May Newsletter Snapshot??

May summer be with you as we can't believe it's almost half-way through the year already!?

May was a particularly busy month for us, so let's reflect on key moments over the month as well as let you know all about tool, resources, must-reads, events and opportunities for social enterprise, charities and community organisations!

Let's dive into this month's round-up??

Introducing the Procurement Pathway for Energy Retrofit!

Stop whatever you’re doing and check out our?all-new Procurement Pathway!

The purpose of this resource is to bring together the advice and guidance for charities and social enterprises looking to procure energy efficiency upgrades and install low carbon technologies in their buildings.?

If you’re thinking about the energy resilience of your building now and in the future, along with wanting to use social investment to fund these measures then the Procurement Pathway is a brilliant place to start.

Find out more here!

Let's Talk Good Finance Scotland - On Demand!

Don't worry if you missed our live session 'Let's Talk Good Finance Scotland' as the webinar is now available on demand on our website - here.

Let’s Talk Good Finance is our webinar series to provide information to charities and social organisations, and anyone interested in #SocialInvestment!

This session spotlighted 3 organisations from Scotland, who have undergone social investment and shed light on their experiences of social investment and answering any question on the topic.

5 Things you need to know before getting started with social investment

Starting your social investment journey can be both exciting and scary. ?Our friends at School for Social Entrepreneurs wrote a blog about, "5 Things You Need to Know About Getting Started with Social Investment" to help guide you through the process.

Read our blog here!

Learn more about social investment by checking out our E-learning Hub

If you're thinking about learning more about social investment and the processes that go into making it happen, then look no further!

Check out are E-learning Hub - here to find out more about the different programmes offer which are designed to support anyone who is interested in learning about social investment.

5 Reason why you should you enter the UK Social Enterprise Awards

As entries for the UK Social Enterprise Awards are now open, it's now your chance to apply to be shortlisted for awards that recognise the endeavours and hardships that go into make social investment a reality.

Our blog on '5 reasons why you should enter the UK Social Enterprise Awards' highlights 5 key reasons that your organisation should apply for the awards such as the Social Investment Deal of the Year, which is sponsored by Better Society Capital for 2024!

Read more - here.

Celebrating Volunteers' Week

To Celebrate Volunteers' Week we wanted to spotlight 3 organisations who have made a significant impact through their dedicated volunteers.

Homebaked Bakery, used over 30 active volunteers and 15 members of staff to help save their local bakery from demolition and turn it into a thriving community business.

Kidsgrove Sports Centre Community Group have trained over 15 volunteers as part of the community lifeguarding scheme

Wellington Orbit provide numerous volunteering opportunities through their community arts centre.

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