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General news of interest to the social enterprise sector in the region.



HIV Prevention Services across Bradford, Wakefield, North Yorkshire and York.

HIV Prevention Services across Bradford, Wakefield, North Yorkshire and York.  The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council along with Wakefield, North Yorkshire and York District are looking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to provide a range of services covering HIV Prevention, targeted at High Risk Groups, The contract will be for an initial 1 year period with the option to extend by a further three one year periods subject to the clients still having need for the services and the funding being available. Further information is available to download from SCMS Alito Extension terms 3 x 1 Year Contract start date Mon 02 April 2012 Contract duration (months) 12 Deadline Wed 25 January 2012 at 14:00   Contact for information Phil Howell Address 6th Floor, Olicana House, Bradford, BD1 5RE Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
Toughing it out in voluntary youth services: how a social enterprise approach can help

Life running youth clubs and other children’s services is far from child’s play at the moment, with squeezed incomes and many projects being cut. Ólöf Jónsdóttir, policy and public affairs manager at Social Enterprise UK, looks at the opportunities and challenges of adopting a more entreprneurial business model

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Social enterprise wins major Olympic legacy deal

Social enterprise GLL has made waves by beating formidable private sector bidders to operate both the Olympics Aquatics Centre and Multi-use Arena for a decade when this year’s Olympics has finished.

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Will social enterprise please put me out of a job?

Bob Thust, head of corporate responsibilty at Deloitte, explains how the Social Innovation Pioneers programme will develop and scale social enterprises, influence the mainstream – and get him fired.

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Big Issue Invest boosts innovative housing enterprise with £400,000

UK social lender Big Issue Invest has pumped £400,000 into Suffolk-based Housing Action Limited, in a move that will bring empty homes into use while providing housing and support to vulnerable local people.

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The end of the beginning

Hitting 50, advice for cage-fighters, solidarity with Yunus and social innovation 3.0... Liam Black looks back at 2011 and asks what the year ahead will bring.

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