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Wayra UnLtd and Bethnal Green Ventures are the first social enterprises to receive backing from the government’s £10m Social Incubator Fund.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Nick Hurd has written an open letter to Sir Stephen Bubb of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.
Open letter from Nick Hurd to Stephen Lloyd outlining the government's actions to improve the regulation of social investment.
A radical approach to solving complex and costly social problems is receiving funding help from the Cabinet Office.
Big Society Capital - a groundbreaking £600 million institution - will be launched by the Prime Minister today.
£3.1 million from dormant bank accounts will be invested in new projects to support local communities.
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has set out the strategic framework for the programmes and work of the Office for Civil Society.
A major trial of Social Impact Bonds, an innovative new way to fund intensive help for families was announced by Nick Hurd.
Two expert boards have been established for the Big Society Bank.
A £10 million fund is being made available to charities and social enterprises to help them develop skills and infrastructure.
The results of the 2010 National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises (NSCSE) are released today.
Francis Maude has visited Sunderland Homecare, an employee-owned social enterprise.
Francis Maude and Nick Hurd have unveiled a new strategy to grow the social investment market.
The new Community First endowment, which aims to raise £150m to help local community projects in England, has been launched.
A new investment market that measures returns in social as well as financial value could close the gap between business and charity.
Open letter to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors asking them to contribute their ideas to help reduce the deficit.
The Prime Minister today gave more detail on his vision for the coalition government’s Big Society agenda by outlining plans for a new Big Society Bank.
A new era of people power at the centre of the new government has been announced today by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.
Nick Hurd will be the minister responsible for charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations in the Cabinet Office.
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