Can small businesses connect with the Big Society?

aspiren1 — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:39:05 +0000

“You are a force for good in our society too. You have the power, the creativity and the enterprise to tackle some of the most pressing social challenges we face.”

So said David Cameron during a launch of the Big Society to business leaders. Many people nodded and agreed.

If [...]

Employee volunteering – for the inner & outer bottom lines

aspiren1 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:22:34 +0000

Employee volunteering – for the inner & outer bottom lines

I came across this blog today from

The value of analysis ……

aspiren1 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:43:50 +0000

A blog today from the NPC made me think . They have a service that analyses Charities. How are they performing? What impact do they have? What makes them tick?

The blog considers why such analysis is important. Now, whilst they are focused on charities, their thoughts are true about any organisation. The [...]

Everything I Know about Corporate Responsibility I Learned from my Dadthink

aspiren1 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:49:23 +0000

A guest blog from Kevin Moss, BT’s CSR guru in the US

See more at www.csrperspective.com

Now retired, my dad ran a small business for many years, tailoring and selling coats and dresses. He had a retail store with a small workshop behind it in Esher, a small village Southwest [...]

Beware evolving corporate responsibility programmes, warns Deloitte

aspiren1 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:48:37 +0000

Guest blog from Third Sector Magazine….. www.thirdsector.co.uk Beware evolving corporate responsibility programmes, warns Deloitte

By Mark Wilding, Third Sector Online, 5 July 2011

Why social impact reporting tools and social accounting have all been getting in wrong (until now…).

aspiren1 — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:46:49 +0000

Here´s a post from Adrian Ashton ……

So – that’s quite a grand and likely provocative sweeping statement, and given that I’ve been involved in impact reporting and social accounting(including the development of tool-kits for ‘doing it’ ) for over a decade, might be seen to [...]

Which one do you like best: You decide!!

aspiren1 — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:48:58 +0000

Nottinghamshire Community Foundation have just completed their LIM Report for the year ended 31st March 2011. They’ve got some stunning indicators in their Report. Some of the ones they have highlighted include the fact that they give away over 93% of their income in grants. Now I know that’s [...]

How can businesses connect with the Big Society?

aspiren1 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:31:49 +0000

Everywhere you look in the media about the UK, it’s Big Society this, Big Society that!

What’s not really clear is the part that businesses can play in it. The general drift in the media is that it is all about all us citizens volunteering to run services that used to be paid for! [...]

Providing evidence of your local strategic impact…..

aspiren1 — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:44:39 +0000

The Local Impact Tool fits strategically with several initiatives from the Coalition government.

New Conservative MP Chris White’s Public Services Bill is currently in the Committee stage. His bill is seeking to ensure that all public service contracts will have social clauses.

“Factoring in the social value that a contract would create would give the government the chance to [...]

Why is measuring your local impact important?

aspiren1 — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:53:27 +0000

In our current economic climate evidencing your impact is going to become more and more important if your are seeking funding or contracts with the public sector. Actually in the charity world measuring your impact has become a hot topic over the last few years. There are lots of different methods for doing it. You [...]

Local Impact Measurement Tool

Can small businesses connect with the Big Society?

Employee volunteering – for the inner & outer bottom lines

The value of analysis ……

Everything I Know about Corporate Responsibility I Learned from my Dadthink

Beware evolving corporate responsibility programmes, warns Deloitte

Why social impact reporting tools and social accounting have all been getting in wrong (until now…).

Which one do you like best: You decide!!

How can businesses connect with the Big Society?

Providing evidence of your local strategic impact…..

Why is measuring your local impact important?