Providing educational courses for disadvantaged women
From information from Blackburne House
“Women feel safe when they come here. We serve 500-700 women every academic year. Last year, there were 70 nationalities represented, so having a safe, culturally sensitive environment is essential.”
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Pretty Hearts social enterprise
From Pretty Hearts website
Meaningfully engaging young people through workshops, social activities and literature. They aim to create a safe space where young people can express themselves, learn skills and improve their collective wellbeing.
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Dealing with uncertainty
From an article by Spring Impact
Many orgs take a “build it and they will come” approach - substantial time, resources upfront and risky assumptions about needs. Adopting Lean Innovation helps maximize impact under conditions of uncertainty. A case study.
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Makerspaces in Liverpool that bring creativity to communities
From an article by Pioneers Post
Make’s hubs are places that nurture life-changing social impact, spaces where opportunity meets ambition and true collaboration, for ideas to incubate, for start-ups to grow and flourish into established enterprises that support livelihoods.
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Redemptive entrepreneurship
From Praxis Labs
Creative restoration by business through sacrifice using the agency, resources available. Blessing others, renewing culture, giving of ourselves - an “I sacrifice, we win” approach. Fundamentally other-centred: to love, serve.
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Bringing back the power of community
From a blog at the British Medical Journal and oth
William Beveridge, whose 1942 report led to the welfare state, recognised he'd made a mistake in omitting a greater role for families, communities, volunteers, civil society. “It did frankly send a chill to my heart.”
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Kitty's Laundrette
From an article by the School for Social Entrepren
A community launderette and social space in Liverpool, run by the community for the community. High-quality, affordable ecological laundry services and an accessible social space for people to gather, talk and learn.
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Pursuing failure to test innovations
From an article by Spring Impact
We grow up trying to avoid failure. But with Testing before Investing we do the opposite-pursue failure. If we're going to fail, we want to fail early and small. Then we learn, adapt, iterate for a better solution.
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In-Person and Online - How to scale social innovations: building a delivery network - London
@Nesta, 58 Victoria Embankment, London
Too many promising social innovations fail to reach their full potential. While early-stage pilots often show strong results, they often stall due to the absence of a robust and sustained delivery network. Nesta will be chairing a panel of expert speakers to better understand what it takes to move from an idea to widespread adoption.
Panellists include:
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Lord John Bird, founder of the Big Issue and crossbench member of the House of Lords
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Madeleine Gabriel, mission director, sustainable future, Nesta
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Bayo Adelaja, CEO and founder of Do it Now Now
Together, we will explore what distinguishes successful scaling efforts and share practical insights on building delivery networks that can sustain and grow impact.
07/05/2026
18:00
In-Person and Online - NatWest SE100 Impact Pioneer Awards 2026 - Manchester
@Band on the Wall 25 Swan St Manchester
The NatWest SE100 Impact Pioneer Awards, the Pioneers100, and the SE100 Index are created and delivered by Pioneers Post in partnership with NatWest Social & Community Capital.
We'll announce the winners of this year's awards and will celebrate the individuals, social enterprises, entrepreneurial charities, mission-driven businesses and impact investors who are making a positive difference to communities across the UK.
The event will include drinks, canapes and entertainment.
13/05/2026
18:00
In-Person - New Local: Stronger Things Conference 2026 - London
@Guildhall, Guildhall Yard London
Stronger Things is an annual opportunity to get together with the changemakers in place: local government, health partners, VCSEs, funders and the voluntary sector all under one roof for a day of inspiration, connection and learning – all focused on imagining and delivering community power in places across the UK.
Sessions include; How do we build local economies that work for people and place? Putting neighbours back into neighbourhoods. How can place-based budgeting help us build the public sector of the future? What does it take to sustain community-led initiative? How do we create the conditions for rigorous and actionable learning in place-based working? Exploring personal stories to strengthen community bonds. Digital frontiers in resident-led policymaking. Making Neighbourhood Health Neighbourhood-Led.
16/06/2026
09:00