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We are a voice for the social economy in Wales. We champion inclusive and co-operative solutions. We shout about your success. Our blogs and opinion pieces feature expert voices from across the sector, whilst our news stories keep you up to date with our work and the progress of co-operation and social entrepreneurship in Wales.
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Social Enterprise: leading a more purposeful future in Wales ….. are we making a difference, are we making the right difference?
Jane Ryall is Wales Manager for UnLtd – The UK Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. In this guest blog for Social Enterprise Day, Jane talks about pulling together a meaningful action plan to help develop a stronger & more ambitious Social Enterprise sector to tackle critical issues facing Wales.
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Wales’ major public sector bodies commit to Buy Social
Transport for Wales, Development Bank of Wales, Public Health Wales, NHS Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) are working with Social Business Connect to look at ways it can increase its spend with social businesses and embed social value across its major contracts.
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Back to the Future
New council house building is back and about time too says HQN Cymru Lead Associate Keith Edwards
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Maximising your social impact in a cost-neutral way
Many corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies involve allocating profits to good causes, making charitable donations, establishing charitable foundations or giving staff time for volunteering activity. All really worthy activity, but all requiring financial investment by the company. What if you could maximise your impact on the local community in a cost-neutral way?
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We can change the world
Inspired by the recent Social Business Wales Awards and Conference, one of our team members shares her thoughts on the power of passion.
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Allan Shepherd, Powys Cohousing Project Officer: My first six months
Allan talks about his first six months on the job, his personal experience of living in a housing co-op, ‘high-functioning neighbourhoods’ and the benefits of sharing living space with sociability, strength, care and independence in equal measure.
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Meet the Digital Leader: Ashley Bale – Digital Inclusion and Innovations Manager, Innovate Trust
Ashley Bale, Digital Inclusion and Innovations Manager at the Innovate Trust, talks us through how, working co-operatively, society can help close the digital divide with initiative such as ‘Tech for Good’ and how digital inclusion for supported people promotes independence, well-being and provides new opportunities.
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Meet the Digital Leader: Helen Northmore – Programme Delivery Manager, Digital Health Ecosystem Wales
Helen Northmore, Programme Delivery Manager at Digital Health Ecosystem Wales, gives us her insight into the adoption of digital healthcare technology such as patients managing their health online and the emergence of ‘Digital Native’ doctors.
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Meet the Digital Leader: Louise Blackwell – Community Development Officer, ClwydAlyn Housing
Louise Blackwell explains the key to being an effective Digital Leader is to begin with each individuals’ unique requirements by first starting with rudimentary First Click-style courses to get over fears about using technology then explore individuals’ wants, needs and passions.
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£3 million EU funds to support new Social Business Wales project
EU funds totalling £3 million will support a new project which will help create new social businesses across West Wales and the Valleys, the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, Lee Waters, has announced.
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Meet the Digital Leader: Scott Tandy – Community Regeneration Officer, Newydd Housing Association
Scott Tandy talks about his time with Newydd Housing Association, supporting tenants to get online, the ‘digital bench’ youth design project for charging devices in public while providing emergency shelter for the homeless, getfit.wales and utilising the ‘Loan IT’ scheme to reduce barriers for access to digital equipment.
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Meet the Digital Leader: Karen Lewis – Director of Engagement and Innovation, Wales Co-operative Centre
Wales Co-operative Centre stalwart Karen Lewis talks about her tenure as Director of Communities and Inclusion and her hopes for promoting digital inclusion in Wales as the newly-appointed Director of Engagement and Innovation and Chair of the Digital Leaders Network in Wales in 2019, focusing on collaborative working among digital leaders.
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