George Brewster

🌹 This year at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, we, along with @access-si.bsky.social and @pathwayfund.bsky.social, are hosting a Mission-Driven Business Reception at the Royal Albert Dock on Tuesday 30 September, 4–6pm.

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Harry Specters' dedication to supporting autistic people shines through in their wide range of initiatives, from employment training to their support of parents & carers. Their commitment to being an ethical chocolatier demonstrates the transformative impact social enterprises can achieve. 🍫

🍫 It was lovely to visit Harry Specters yesterday, an amazing social enterprise which not only makes delicious chocolates but has impact at the heart of what they do. Many thanks to @charlotte-cane-mp.bsky.social for joining us!

Government’s announcement of the Better Futures Fund marks a major milestone in our mission to improve the UK’s public services.

Over the past decade, Social Outcomes Contracts (SOCs) have delivered interventions across areas like health and education while delivering better value for taxpayers.

So excited to see the Government's announcement yesterday, this hopefully marks the opportunity to improve hundreds of children's lives through transformative early support.

‘It’s very personal to me’: Darren Jones on his £500m plan to fight child poverty Treasury chief secretary says he wants to emulate New Labour support for community groups that changed his life

Our up to £1bn Better Futures Fund will help tackle the structural causes of poverty.

Bringing together public funds with social impact investments, it will open up opportunities for training and work across the country.

My interview with the @theguardian.com 👇

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We're committed to sharing power and ownership - and when it comes to green energy, we mean that literally. Here's 5 ways Community Energy shares power. 🧵

I was made homeless growing up, so ending homelessness is personal to me.

Last week I hosted a new Hillingdon Homelessness Forum – bringing together local partners to find better ways to work together and support those in need across our borough.

Great to have reached such an incredible milestone! Over £1 billion invested in UK charities and social enterprises👏 Here's to continuing to drive positive change 🌟

Group photo with MP Anneliese Dodds, Falcon Boat Club volunteers, BSC CEO Stephen Muers and representatives from Sporting Assets and Access - The Foundation for Social Investment.

Discussion with MP Anneliese Dodds, Falcon Boat Club volunteers, BSC CEO Stephen Muers and representatives from Sporting Assets and Access - The Foundation for Social Investment.

BSC CEO Stephen Muers speaking with MP Anneliese Dodds.

Falcon volunteers showing MP Anneliese Dodds the club's services.

During the visit, Ms Dodds toured the facilities with volunteers from the club, before meeting with our CEO, Stephen Muers, and representatives from Sporting Assets and @access-si.bsky.social.

See below for some snapshots of the visit 👇

🚣 It was great to visit Falcon Boat Club in Oxford today, alongside the MP for Oxford East, Anneliese Dodds, to see first-hand the excellent facilities and learn more about its work with the local community.

Three approaches to transform children’s social care Better Society Capital is the UK's leading social impact-led investor, our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK.

To help reform children's social care there should be more of the excellent social enterprise and profit-with-purpose providers who are already delivering the high-quality, child-centred care that every child deserves.

Read Amelie's blog about how social investment can help here: lnkd.in/e8R59UCY

Check out our new impact report below 🔽 Some great stats from 2024, with £68million committed to tackling social issues, reaching 250 mission-driven enterprises across the UK 🎯

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A team photo with MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter is shown around The Old Hospital facilities

MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter is shown around The Old Hospital facilities.

MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter meets people working at The Old Hospital

🌱Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, MP for Suffolk Coastal, visited The Old Hospital in Southwold today to see how this historic site has been transformed into a thriving community hub.

We were pleased to organise the visit, showing policymakers how social investment helps communities create lasting change.

I'm very happy to be a co-signatory to this letter.

Group of volunteers outside a closed pub.

In the 190 community pubs known to @plunkettuk.bsky.social, over 41,000 people have become shareholders, raising over £38 million between them through #CommunityShares.

@andrewdubock.bsky.social explores the vital role of volunteers in community projects ▶️

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Such a pleasure to meet so many excellent enterprises, MPs and social investors today!

🌟 Great to be in Parliament today, hosting a meet and greet event for MPs and social enterprises in partnership with @access-si.bsky.social and @pathwayfund.bsky.social.

A big thank you to all those who connected with us today!

Hi to all our new followers 👋

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Happy #SocialEnterpriseDay!
How are you celebrating?!
A quick browse of the SEUK gift guide? www.socialenterprise.org.uk/app/uploads/...
Or check how many #SocEnt where you live? (and how many ££ they've invested in good) www.socialenterprise.org.uk/social-enter...
@socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social

Happy #SocialEnterpriseDay!

Did you know💡

📈There are 131,000 social enterprises across the country, representing almost 1 in 42 of all UK businesses.

💰£1b in profits has been re-invested to drive social change in the last year

🤝Social enterprises employ 2.3 million people in the UK!

(1/3)

Would be great to be added 👋

Welcome @access-si.bsky.social! Great to have you here. Check out their starter pack for all things social investment. Happy to be part of it! 🌟

Biggest overhaul in a generation to children’s social care New powers handed to Ofsted to crack down on exploitative children's care providers and transparency to be increased around their finances.

Some good news: action to stop profiteering in children's care

"...there are now over 1,500 children in placements each costing the equivalent of over £0.5 million every year, while the largest 15 private providers make an average of 23 per cent profit"

www.gov.uk/government/n...

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The plight of women in Florida is dystopian, including the rise of fake abortion clinics offering the untested practice of "abortion reversal." After the failure of the abortion rights referendum in the state, the situation will get worse. Our News Agents film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5B...

Great to see the Government has reconfirmed £87.5million from the Dormant Assets Scheme to go towards social investment 👏
Great news for social enterprises, trading charities and co-ops who struggle to access finance 🙂

So far, fewer than 10% of MPs are on BlueSky.

46 by the count of this excellent starter pack from @politicshome.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social

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