Event E3M Imagine 2026: Social Economy Models for the Future of Public Services Author: E3M Date: 06.03.26 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, procurement, public services, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments Event date: 06.05.2026 | 9.00-16.30 Event location: People’s History Museum, Manchester In the context of some public services not meeting people’s needs, poor outcomes for those most in need of support, and ever-increasing financial pressures, E3M Imagine explores how successful social enterprise and co-operative models can be scaled.
Scaling Social Enterprise Innovation in Public Services: insights from our latest report Author: E3M Date: 19.01.26 Tags:Commissioning, public services, social enterprise No comments How social enterprises can transform public service delivery How can we create more effective, responsive, and sustainable people-focussed public services? With demand and pressure escalating across the public sector, there’s an urgent need to scale up examples of innovation and impact in public service delivery. We must act now to amplify what is already working […]
Publication Scaling social enterprise innovation in public services: new report Author: Jamie Veitch Date: 13.01.26 Tags:Commissioning, procurement, public services, Social investment, social value No comments What works and what is needed to create more effective, responsive, and sustainable people-focused public services? E3M’s new publication demonstrates the innovation and impact which social enterprises bring to people-focused public services, and the changes needed to how public authorities commission services, public procurement rules are interpreted, investment is structured and the wider role of […]
Social enterprise innovation in public services 2025-26 Author: E3M Date: 29.12.25 Tags:Commissioning, procurement, public services, social enterprise, Social investment No comments As we reach the end of another productive year of E3M supporting social enterprise innovation in public services, it’s worth reflecting on what we have achieved and what we will be taking forward into 2026. We ran quarterly meetings for our three networks of social enterprise leaders, bold commissioners and funders, covering a wide range […]
Publication Creating more effective, responsive and sustainable public services: Imagine 2025 Author: Jamie Veitch Date: 18.07.25 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, procurement, public services, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments It is a pivotal moment for public services, which face increasing demand and record pressures. Resources are stretched, ‘dysfunctional’ markets have failed many people-centred services, and extractive practices are minimising resources and creating bigger problems for vulnerable people and service providers. We need to reimagine public service delivery. E3M Imagine took place on 7 May 2025 […]
Event E3M Imagine 2025: Social Economy Models for the Future of Public Services Author: E3M Date: 10.03.25 Tags:Commissioning, public services, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments Event date: 07.05.2025 | 9.00-16.30 Event location: People’s History Museum, Manchester Building on the success of E3M Imagine 2024, this one-day, interactive event brought together the experience of innovative social enterprise leaders, bold commissioners responsible for public services, and funders and social investors to focus on real issues and discuss how to improve outcomes and meet challenges in the future.
Event E3M Imagine: Social Economy Models for the Future of Public Services Author: E3M Date: 26.03.24 Tags:Commissioning, public services, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments Event date: 16.07.2024 | 9.00-16.30 Event location: People’s History Museum, Manchester This one-day, interactive event looked at how to grow social enterprise and co-operative models for public services, to improve outcomes and meet challenges for the future. In the context of some public services not meeting people’s needs, poor outcomes for some of those most in need of support, and ever-increasing financial pressures, the event explored […]
E3M’s 2022 Author: E3M Date: 12.12.22 Tags:Commissioning, innovation partnerships, partnership, procurement, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments After two years of exclusively online activity, 2022 was the year to resume a more normal programme of events for members of our Social Enterprise Leaders’ and Bold Commissioners’ Clubs, as well as our wider community. Covid’s shadow still loomed large at the start of the year and our first two events were conducted via […]
Event Harnessing the full potential of social enterprises for public services and to meet local needs Author: E3M Date: 29.03.22 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, social enterprise No comments Event date: 25.05.2022 | 9.30-17.30 Event location: Clothworkers' Hall, Dunster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7AH 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 […]
Event Relational Commissioning Webinar: harnessing the power of purpose alignment Author: E3M Date: 24.02.22 Tags:Commissioning, Webinar No comments Event date: 31.03.2022 | 14.00-15.30 This free webinar is aimed at commissioners from local public authorities, as well as leaders of social enterprises and other public benefit organisations, who want to explore new and more impactful ways of organising public services. With case studies from Plymouth and Croydon, the event will explore how local public authorities can work in partnership […]
“Don’t think you can’t do these things, because you can” – a legal perspective on Human Learning Systems Author: E3M Date: 06.01.22 Tags:Commissioning, community wealth-building, innovation partnerships, public services, social enterprise No comments 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 […]
PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES WEBINAR report Author: E3M Date: 19.07.21 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, procurement, public services, social value No comments It is possible to deliver better children’s services at better value for the public purse. Our webinar on 8th July examined partnerships to improve children’s services. The second of a series of webinars in support of our Procurement to Partnership Toolkit, it featured comprehensive descriptions of two partnerships which have already generated extensive benefits. By […]
Launching our Procurement to Partnership Online Toolkit Author: E3M Date: 13.05.21 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, procurement, public services, social value No comments 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 […]
Event From Procurement to Partnership: improving services through effective collaboration – E3M Toolkit Launch Webinar Author: E3M Date: 14.04.21 Tags:Commissioning, social enterprise, Webinar No comments Event date: 11.05.2021 | 15.00-16.30 Webinar on 11th May to launch E3M’s Procurement to Partnership Toolkit. Info and registration link.