Here’s an event which may be of interest to anyone in our area who is involved with social enterprises, community enterprises, charities or faith groups. Click here for full details.
Derbyshire-based company The Genesis Academy is to hold a free training event for social enterprises on 23 January 2010.
The day will offer the opportunity for groups to meet and network with potential funders and social lenders including UnLtd, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Kingdom Bank, Charity Bank, Unity Trust Bank and Social Enterprise East Midlands.
There will also be two workshops to show groups how they can progress in 2010. The first will demonstrate how to compose a successful funding bid and will be useful both for those new to bid writing and those who need a refresher. The second session will assess attendees’ entrepreneurial abilities.
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What a super course, Ben & I were not sure what to expect, but we have learned so much about Social Enterprise and how it can benefit communities. We were finding out about grants and support that are available to help complete the Memorial Hall funding project, as well as resources that will be available in the future to support community activities that groups may want to access.
It was extremely heartening to see that there are people, volunteering their own time for their communities and the wide range of projects that are emerging to help different sectors of the population.
To find out about Social Enterprise and Genesis who ran this course visit http://www.genesisacademy.org.uk or more about Social Enterprise visit http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk