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Mass Localism
Laura Bunt and Michael Harris, NESTA
Date: 2010-02-25
Policymakers increasingly recognise that many of the solutions to major social challenges – from tackling climate change to improving public health – need to be much more local....more

Senscot and the Social Enterprise Mark - Feb, 2010
Senscot
Date: 2010-02-02
For the past year Senscot has been in discussion with social enterprise leaders in England about the new Social Enterprise Mark (SEM).  We have now reached the stage of reporting back to around 50 Scottish colleagues who have expressed an interest in this issue. ...more

‘‘Three in One’’: Discussion Paper on Third Sector Infrastructure.
Senscot
Date: 2009-12-04
The issue of representation is given immediacy by Scottish Govt's new requirement that the third sector at local authority level organises to speak with a single voice.  It is Senscot's position that any such 'single interface' would be meaningless unless it incorporates these three separate perspectives. ...more

Social Enterprise and the Healthy Working Lives Initiative
Senscot
Date: 2009-11-05
These case studies demonstrate that there are considerable benefits for social enterprises in participating in the HWL initiative. ...more

Feasibility Report into a Legal Service for Social Enterprise
Senscot
Date: 2009-10-07
Report to explore the feasibility of establishing a bespoke legal practice, attuned to the Third Sector, and which would itself be a social enterprise. ...more

Social Enterprise and Single Outcome Agreements
Senscot
Date: 2009-10-07
Senscot and the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition commissioned the Pool – DTA Scotland’s consultancy service – to review the Single Outcome Agreements for 2008 and 2009 to assess how far social enterprise was reflected in them....more

Social Enterprise and Single Outcome Agreements
The Pool
Date: 2009-09-17
Senscot and the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition commissioned the Pool – DTA Scotland’s consultancy service – to review the Single Outcome Agreements for 2008 and 2009 to assess how far social enterprise was reflected in them. ...more

Social Enterprise and Health Case Studies 09
Senscot
Date: 2009-09-03
Case studies to demonstrate to public health officials, including policy-makers, politicians and procurement officials, as well as the wider general public, the ability of social enterprises to deliver health services effectively and efficiently.  ...more

Health and Social Enterprise
John P Boswell, Margaret J Douglas and Noelle P O’Neill
Date: 2009-08-05
This paper explores the impact of social enterprises on improving the health of the population....more

Social Enterprise Mark (SEM): Consultation conducted by Senscot
Senscot
Date: 2009-07-02
Senscot`s involvement with RISE and the Social Enterprise Mark (SEM) originated last February at Voice 08 in Liverpool where we had arranged to meet up with other Social Enterprise Networks from around the UK. For the past year, Senscot has introduced the `mark` through our weekly bulletin and has been taking soundings from various people within the sector ...more

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