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As the new Labour Government looks to tackle the issues faced by our creaking public services, it should be aware of the opportunities offered by purpose aligned partners working locally, regionally and nationally to find new solutions. Labour has made a commitment to support diverse business models and double the size of the co-operative sector. With […]

Nicole Reed, Senior Associate Solicitor at Stone King, writes about her experience of the E3M learning exchange with Suara Cooperativa.

This one-day seminar explored how social enterprises can work in partnership to achieve impact and transform lives in local communities. This includes social enterprises working with the public and private sectors, with social investors, and with other social enterprises and charities. Increasingly, people are using the language of partnership, social value, collaboration and impact, but […]

Are you a commissioner working on developing new approaches to meeting needs, or a social enterprise or charity with an innovative or a particular proposition? Could a purpose-centred, place-based, outcomes-focussed approach built on collaboration and partnership make a difference? Do you need innovative, long-term, preventative solutions? Could harnessing the inherent social value in public benefit […]

To book please click here (link generates an email) Join us for this special event in central London aimed at: Commissioners and decision makers in local public authorities Social Enterprise leaders Funders and investors Set against the context of the consequences of the Covid pandemic and the unprecedented economic and social challenges faced by communities […]

This blog was written by Julian Blake of E3M partner Stone King for the Human Learning Systems (HLS) website and we are pleased to share it on ours as we believe our approach in E3M is complementary to the work of HLS. Julian, who is a public benefit lawyer and co-author of The Art of […]

In July, E3M hosted its third online meeting between E3M social enterprise leaders and colleagues from Suara Co-operative and its partners*. In the session we explored Suara’s model of employee participation and empowerment, and how it co-operates with other social economy organisations in Catalonia through the CLADE group.An employee led co-operative based in Barcelona, Suara […]

On Tuesday 11th May, we were delighted to launch our online resource, From Procurement to Partnership: a Practical Toolkit For Commissioners. Developed in association with E3M’s partners, Buzzacott, Stone King, The Change Coefficient and Zurich Municipal, together with colleagues from some of our member organisations, Catch22 and Kibble from the Social Enterprise Leaders Club, and […]

Webinar on 11th May to launch E3M’s Procurement to Partnership Toolkit. Info and registration link.

SUARA & ENGLISH SOCIAL ENTERPRISES SHARE EXPERIENCES OF COVID-19The social enterprises Sirona in the south-west of England, LEYF in London and the nursing homes and nursery schools of Suara from Barcelona exchanged innovative proposals to respond to pandemic times. A meeting earlier this year between providers of care services for people in England and Suara […]