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The Social Ideas Podcast: happy birthday, Cambridge Social Ventures!

The Social Ideas Podcast: happy birthday, Cambridge Social Ventures!

The Social Ideas Podcast The Social Ideas podcast shares the impact of social innovation, its necessity and its capacity to challenge the status quo. Throughout this series, highly committed change makers in business, civil society, policy and academia will talk about their work, their ideas and their motivation to strive towards to a more equitable… Read more

Social entrepreneur mum wins the Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award

Social entrepreneur mum wins the Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award

On 1 April 2019, parent and Leader Plus founder, Verena Hefti received the prime minister’s Points of Light award in recognition of her determination to ensure parents can continue their career trajectories. Read more

Incubating social ventures in Cambridge

Incubating social ventures in Cambridge

Cambridge Social Ventures was launched in spring 2014 and ran two Social Venture Weekends at the Cambridge Judge Business School which attracted 120 delegates and 25 ventures were selected to receive up to a further 12 months support. Solving social problems through business methodology All of the ventures are trying to solve a social problem… Read more