Results for Community
The rise of the social entrepreneur
July 30, 2007 Are social enterprises in the US gearing up to overtake non-profits in meeting social needs? The Corporate Citizenship Company’s Jen Peckman examines the expanding role of the social entrepreneur. Read more >
Building a world community
July 26, 2007 Can online networking inspire a global movement for social good? Tommy Hutchinson, founder of networking site i-genius, thinks so and tells Mienke Retief how. Read more >
Health news round-up (Issue 93)
May 21, 2007 From an increase in access to ARV treatment for HIV/AIDS sufferers, to combating the sale of counterfeit drugs, and even producing a drug that will never make any profit, Briefing rounds up what the pharmaceutical firms are doing. Read more >
Community News Round-up (Issue 93)
May 21, 2007 Technology and philanthropy are being called on to help communities from the north of England to South Africa. Read more >
Social inclusion for learners
May 18, 2007 Bruce Learner of Kellogg’s UK underlines the importance of working with young people, or more precisely ‘equipping them to make the right choices’, in order to overcome the crippling effects of social exclusion. Read more >
Measuring social impact
May 18, 2007 Programmes encouraging social inclusion are all well and good but it is only through measurement and target-setting that the real impacts can be assessed. Read more >
Helping lone parents succeed
May 18, 2007 For over three years, Marks & Start– a community programme sponsored by Marks & Spencer – has been helping people get back into employment through a number of partnerships. Sumi Ejiri talks to Marks & Spencer and One Parent Families, one of the retailer’s community partners, about what they gain from working together. Read more >
Meeting society’s needs
May 18, 2007 A daunting new series of challenges to social inclusion, far more serious than in the 1980s, demand urgent corporate action, argues David Grayson. Read more >
Contributions news round-up (Issue 92)
March 29, 2007 Lloyds announces a change in its Foundation's structure, while Vodafone Group Foundation donates extra money to those suffering from flooding in Indonesia. Read more >