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Emily Darko
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Director of Research and Policy at Social Enterprise UK
Business for a fairer, greener world
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Alternative economic models can spread wealth and power more equitably in response to rising discontent with the status quo. We need to champion voice, agency and investment. @compassoffice.bsky.social @pdiviews.bsky.social @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social
Voice, agency and investment
How alternative economic models can spread wealth and power more equitably
fairnessfoundation.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
emilydarko.bsky.social
Social enterprise for breakfast in Westminster this morning - hearing from Early Years Minister Stephen Morgan, Baroness Thornton & Social Enterprise Early Years Collective on solutions to government’s commitment to deliver inclusive EY provision as the foundation for social & economic growth
July 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social
It’s here – Applications for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2025 are now open!

Join the country’s biggest celebration of the sector recognising the strength and diversity of the social enterprise community.

Highlight the powerful change your business makes today - buff.ly/soXeZqR
June 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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This short Open University survey is part of a study gathering feedback on how social enterprises are adopting AI in their operations.
Please share your experiences:
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@openuniversity.bsky.social @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social #SocEnt
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May 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
emilydarko.bsky.social
The 2025 state of social enterprise survey closes tonight!
If you’re a UK social enterprise and yet to complete, please do today! Thanks 🙏
April 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
emilydarko.bsky.social
‘Almost a quarter of women aged 18 to 24 voted Green last July, roughly double the number of young men who voted Reform’ - but we never hear about that! Why?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green? | Gaby Hinsliff
Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Mansplaining for beginners (and pros!)…
Resisting the urge to tag a couple of people 🙃

www.bbc.com/worklife/art...
Mansplaining, explained in one simple chart
Kim Goodwin was asked to help some colleagues tell if they were being helpful or condescending. So she created a simple chart – which went unexpectedly viral.
www.bbc.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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This government's attempt to justify cutting benefits has completely fallen apart. They're slashing support for ill and disabled people to meet their arbitrary fiscal rules.

@pollardtom.bsky.social reacts to the cuts announced in the spring statement
Quote from Tom Pollard, head of social policy: Today’s assessment confirms that ill and disabled people will see cuts to benefits amounting to around £6.5bn a year by 2029-30. Yet the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office for Budget Responsibility between them have not yet been able to forecast any impact on employment outcomes. The government’s narrative to justify benefit cuts for ill and disabled people has completely fallen apart – it is clearer than ever that the real driver has been pressure to meet an arbitrary savings target.
March 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Declaring herself 'a big believer in social enterprises' @georgiagould.bsky.social shared that the potential of the new Procurement Act has captured the imagination of Cabinet Office colleagues and that she's personally very interested in how to scale social innovation. ✊
March 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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The percentage of women prisoners at HMP Styal getting cervical screening has risen from 64% to 90%. How has this been achieved? In the next few weeks, together with @thekingsfund.bsky.social and @Baxendale, we'll be sharing healthcare innovations producing incredible results
How the Butterfly Project is taking care to women in prisons
Social enterprises in health and social care do things differently. Find out how Spectrum set up a service taking care to women in prison
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March 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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‘There is no neutral position: Funders, if you do not start treating Black-led organisations with the same respect, trust and investment that other organisations receive, you are actively choosing to uphold inequality’
March 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
emilydarko.bsky.social
Competition to collaboration - and recognising the contributions of social enterprises… Yep!
We’re launching case studies later today of solutions to achieving community, prevention, and digital by #socent providers
nhsconfed.org NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Mar 25
We have published our Pioneers of Reform report, calling for six key shifts to support Integrated Care Boards in their approach to the strategic commissioning of health and care services. These shifts are needed to enable ICBs to implement the changes the government is calling for.
Pioneers of reform
Six proposed shifts to achieve strategic commissioning that will drive public service reform and ensure a sustainable health and care system.
buff.ly
March 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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When the pandemic hit, what impact did it have on social enterprises?

Five years on from the first lockdown, we may have some answers, according to new academic research from the University of Northampton’s Professor Richard Hazenberg and Dr Claire Paterson-Young

Read more: buff.ly/rDnJnNh
A text box which read: "Indeed, it was their social focus, commitment to their communities, and ethical approach, which alongside their ability to problem solve and reshape their offers, allowed them to continue to deliver support. - Professor Richard Hazenberg and Dr Claire Paterson-Young
March 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
emilydarko.bsky.social
The Heathrow shut down reminds us that shocks will keep coming. Some business models are inherently more resilient…
socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social · Mar 24
When the pandemic hit, what impact did it have on social enterprises?

Five years on from the first lockdown, we may have some answers, according to new academic research from the University of Northampton’s Professor Richard Hazenberg and Dr Claire Paterson-Young

Read more: buff.ly/rDnJnNh
A text box which read: "Indeed, it was their social focus, commitment to their communities, and ethical approach, which alongside their ability to problem solve and reshape their offers, allowed them to continue to deliver support. - Professor Richard Hazenberg and Dr Claire Paterson-Young
March 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
emilydarko.bsky.social
The state of our criminal justice system - sent back in prison because no wrist tag fit her?! Serco contract I think…
Not to mention she’s 78, sentenced to longer for a climate protest than some get for rape.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just Stop Oil protester, 78, who was returned to jail as no tag fitted her, on her life inside
Gaie Delap on the shocking failures in healthcare and support she saw in jail, and how she coped with being there
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social
Social enterprises: your voice matters. We thank everyone who’s taken the State of Social Enterprise so far – but with only a third of responses received, we still need your help.

Let’s use the full power of our purpose-led community to influence this vital work: buff.ly/buJ4Oem
A photo of Rebecca Smith from Social Enterprise Kent. Text reads: "Filling in the State of Social Enterprise survey will take up less than 1% of your working week - but your answers will have 100% impact with those in power."
March 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social
What are the government’s plans for growing the social economy space?

As discussions continue about creating a more diverse business sector, we hear from Social, Cooperative and Community Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group Chair Patrick Hurley MP.
Read more: buff.ly/5BOvShZ
A yellow graphic with a picture of Patrick Hurley MP in the corner. Quote in middle reads: "The time is therefore right to see if the regulatory systems, the legislative environment, and the funding landscape are what the sector needs for the next 10-15 years."
March 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social
Tired of ‘business as usual’? Curious about working somewhere with purpose?

Browse our jobs board for your next #SocialEnterprise opportunity.

Visit our website to see the latest vacancies: www.socialenterprise.org.uk/jobs/
March 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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#UK #socialenterprises your views are required!
thesocialinvest.bsky.social Social Investment Business @thesocialinvest.bsky.social · Mar 13
Make sure your voice is heard! 📣📣📣 Politicians and decision-makers need to know how vital social enterprises are for a fairer, more sustainable society. Fill in the State of Social Enterprise survey today! #socialenterprise #socent surveys.bmgresearch.co.uk/wix/8/p46316...
March 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Make sure your voice is heard! 📣📣📣 Politicians and decision-makers need to know how vital social enterprises are for a fairer, more sustainable society. Fill in the State of Social Enterprise survey today! #socialenterprise #socent surveys.bmgresearch.co.uk/wix/8/p46316...
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Looking forward to supporting this work at @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social with sector friends
March 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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We’re proud to welcome Cabinet Office Minister and social value advocate Georgia Gould MP as a keynote speaker for the ninth Social Value Leaders’ Summit.

Discover the full programme - www.socialenterprise.org.uk/social-value...
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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And read more here: www.thenews.coop/how-cross-pa... @coopnews.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @bettersocietycapital.com @the-sse.org
#SocialEnterprise #coops
March 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social
You may have heard about our new The Social, Cooperative and Community Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group – but what does it do?

Read our handy explainer about who’s in the group, what they’re working on and how it will benefit the sector: www.socialenterprise.org.uk/news/get-to-...
March 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM