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Red Ochre News
Commentary: The Social Stock Exchange and the importance
of defining social impact
The
Social Stock Exchange (SSE) was launched in early June with the aim to
connect Social Impact Businesses with investors looking to generate
social or environmental change as well as financial return from their
investment.
To read more about what the SSE is, what it is
not and the importance of Social Impact measurement and reporting click here.
Social
Enterprises connecting top brands to young consumers
The successful
work of LatimerGroup and Livity is showcased in an article in the
Guardian discussing how social purpose media and advertising agencies are
winning business with top brands.
Clink here to read the article.
Red Ochre Training
iGenius,the
world community of social entrepreneurs and Red Ochre are pleased to
announce a series of workshops for social enterprises, ethical, green and
shared value organisations. The first joint workshop on fundraising is on the 1st July 2013. This workshop looks at fundraising
whether it be to grow the business, introduce a new service or help survive
the current difficult climate. The workshop covers government grants,
trusts & foundations, sponsorship and crowd funding and will be
supproted by guest speakers, case studies and will be highly practical.
When: Monday, 1 July 2013 from 09:30 to 16:00 (BST(
Where: CAN Mezzanine, 49-51 East Road, N1 6AH, London
For more
information click here. To book click
here.
Red Ochre news
Robert Foster, co-founder of Red Ochre, will be in China
from the 24th June to the 18th July. He will be speaking on social
enterprise across China with the British Council, the Skills for Social
Entreprenuers, and the Young Chang Makers programme run by the China
Youth Development Foundation.
He will have
access to email but if you have an urgent enquiry please contact:
Uday uday@redochre.org.uk for general enquiries
Martin martin@redochre.org.uk for social impact and reporting
Federica federica@redochre.org.uk or Uday for crowdfunding or social investment enquries