieve strategic commissioning that will drive public service reform and ensure a sustainable health and care system.

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Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Mar 24

When the pandemic hit, what impact did it have on social enterprises?

Five years on from the first lockdown, we may have some answers, according to new academic research from the University of Northampton’s Professor Richard Hazenberg and Dr Claire Paterson-Young

Read more: buff.ly/rDnJnNh

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Mar 24

The Heathrow shut down reminds us that shocks will keep coming. Some business models are inherently more resilient…

Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Mar 24

When the pandemic hit, what impact did it have on social enterprises?

Five years on from the first lockdown, we may have some answers, according to new academic research from the University of Northampton’s Professor Richard Hazenberg and Dr Claire Paterson-Young

Read more: buff.ly/rDnJnNh

Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Mar 23

The state of our criminal justice system - sent back in prison because no wrist tag fit her?! Serco contract I think…
Not to mention she’s 78, sentenced to longer for a climate protest than some get for rape.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just Stop Oil protester, 78, who was returned to jail as no tag fitted her, on her life inside

Gaie Delap on the shocking failures in healthcare and support she saw in jail, and how she coped with being there

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Mar 22

Agree. It’s not cheap but it’s great quality food, and a business model working for its staff and wider social benefit.
Winkworth is up the road, why don’t they get graffitied?! Million quid 3-bed houses are surely more of an issue than £5 pastries. Not that it’s their fault either…

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Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Mar 20

Social enterprises: your voice matters. We thank everyone who’s taken the State of Social Enterprise so far – but with only a third of responses received, we still need your help.

Let’s use the full power of our purpose-led community to influence this vital work: buff.ly/buJ4Oem

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Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Mar 18

What are the government’s plans for growing the social economy space?

As discussions continue about creating a more diverse business sector, we hear from Social, Cooperative and Community Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group Chair Patrick Hurley MP.
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A yellow graphic with a picture of Patrick Hurley MP in the corner. Quote in middle reads: "The time is therefore right to see if the regulatory systems, the legislative environment, and the funding landscape are what the sector needs for the next 10-15 years."

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Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Mar 14

Tired of ‘business as usual’? Curious about working somewhere with purpose?

Browse our jobs board for your next #SocialEnterprise opportunity.

Visit our website to see the latest vacancies: www.socialenterprise.org.uk/jobs/

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Social Innovation People @socinnppl.bsky.social · Mar 13

#UK #socialenterprises your views are required!

Social Investment Business @thesocialinvest.bsky.social · Mar 13

Make sure your voice is heard! 📣📣📣 Politicians and decision-makers need to know how vital social enterprises are for a fairer, more sustainable society. Fill in the State of Social Enterprise survey today! #socialenterprise #socent surveys.bmgresearch.co.uk/wix/8/p46316...

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Social Investment Business @thesocialinvest.bsky.social · Mar 13

Make sure your voice is heard! 📣📣📣 Politicians and decision-makers need to know how vital social enterprises are for a fairer, more sustainable society. Fill in the State of Social Enterprise survey today! #socialenterprise #socent surveys.bmgresearch.co.uk/wix/8/p46316...

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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social · Mar 10

Looking forward to supporting this work at @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social with sector friends

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · Mar 10

How cross-party groups in UK #Parliament are working to support #coops and #mutuals: We speak to #APPG chairs
Andrew Pakes and Patrick Hurley

How cross-party groups in Parliament are working to support co-ops

We catch up with MPs Patrick Hurley and Andrew Pakes, who lead the APPGs on the social, co-op and community economy, and on mutuals

www.thenews.coop

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