Voluntary Sector

Is trust the most radical and efficient thing we have?

A little while back, I wrote a post about whether a trust-based society could help square the public service delivery circle: the idea being that, in a time of fewer resources but greater need, removing middling tiers of bureaucratic infrastructure...

What are the policy and communications futures for social entrepreneurs?

My role at SSE is Policy and Communications Director, so in keeping with that, today a bit of policy, and a bit of comms. First up, I contributed to the Society Guardian podcast (in association with KnowHowNonProfit which is well...

What is the role of social entrepreneurs in the Big Society?

[copy and pasted from the live Independent blog that accompanied Shine 2010; see David Floyd's write-ups for more on Shine] The Shine Unconference started with the launch of a new report from ResPublica about the Venture Society, looking at ways...

General election charity podcast thing

Amongst an avalanche of swingometers and speeches, the general election could potentially be one of the most important in a generation for charity, social entrepreneurs and social enterprise. SSE has worked with many practitioners and other support organisations to develop...