Mitigating the effects of tax-relief cap
Social enterprise and US-style philanthropy where charities get part of income from donor trusts could ease the funding crisis, reports Guardian Voluntary Sector Network.
Evaluating the impact of social enterprises in Africa
Trickle Out Africa, a research project financed by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) of UK, examines social enterprises in Eastern and Southern Africa to study their impact on poverty alleviation and the environment, reports Just Means.
Solar energy enterprise to provide £10m with access to renewable energy
Ten million low-income people living in rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, will gain access to low-cost solar energy by 2015, in part due to a commitment made by solar energy provider Barefoot Power to the Business Call to Action (BCtA), reports Newsmaker.
Funding boost puts social enterprise on 'rite' lines
Jobless youngsters across Scotland are to be helped to find full-time employment as part of a major £500,000 contract awarded to a pioneering social enterprise, reports Cision Wire.
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