At The Bike Project, we take second-hand bikes, fix them up and donate them to refugees and asylum-seekers in London and Birmingham. The UK is bursting with opportunities – but it’s also expensive. Especially when you’re a refugee trying to navigate the complex asylum process on just £37 a week. Read more [...]
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Blackpool Headstart
Welcome to Blackpool’s Resilience Revolution……… We’re a mix of people from across the town…basically anyone who lives, works or volunteers in Blackpool is invited to join us and come together to work out how to build a resilient town to grow up, live, work and thrive in. But what does the Resilience Revolution actually mean? Life can be a challenge for lots of different reasons, for some more than others. We want everyone to have the opportunity to learn more about what they can do to overcome these challenges and thrive, for themselves and others (building individual and community resilience) …AND we want to challenge and change the things that make life difficult in the first place (reducing inequalities) We call this beating the odds whilst also changing the odds.
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School for Social Entrepreneurs Cornwall
Established ten years ago, the School for Social Entrepreneurs Cornwall (SSE Cornwall) supports Social Entrepreneurs to realise their ambitions and create social change. As part of a network of global schools SSE Cornwall delivers programmes to support and equip people to start, scale and strengthen their organisations, making a significant Read more [...]
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School for Social Entrepreneurs
We can’t fix issues like poverty, climate change and ill-health alone. That’s why the School for Social Entrepreneurs exists. We help 1,000 people a year develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems. We run courses that equip people to start, scale and strengthen Read more [...]
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CLES
CLES is the UK’s leading, independent think and do tank realising progressive economics for people and place. Our aim is to achieve social justice, good local economies and effective public services for everyone, everywhere.
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Wellbeing Alliance
A new global collaboration of organisations, alliances, movements and individuals – working together to change the economic system. It’s time for a well-being economy – one that delivers human and ecological wellbeing.
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Rethinking Economics
Rethinking Economics is an international network of students, academics and professionals building a better economics in society and the classroom. Through a mixture of campaigning, events and engaging projects, Rethinking Economics connects people globally to discuss and enact the change needed for the future of economics, and to propel the Read more [...]
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Happy City
Founded in 2010, we are a small UK charity with a big mission: to ‘make what matters count’. We aim to change the compass from pointing to consumption and growth toward wellbeing for people, place and planet. We bring this vision to life through extensively-researched and evidence-based strategic direction, measurement Read more [...]
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Reconomy Centre
Looking for a quiet, friendly place to set up your laptop for some quality work time? Or develop your great new enterprise? Or just escape the distractions of your kitchen table, aka ‘home office’? The REconomy Centre offers practical, affordable space and a chance to meet, share and hang out with Read more [...]
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The Preston Model
Preston has developed an economic model based around the importance of procurement. It says on its website: What is the Preston Model The “Preston Model” is a term applied to how the council, its anchor institutions and other partners are implementing the principles of Community Wealth Building within Preston Read more [...]
