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Social entrepreneurs: a new approach in social housing Cliff Prior

Social entrepreneurs: a new approach in social housing Cliff Prior. www.unltd.org.uk twitter @UnLtd @ cliffprior http://www.facebook.com/UnLtd http://www.linkedin.com/company/unltd. Who are Social Entrepreneurs?. Benefits and impact. Economic impact* Social impact* Social innovation*

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Social entrepreneurs: a new approach in social housing Cliff Prior

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  1. Social entrepreneurs:a new approach in social housingCliff Prior www.unltd.org.uktwitter @UnLtd @cliffpriorhttp://www.facebook.com/UnLtdhttp://www.linkedin.com/company/unltd

  2. Who are Social Entrepreneurs?

  3. Benefits and impact Economic impact* Social impact* Social innovation* Social capital* Confidence to act*

  4. What are your motivations? Biographic* Career* Most social entrepreneurs are motivated by personal experience of the problem they seek to solve

  5. Accord Group: Addventures Midlands based group of HAs Working with social venture support agencies Incubating social enterprises “Tides” model from the USA Providing a “Fiscal shield” allowing startup within the parent organisation Back office support Making it easier for new social ventures to get started williaml@accordgroup.org.uk

  6. AnnysDarkwa: Vision Housing London based social enterprise founded 2007 Resettlement of people leaving prison in good quality private rented housing Founder and most staff are ex offenders Complete from prison gate support Reoffending rate 15% (vs usual 60-70%) Now 400 people housed in London Franchising beyond London and joint working with housing associations annys@visionhousing.org.uk

  7. Bright Ideas Challenge Partnership of UnLtd and Affinity Sutton Start up seed funds and support to tenants to improve their neighbourhoods Northern pilot mainly with young people Southern pilot open to all ages Joint UnLtd, ASG, local resident judging Active promotion to inspire & help applicants “we were surprised by the energy, creativity and commitment that ...our residents demonstrated via their social enterprises” parminderjutla@unltd.org.uk

  8. Bright Ideas Challenge: examples MC’ing project for young people on the estate After school IT training project Dance and drama class leading to a talent show Catering business for construction staff which trained 6 “neet” young people Benefits include confidence building, employability, community cohesion, reduction in antisocial behaviour parminderjutla@unltd.org.uk

  9. Liz Douglas: the Roots Project Local social entrepreneur plus Contour HA Social regen in highly deprived Bolton estate Based in a house on the estate “The aim is to get the residents involved in the planning and delivery of the project, which will increase their confidence, hopefully leading to education and then employment” Developing communities through their people lizdouglas@developingpeople.org.uk

  10. Wates Group: closer to fewer Leading social house builder Adopting a social enterprise in each major development area Long term relationship to give time to help the social enterprise develop fully Becoming part of the supply chain for Wates in relevant areas of work Building confidence, skills and employability in the estate and surrounding population Michael.Eynon@wates.co.uk

  11. Empower Community Social enterprise connecting community level renewable energy with investment and improving social & economic resilience Solar PV on social housing roofs Free daytime power to tenants 25yr index linked income to social landlords Option to create local community foundations to continue initiatives in the area All funded and brokered via Empower Alex.Grayson@ Empowercommunity.co.uk

  12. Empower Community Example of 2kWp systems on 5000 houses in Manchester with SE – S – SW roofs £400k pa to social landlord £92.50 pa to each of 5000 tenants £200k+ pa to local community fund £31m total benefit during the 25yr feed in tariff period All funded and brokered via Empower Alex.Grayson@ Empowercommunity.co.uk

  13. Final thoughts Invite your tenants to step forward as social entrepreneurs Provide small scale seed funds and development support in partnership with a social venture intermediary Tap in to social ventures as part of your supply chain Use your back office to make it easier for innovators and entrepreneurs to get started cliffprior@unltd.org.uk

  14. Every community facingproblemscontains within it the people who can become the solutionswww.unltd.org.uktwitter @UnLtd @cliffprior @bigventurechall #socentwww.facebook.com/UnLtd http://www.linkedin.com/company/unltd

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