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• How social enterprises can help deliver the future of health and social care

  Guardian Professional, 21 Oct 2014: Almost a third of Social Enterprise UK members operate in health and social care, often involved in some of the most innovative and pioneering work, says Nick Temple

• Financial systems: failing in the west but coming soon to a village near you?

  Guardian Professional, 16 Oct 2014: The financial crisis showed that developed world banking models are not indestructible, should they be used in the global south? Richard Kozul-Wright reports
  

• Beware of being distracted into flash-in-the-pan social ventures

  Guardian Professional, 15 Oct 2014: Social enterprises are an old idea repackaged, and second time around, Jonathan Driffill wants only long-term answers for his community

• Social enterprise is an emerging force in Pakistan

  Guardian Professional, 10 Oct 2014: New social start ups tackling water, energy and construction challenges in Pakistan hope to help break the country’s reliance on aid

• Housing associations must sell private homes to fulfil their social purpose

  Sponsored feature, 7 Oct 2014: Housing experts would rather avoid naked commercialisation, but warn economic climate leaves them with no choice. Hamish Macdonell writes

• 17 points nutrition NGOs should remember when working with business

  Guardian Professional, 7 Oct 2014: How can NGOs capitalise on private sector resources and expertise to end malnutrition? Our panel give their tips

• Wanderlust and the environment: can we afford to keep traveling?

  6 Oct 2014: Tourism comes with a high environmental cost. But it’s hard to give up the experience of seeing the world. What might travel look like in the future?
  

• What are the challenges to scaling up global social enterprise? - live chat

  3 Oct 2014: Join the experts online on Friday 10 October 10-11am BST to explore how social enterprises can collaborate to boost a global social enterprise movement

• How 'clicktivism' has changed the face of political campaigns

  24 Sep 2014:

  Emma Howard: Organisations such as Change.org and 38 Degrees are putting online activism centre stage. But do they encourage people to passively click in support of a cause rather than taking action?

• Social Saturday: a chance to invest from post offices to solar for schools

  13 Sep 2014: Investing in community ventures can be surprisingly profitable. We look at what options are available

• The pub with no alcohol: creative ways to help recovering addicts

  Guardian Professional, 12 Sep 2014: Brent Clark works with service users to create innovative solutions for aftercare

• Moving beyond left and right could save the public sector

  8 Sep 2014: Zoe Williams: In a landscape of outsourcing, social enterprises can counter the culture that has hollowed out our services

• Stay Up Late: 'It's important to be able to have an active social life'

  7 Sep 2014:

  Kathryn Bromwich on Stay Up Late, a volunteer 'gig buddies' scheme for people with learning disabilities

• Mazí Mas: 'We're changing women's lives – with their own food'

  7 Sep 2014:

  Kathryn Bromwich on the migrant women's pop-up restaurant started by Niki Kopcke

• Cocktails in Care Homes: 'It's an occasion, people wonder what to wear'

  7 Sep 2014:

  Corinne Jones on Cocktails in Care Homes, a project that brings drinks, entertainment and company into the lives of elderly people

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