David Wilcox has helped us with numerous events as a pioneer of ’social reporting’. Social reporting is a mix of ‘journalism, facillitation and social media to help people develop conversations and stories for collaboration’, and it’s certainly helped the Exchange. David has now published, with Bev Trayner, a social reporting toolkit, which is [...]

We have long been arguing that Honest Brokers are one of the missing links in our social innovation system. This week, NESTA and OTS have unveiled a scheme that could help put this right. The Social Enterprise Access to Investment facility will help support social enterprises to access much-needed finance, and that is [...]

The Innovation Unit has just launched its intern programme.  The Innovation Unit is a social enterprise with a strong track record in supporting innovation in schools, children’s services, the third sector and local government. If you’re a graduate looking to do some interesting work around a wide range of social challenges -  find out more by clicking here. [...]

We have used the project space on the main site to share descriptions of our Next Practice projects. Use the links on the right to find longer case studies of the projects and don’t hesitate to get in touch directly with some of the great innovations in the programme.

Last week I went to two conferences – two different perspectives. 
The commissioners’ forum was concerned with the implications of the recession on commissioning public services. We spoke about the issues and barriers that third sector providers and commissioners face to work together. Possible solutions? More engagement with the third sector and sharing of good. The [...]