The Social Enterprise Manifesto

 The Social Enterprise Manifesto was written by Social Enterprise UK in collaboration with the social enterprise community.  It details ways in which certain key policy changes could help social enterprise maximise its impact.

The manifesto aimed to raise the profile of social enterprise in the run up to the general election and to show how social enterprise can meet public demands for a more ethical approach to business.

Key asks include:

• Support for the development of social enterprise models across all public sector agencies
• The introduction of legislation to help communities to buy and manage local assets
• A strong and clear package of tax incentives to encourage social investment
• Support for more locally tailored employment practices to build on the work of the Future Jobs Fund
• Routine collection of representative data on the social enterprise movement

To download the manifesto, click here.

The party manifestos for the 2010 UK General Election

Social Enterprise UK dissected the manifestos of the political parties to show where and how they relate to social enterprise.  To read our guides to the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green Party manifestos click on the relevant party logo.

Joint manifesto for the Third Sector launched

A joint manifesto by Social Enterprise UK, Community Alliance, and ACEVO was launched in March 2010. The Time is Now outlines the case for an expanded role for the third sector and calls on government to get four things right in order to support a thriving civil society 

The manifesto includes case studies of third sector organisations which are already playing a key role in delivering vital services to the most vulnerable members of society. The examples also demonstrate how if scaled up their added value could be key to the government delivering innovative and enhanced public services that deliver value for money. The case studies include the work of Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust (KPWCDT), Addaction, Age Concern South Staffordshire and Shiney Advice and Resource Project (ShARP). Read it in full here.