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Measuring impact in the social sector has long been a misunderstood and often underutilised concept. However it can no longer be ignored with the increasing prominence of social enterprises and the added scrutiny they bring. Impact analysis is...

Six years ago Stephanie Hogg set up the social enterprise NearFar, a sustainable fashion label based in Sierra Leone. Earlier this year she co-founded Gather&See an online boutique that sells ethical brands from around the world.

In our latest blog post, Eimear Fitzsimons (April 2014 Associate) shows us how to build and test an idea in 24 hours

Terra Plana uses innovative approaches to create “sustainable” shoes. Creating sustainability in manufacturing is often thought of as minimizing the “footprint” of production (if you have an aversion to cheap puns you should probably stop...

I was pleasantly surprised at the excellent OxfordJam gathering last month to see the interest amongst social enterprises of all shapes and sizes in a familiar topic — branding and marketing. Having spent the last few years at…

Back in June, the April 2014 cohort had weekly training in the form of a creative team-building session with Jon Khoo, an On Purpose fellow and currently working with the Co-Innovation team at Interface. During this…

OnP was delighted to get advance warning of RE.WORK — a one-day event that brings together entrepreneurship, science and technology to re-work the future and tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges.

Now a staple of the On Purpose blog, the People On Purpose series has been running nearly as long as the organisation. It’s yet to achieve the cult status of Desert Island Discs, but the format of seven simple questions is our nod to the ultimate...