Our Stories: Insights, Case Studies, Podcasts

13 Mar 2017 A Brief Intro to Social Enterprise Vocab — Or, “Let’s Co-Create a Holacratic Bencom!”

13 Mar 2017 (Only if managed well do) small acorns grow into mighty oaks

On the eve of our new Associates arriving in their placements, we give ourselves three days to induct them. Of course, the process starts long before then, and continues long after, but this is the point when the seed meets…

13 Mar 2017 Waking up to the North — Part II

In my last blog, I wrote about some of the exciting social enterprises I encountered while working with Santander. The videos from my Newcastle trip are now up on the Santander website so I have a good excuse to share more of my excitement at...

13 Mar 2017 The World We Can Make

In this guest blog from Field Notes For Innovation, Business Designer and Strategic Innovator Carolyn Wesley offers her thoughts on the On Purpose Annual Event with Jonathon Porritt, and what the future could look like.

13 Mar 2017 Transformative Learning

Tom was invite to join Embercomb’s delegation to the inaugural Changemaker Festival of the International Partnership for Transformative Learning (IPTL) — the culmination of a 2-year EU funded learning partnership between 8 organisations all...

13 Mar 2017 On Purpose Round Up

It has been a busy and exciting couple of months for the On Purpose crew. We’ve revamped our website and started recruitment for the next group of Associates. Along the way On Purpose has been selected as a Deloitte Social Innovation Pioneer....

13 Mar 2017 Christmas shopping and conscious capitalism

In this week’s blog, On Purpose Associate Charlotte Sewell (April 14) looks at how we can Christmas shop to support busines ses with a difference.

13 Mar 2017 How to give a top notch financial training session: Evidence from the On Purpose ‘classroom’

It’s Friday afternoon and we’re all at the Interface London showroom, which also happens to be my first On Purpose placement. I’m sitting there, trying to muster the…

13 Mar 2017 Startups, Supply Chains and Samanata Yogi

18 months ago OnP Fellow Abi Childs started her yoga clothing brand with a partner. This week she tells us about her entrepreneurial adventure.

13 Mar 2017 People On Purpose: Tom Ravenscroft on enterprise and education

In 2009 a team of teachers set up Enabling Enterprise, a social enterprise that seeks to ensure students leave school equipped with the skills, experiences and aspirations they need to succeed in life. Constança Valadão…

13 Mar 2017 HCT Impact Report 2009/10 — On Purpose Associates on action

Yesterday HCT Group has launched its Social Impact report 2009/10. I am quite proud to say that one of our Associates, Candice Motran, was one of the brains behind it. The report shows how a leading social enterprise, such as…

13 Mar 2017 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the On Purpose Year Programme –an unlikely insight into leadership

As Ferris Bueller famously warned us, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it”. As I approach the half-way stage…