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In 2009 a team of teachers set up Enabling Enterprise, a social enterprise that seeks to ensure students leave school equipped with the skills, experiences and aspirations they need to succeed in life. Constança Valadão…

Yesterday HCT Group has launched its Social Impact report 2009/10. I am quite proud to say that one of our Associates, Candice Motran, was one of the brains behind it. The report shows how a leading social enterprise, such as…

As Ferris Bueller famously warned us, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it”. As I approach the half-way stage…

I know it’s not good for my carbon footprint but the prospect of working at Santander might have initially conjured up images of meetings in Rio, Buenos Aires or at least Madrid. But where have I been since I started in January ? Leicester,...

Rebecca Rieley (April 2014 Associate) digests the ideas of thinkers from sustainable business, housing and Harry Potter to find a new way to approach social problems.

As I complete my first quarter as an On Purpose Associate, I realise how quickly I have become aware, plugged in and directly involved in a variety of activities surrounding social business, social investing and social entrepreneurs. It has proven…

After years of being on a one-woman mission to inspire sustainability, On Purpose Associate Lieke van Adrichem (October 2014), reflects on what it takes to be an individual or business that creates lasting social change.

April ’15 Associate Andy Smith tells us about his #BikeSocial Merseyside mini-adventure.

An inspiring speaker and regular commentator on Early Years, Social Enterprise, Child Poverty and Social Mobility, June O’Sullivan has been instrumental in achieving a major strategic and cultural shift for the award winning London Early Years...

by David Forsgate

How to find meaningful work? On Purpose Fellow Martin Underwood shares his insights.

Just Giving recently held its annual awards ceremony showcasing fantastic fundraising achievements and truly astounding examples of commitment and perseverance (http://www.marathonmad105.com/). These feats rely both on the fundraisers’ gifts of...