Links: Social Enterprise

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Social Enterprise

UnLtd

UnLtd is a charity which supports social entrepreneurs - people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. They do this by providing a complete package of funding and support, to help these individuals make their ideas a reality.  It is people who are important to UnLtd, which is why they only offer support to individuals. They do not support organisations.

Millennium Awards

UnLtd's Millennium Awards provide practical and financial support to social entrepreneurs in the UK.  UnLtd currently offers two levels of award:


Level 1: Awards of between £500 and £5,000 (expected average of £2,000). Designed to help make new ideas become real projects. UnLtd gives out 1,000 Level 1 Awards each year across the UK. Level 1 Awards are aimed at individuals or informal groups of people who have an idea and want help getting it off the ground. The money is to help with the running costs of the project.

Level 2: Awards of up to £15,000. Supports people whose ideas are already developed or pays for the living expenses of Award Winners, to help them devote more time to their projects. These Awards are given out once in the spring and once in the autumn.

Online Social Entrepreneurship Toolkit

The online social entrepreneurship toolkit has been developed as part of our HEFCE funded programme, aiming to promote and develop a social entrepreneurship culture within Higher Education Institutions across England.

The toolkit is designed to provide the social entrepreneur and support providers with a comprehensive guide to developing social ventures from an initial idea, through setup and piloting and, ultimately, on to longer term sustainability, growth, replication and investment readiness.

The emphasis is on giving practical guidance and working models / frameworks that will help in planning and implementation.