2008 Annual Conference
Social Firms UK Annual Conference
23-24 June 2008
University of ReadingEmployment & Skills For Disadvantaged People
Social Firms: A Solution
Souvenir Brochure Articles
Monday 23 June AGM
Plenary Sessions 2.05pm What Is The Role OF Social Firms In Fulfilling Skills & Employment For People Furthest Away From The Labour Market?
Sally Reynolds (CEO, Social Firms UK)
Workshops
1. What Is A Social Firm And How Does It Compare To Social Enterprise?
What Is A Social Firm? Clare Neville (Social Firms UK)
Dave Ahlquist (Se2partnership), Sheila Kelly (Cafe Nova Interchange), David Lyon (Ask Clyde)
2. Involving Black & Ethnic (BAME) Communities In Social Firm Development & Raising Skills Levels Through Social Enterprise
About Kuumba Foundation (Jamie Crew & Patricia Clarke)
Tessa Griffiths (Future Health & Social Care) 3. Managing The Tension Between Being A Business And Achieving A Social Mission
David Whyte (Haven Products), Richard Marsh (Cae Post), John Bennett (Pack-IT)
5. Roles, Responsibilities & Risks Of Becoming A Company Board Director
Nigel Cudlipp (Social Firms UK)
6. Using Policy To Your Advantage
PSA 16: Socially Excluded Adults (Matt Hudson, Social Exclusion Task Force, Cabinet Office)
Di Cunliffe, Social Firms UK
8. Using Social Clauses In The Procurement Process & The Future Of Article 19...
Mark Cook (Anthony Collins Solicitors), Pauline Graham (Social Firms Scotland) 9. Leveraging Private Sector Engagement To Assist The Growth And Strengthening Of The Social Firm Sector
Sally Reynolds (Social Firms UK), Val Lowman (Bovis Lend Lease)
6.30pm Speed networking
Tuesday 24 June Workshops
A: Using Predictive Social Return On Investment (SROI) To Make A Case For Social Firm Start Up
SROI Resources Sheila Durie (Haldane Associates), Kevin Robbie (Former CEO of Forth Sector) C: Focus On The Benefits System
Judy Scott (Independent Benefits Expert) & Di Cunliffe (Social Firms UK)
D. Scale Matters!
Liquidity Example, Nigel Cudlipp (Social Firms UK)
E. Raising Finance: Roads Less Travelled
Geof Cox
G: Effective Marketing Can Transform Your Enterprise
- PR To Help You Develop & Grow, Vicky Hoad & Patrick Irvine (Blue Rocket)
- How Good Do You Want To Be? Cath Titherington (Voice Social Marketing) I: Get To Grips With Quality Development & Performance Management
Kathy Baker (Social Firms UK)
Plenary Sessions
Introducing The Star Social Firm Quality Standard
- Star Social Firms Guidance Flowchart 1
- Star Social Firms Guidance Flowchart 2
Kathy Baker, Quality Support Manager, Social Firms UK
Feedback From Delegates
Delegates were asked what they thought were the greatest opportunities and threats for the Social Firm sector.
The top three opportunites mentioned were:
1. influencing the government and using SROI techniques to help with this
2. working with the private sector and CSR partnerships
3. working with entrepreneurs/making business acquisitions. The top three threats mentioned were:
1. lack of government understanding/interest
2. the inability to demonstrate the impact/benefit of the sector
3. lack of awareness of what Social Firms are (e.g. businesses not charies).
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