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Fit for Purpose Evaluation Report
Senscot
Date: 2010-06-16

 Fit for Purpose Conference 2010 - This report is the evaluation of the Fit for Purpose 2010 Conference, which took place at Perth Concert Hall in April.The theme for the conference was Social Prescribing.  Social Prescribing links patients with non-medical sources of support within the community.

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Social Enterprise and Creativity
Senscot
Date: 2010-06-16

This report captures the background information and evaluation of the Social Enterprise and Creativity Conference hosted by Senscot and the Scottish Arts Council at The Lighthouse in Glasgow on 26th May, 2010.

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Contracts, SLA's and Grants
Senscot, HIE
Date: 2010-04-22
This briefing note has been commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to clarify the definitions of contracts, service level agreements and grants by public sector organisations in funding social enterprises to deliver or provide services and to look at the legal and other implications of using the different types of financial arrangements....more

Making good society
Carnegie UK
Date: 2010-03-18
Final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland ...more

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

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