Tag Archives: social enterprise

A Green Day Out in June – London Green Fair

  It started as a small gathering of activists in the railway arches at King’s Cross but it is today a brilliant festival which attracts tens of thousands of people for a weekend of music, food, seminars and other activities celebrating everything good and ethical in the capital. Our friends over at the London Green [...]

Marketing Internship with The DoNation

Bright One client The DoNation is looking for a motivated and driven marketing intern with an interest in sustainability, behaviour change and communications. The DoNation is on the look-out for someone who can support the team in increasing The DoNation’s presence among key sporting organisations and environmental networks and support the development and implementation of The DoNation’s broader [...]

Cost effective social media for charities

Last week, our very own Dan Howe took part in a Q&A on the Guardian Social Enteprise Network. Below are his “best bits”, but you can also catch the rest of the experts’ advice over on the Guardian. Research your social media audience: There are some research tools out there, like Rapleaf, which can identify [...]

Bright One teams up with Edelman for a Social Enterprise Clinic

  Members of the Bright One community had the fantastic opportunity of meeting with global representatives of PR agency Edelman two weeks ago at an interactive workshop session at The Landmark London Hotel. The session was set up together with Bright One ambassador Robert Phillips, President and CEO of Edelman EMEA, and 13 Bright One [...]

Bright One Supports Search for Social Entrepreneurs in Big Venture Challenge

The Big Venture Challenge is a national competition to find the 25 most ambitious social entrepreneurs in England, which UnLtd and the Big Lottery Fund have launched to fill the ‘missing middle’ of the social investment marketplace. Bright One will be providing access to a PR team for each Big Venture Challenge winner. Ben Matthews, founder of [...]

Merism Capital partners with Crowdcube

Merism Capital, the social impact seed fund, has partnered with Crowdcube, the first crowdfunding website in the world to offer ordinary people equity in exchange for investment. The partnership will support social entrepreneurs and businesses that are seeking investment capital of below £50,000. ”I’m a big believer in crowdfunding and this partnership complements our work [...]

Guardian Q&A: How to raise the profile of your social enterprise

  Bright One was invited to be on the panel of a Guardian Q&A on “What can social enterprises do to reach that wider audience, and develop greater recognition of the sector as a whole?” The Q&A was part of the Guardian Social Enterprise Network, with a panel was made up of: Becky John, whomadeyourpants? [...]

Bright One Awarded Social Enterprise Mark

We’re delighted to announce that Bright One has been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark, which identifies us as an organisation trading for social purposes. What’s even more exciting for us is that the Social Enterprise Mark is also a client, as we helped launch the Mark in February 2010 and have been working with them [...]

Social Impact Camp Returns

Social Impact Camp is back! We are happy to announce the details of the next Social Impact Camp. A big thank you goes to the London Early Years Foundation for hosting the event.. Date: Wednesday 14th April 2010 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm Location:  London Early Years Foundation, 121 Marsham Street, Lonon SW1P 4LP (Google Map) You [...]

Enhance your organisation’s reputation with PR

This post is part of SHOUT OUT for Social Enteprise, a month long campaign where UnLtdWorld invited social enterprise leaders to write a blog post, which looks at social enterprise from an array of different angles and perspectives. You can read the original post here or discover the rest of the SHOUT OUT posts here. [...]