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Mark Swift @markswift.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Grateful to @pioneerspost.bsky.social for publishing this piece. Procurement is still treated largely as a technical exercise, when it’s one of the most powerful levers we have to shape lives & places. If we’re serious about social value, we have to re-humanise it. tinyurl.com/3euxux29
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Let’s wake the sleeping giant of social change: procurement
EXPERT INSIGHT: How and where public money is spent is too often regarded as a back-office procedure, rather than the frontline instrument of social change that it should be, says Mark Swift.
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This week in the Pioneers Post newsletter: 🔎 England’s blended finance wholesaler's independent review 🏔️ Davos 2026: Beyond Greenland and tariffs – the impact-focused discussions ☕ Podcast: The Colombian enterprise using great coffee to do good And more>> pioneerspost.cmail20.com/t/j-e-ydtltd...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🚨 Applications for the #SE100 Impact Pioneer Awards 2026 are now open! Every year, Pioneers Post and NatWest Social & Community Capital celebrate the UK’s top social enterprises. What category will you enter? You have until 15 February to apply: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Anna Patton @annapatton.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
New episode from us at @pioneerspost.bsky.social, recorded in Medellin with @juliepybus.bsky.social. (Enjoy my lame attempts to slurp the coffee while tasting, and my terrible Spanish...) www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202... #bcorp #colombia #medellin #socialenterprise @soljourno.bsky.social
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Urbania: The Colombian enterprise using great coffee to do good
Good Stories podcast episode 7: Colombia is famous for its top quality coffee, but the brew can offer more than just a pick-me-up. Anna Patton meets the co-founders of Urbania, who are creating jobs f...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
NEW: Innovators are creating new markets to make nature investable and mobilise much-needed private investment for our ecosystems. Can forward-thinking finance overcome fears – of financial risk, greenwashing and more – in time to prevent ecosystem collapse? tinyurl.com/mu6mv8xy
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
This week in the PP newsletter ✉️: 📉 Global VC investments in impact startups fall to lowest level since 2017 🇹🇼 Taiwan’s innovation energy fires up Social Enterprise World Forum 2025 🌄 Beyond VC: How can Europe get fit for an impactful future? And more: pioneerspost.cmail19.com/t/j-e-ydohle...
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Anna Patton @annapatton.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
New feature from us at @pioneerspost.bsky.social - this time on how #openmapping - plus drones, AI and community engagement - can help people better prepare for and respond to climate disasters. immersives.pioneerspost.com/openstreetma... #opensource @hotosm.org
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Mapping a fairer future: The open-source movement that's mobilising for climate resilience
Huge swathes of the planet barely appear on commercial maps, leaving open-source maps – built and updated by volunteers around the world – to fill in the gaps. Now, the nonprofit Humanitarian OpenStre...
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 28/10/2025
Too many climate-affected communities are missing from commercial maps. In @pioneerspost.bsky.social’s latest Earth Fixers, HOT shows how open, community-led data fuels local climate resilience. ✨ Read more: bit.ly/3X0Kbfe
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
What happened in the #impact world this week? 🩺 UK healthcare social enterprises outperform NHS averages 📚 Four social outcomes funds launch in Africa to improve access to education 🚢 How ships could soon be powered by algae ... and more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
[Partner post] Try @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's ‘Is It Right for Us?’ tool - a quick, free resource to help you explore if social investment could be worth adding to your financial toolkit. 👉 Click here to get started >> buff.ly/QQk9c8R
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
[Partner post] ⭐ Spotlight series from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Discover how Granton Project CIC used social investment from Firstport to help fund the redevelopment of a site in one of Edinburgh's most underserved communities. 🎬 Full case study video here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTX...
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Spotlight Case Study: Granton Project CIC - The Pitt
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
If Keir Starmer wants to ‘deliver, deliver, deliver’, UK social investors can make Westminster’s money go further, argues Big Issue Invest’s new boss Full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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If Keir Starmer wants to ‘deliver, deliver, deliver’, UK social investors can make Westminster’s money go further, argues Big Issue Invest’s new boss
OPINION: As one of the UK's pioneer social investors, Big Issue Invest, celebrates its 20th birthday, new managing director Holger Westphely and original co-founder Nigel Kershaw say the concept is pr...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
This week in the Pioneers Post newsletter ✉️ 🇬🇧 UK social investors can make Westminster’s money go further, argues Big Issue Invest’s new boss 🏫 What are social outcomes partnerships? 🇲🇾 Connecting isolated enterprises to unlock development And more... Read it here: createsend.com/t/j-46906D23...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
[Partner post] Opportunities for social impact organisations from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social 👇 🎤 Readdressing imbalance community event, watch on demand 📌 News of a new grant 🤓 How to register for their next e-Learning cohorts and more... 👇 linkly.link/2G1mj
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Opinion: Climate adaptation solutions remain under-invested despite the massive opportunities they offer. Impact investors must lead the way by combining both their capital and their influencing power to reframe climate adaptation as the smart thing to do: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Opinion: Why impact investors should share the good news about climate adaptation opportunities
Climate adaptation solutions remain under-invested despite the massive opportunities they offer. Impact investors must lead the way by combining both their capital and their influencing power to refra...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Impact assets under management keep growing but yearly investment volume drops, as impact investors report economic headwinds, reveals the GIIN's latest investor survey: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Global volume of capital invested in impact deals in 2024 falls by 30% compared with previous year – GIIN survey
Impact assets under management keep growing but yearly investment volume drops as impact investors report economic headwinds – while they move towards 'safe' investments in mature companies and develo...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
[Partner post] What is social impact, why does it matter, and how can you measure it? @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social breaks it down in this video, covering what impact means, why it’s vital, and how to get started. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?si=sNN...
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How do you measure social impact?
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
NEW: Ahead of Impact Week in Malmö, Leslie Johnston talks about how the impact community needs to work with ‘unlikely allies’ if it is to tackle today’s tough challenges – and why impact investors need to listen to the voices of social innovators on the ground: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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‘We need all hands on deck’ – Impact Europe chair on how the impact community can shine a light in dark times
Ahead of Impact Week in Malmö, Leslie Johnston talks about how the impact community needs to work with ‘unlikely allies’ if it is to tackle today’s existential challenges – and why impact investors ne...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
[Partner post] Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins! 🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
From September 2025, we’re focusing our efforts on building our community and facilitating conversations on LinkedIn, so our posts on Bluesky will be less frequent. Find us on Linkedin here: www.linkedin.com/company/pion...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
[Partner post] 🌟 Discover investors that match your organisation’s mission with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's Investor Directory. Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily! 🔗 buff.ly/h7OofHb
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
What happened in the #impact world this week? Our pick of the latest news: 🤖 Musk’s xAI secretly drops benefit corporation status 🇯🇵 Japan’s first Orange Bond unlocks US$100m for women and girls 🍦 Ben & Jerry's co-founder quits ice cream company And more… www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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The Impact World this Week: 19 September 2025
This week: Musk’s xAI secretly drops benefit corporation status, Japan’s first Orange Bond unlocks US$100m for women and girls, coalition calls for impact recognition in EU regulation, and more.
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
NEW: Finding catalytic capital: AVPN conference focuses on Asia’s big challenge Read the full article: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Finding catalytic capital: AVPN conference focuses on Asia’s big challenge
In the wake of foreign aid cuts, and in its drive to become a world leader in impact investing, Asia needs to find its own sources of catalytic capital to attract more private investment to impact. Wh...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
[Partner post] ⭐ Spotlight series from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Discover how Granton Project CIC used social investment from Firstport to help fund the redevelopment of a site in one of Edinburgh's most underserved communities. 🎬 Full case study video here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTX...
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Spotlight Case Study: Granton Project CIC - The Pitt
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
NEW: Trailblazing family office co-founder – and former child actor – Liesel Pritzker Simmons on why more impact investors should wade into the “muddy” world of politics – and why there’s one topic no one wants to talk about. www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... #familyoffice #wealthtax
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
North American & European investors are some of the biggest providers of impact capital to Asia, impeding the continent’s ambitions to become an impact investing leader. Laura Joffre explores the solutions in this week's Editor's Post: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
In this week's newsletter ✉️ 🌏 Hong Kong can be ‘super connector’ for impact investing - AVPN conference 🇬🇧 ‘Affordable and procurement-ready’ impact accreditation launched ✍ ‘End complicity in Gaza genocide’, 1,000+ business leaders tell UK government Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-216AFA72...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
[Partner post] As the summer holiday season ends, it’s time to go back to learning as registrations open for @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's e-learning programmes – Due Diligence, Legal Structures and Social Investment Unpicked! Register your attendance here➡️ www.goodfinance.org.uk/learning-hub
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
In the impact world this week: 🍻 Palestinian beer hits UK shops thanks to social enterprise partnership 🌏 AVPN 2026 host city announced 🍦 Ice cream pioneers call upon Unilever to ‘free Ben and Jerry’s’ And more... Read it now: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
New accreditation, launched by the The Better Business Network, aims to reduce barriers for small businesses in the UK to prove their impact while aligning with government net zero and social value policies. Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
NEW: Amplify Goods launches ‘game-changing’ social enterprise hand wash, which it says could not only slash organisations' carbon footprints, but will also boost work opportunities for homeless and disabled people. Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
NEW: Hong Kong can be a ‘super connector’ for impact investing – financial secretary at AVPN conference Read the full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... #AVPN2025 #AVPNGlobalConference2025
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Hong Kong can be a ‘super connector’ for impact investing – financial secretary at AVPN conference
Paul Chan says Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to channel capital for good, while Naina Subberwal Batra opens the AVPN annual conference with a call for Asia’s impact community to take the lead in bu...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
What happened in the #impact world this week? 😮 Net Zero Banking Alliance stops operations after mass exodus ✅ UnLtd shifts its endowment investment strategy 🎞️ Impact film 'Underseen' is available to the public And more... Read now: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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The Impact World this Week: 5 September 2025
This week: Net Zero Banking Alliance stops operations after mass exodus, UnLtd shifts its endowment investment strategy, impact film Underseen available to the public, and more…
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
@juliepybus.bsky.social and @annapatton.bsky.social report from Latimpacto's conference this week in Colombia. www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
NEW: What does child-lens investing actually involve, who’s doing it – and what prevents more investors from jumping in? www.pioneerspost.com/business-sch... @unicef.org @savethechildren.org
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
NEW: Social Enterprise Scotland's latest census shows sharp drop in optimism among the country's 6,000 social enterprises since 2021 in the face of inflation, rising wages and supply chain issues. Full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... @socialenterprise.scot #socent
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
‘End complicity in Gaza genocide’, almost 1,000 business leaders tell UK government Mission-driven business leaders are spearheading a campaign urging UK government to uphold international law and prevent further acts of genocide in Gaza. Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
[Partner post] ⭐ Spotlight series from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Discover how Granton Project CIC used social investment from Firstport to help fund the redevelopment of a site in one of Edinburgh's most underserved communities. 🎬 Full case study video here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTX...
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Spotlight Case Study: Granton Project CIC - The Pitt
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Gentrification or regeneration? The Edinburgh social enterprise helping one of Scotland's poorest areas navigate a £1.3bn regeneration programme. 🎙️ Listen to the Good Stories podcast episode 6 to find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
[Partner post] 🌟 Discover investors that match your organisation’s mission with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Investor Directory. Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily! 🔗 buff.ly/h7OofHb
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
[Partner post] Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social’s ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins! 🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Dr Chih Hoong Sin welcomes the UK government’s launch of the world’s biggest outcomes fund. But, he warns, we should focus on how it can best optimise impact, learning lessons from other projects around the world. Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🎙️ ‘A decent CEO sticks around when things are hard’ – June O’Sullivan, CEO of the London Early Years Foundation Listen to the latest episode of the Good Leaders podcast here: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
[Partner post] The Outcomes Matrix is @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's most used tool. It helps you plan and communicate your impact across nine outcome areas and four key lenses, with an easy-to-download report to start communicating your impact. Find out more 👉 buff.ly/CrdIA29
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
In our latest SE100 Social Business Coffee Break webinar, Zoë Whyatt, CEO of Homes for Good, and Victoria Papworth, CEO of NatWest Social & Community Capital, shared their experiences of taking over leadership of established organisations. Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/videos/20250...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Don't miss your chance! Ignite 2025, a competition run by the Ford Family Foundation, is now accepting applications to find the best and brightest young social entrepreneurs emerging from UK universities. Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Ignite, UK student social enterprise competition for £50,000, returns for a second year
Ignite 2025, a competition run by the Ford Family Foundation, is now accepting applications to find the best and brightest young social entrepreneurs emerging from UK universities.
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
NEW: Against a shifting geopolitical context, there are not only challenges, but opportunities for the impact community in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ahead of Latimpacto’s fourth annual conference, we explore delegates' top talking points: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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Why collaboration and conversation matter more than ever – Impact Minds 2025 preview
Against a shifting geopolitical context, there are not only challenges, but opportunities for the impact community in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ahead of Latimpacto’s fourth annual conference, w...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
New: Our deep dive into hundreds of SE100 applications reveals the number of social enterprises with DEI strategies has been steadily growing over the past five years, despite fresh challenges hitting their turnover and impact growth. Find out more: immersives.pioneerspost.com/se100-2025-d...
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Social enterprises in the UK push forward diversity efforts in challenging times
The number of social enterprises with equity, diversity and inclusion strategies has been steadily growing over the past five years, despite fresh challenges hitting their turnover and impact growth, ...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
In this week's newsletter ✉️ 🇬🇧 Social enterprises in UK push forward diversity efforts 🅱️ B Corps top 1m employees, report shows they outperform peers on providing good jobs 💡How the UK's Better Futures Fund could create system-level impact Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-0E0B9E88...
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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
[Partner post] ⭐ Spotlight series from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Discover how Granton Project CIC used social investment from Firstport to help fund the redevelopment of a site in one of Edinburgh's most underserved communities. 🎬 Full case study video here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTX...
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Spotlight Case Study: Granton Project CIC - The Pitt
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