NEWS AND BLOGS
New ICSF Research for Big Society Capital
We are delighted to announce a new report looking into Social Franchising in the UK, commissioned by Big Society Capital. As social issues in the UK grow, this report is a timely look at how to scale up the reach and impact of social projects, building on their success at a time of reduced resources. [...]
The Social Franchising Event with SEUK, Natwest and ESFN
The International Centre for Social Franchising is running its first meet up on Social Franchising in the UK in partnership with Social Enterprise UK. Natwest will be hosting the meeting with support from the European Social Franchise Network (ESFN). You can expect expert masterclasses, key note addresses and new research from the ICSF comparing McDonald’s to [...]
What can aid agencies learn from social franchising?
This post by Kate Wareing ICSF Partner and Strategy Development Director for Oxfam first appeared on Oxfam’s Poverty to Power blog written and edited by Duncan Green and the World Bank’s blog. Too many of the people reading this blog will have experienced the familiar trajectory of a development project: prove the need, find the funding, define your outputs, deliver [...]
I quit my job for an idea
This post was originally sent out to the ICSF mailing list. To join the list enter your email address on the home page. I quit my job for an idea. Maybe not the most rational thing to do with a new baby in the house, but the compulsion to make it real was too strong and the lure [...]
First international working group meeting
In June 2012 the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business hosted the ICSF’s first international working group meeting. The working group meeting was a chance for practitioners and academics who are engaged in social franchising to co-create the ICSF and launch it officially. 30 people attended [...]
Start-up Phase: Progress Update
The International Centre for Social Franchising (ICSF) will launch officially at the end of June. Meanwhile: ICSF is due to be registered as an independent charity in June, thanks to pro bono work by Allen & Overy. It currently operates under the auspices of the Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action (CIVA). With Big Society [...]
Freedom in a Framework
ICSF chief executive Dan Berelowitz attended the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship and wrote this blog for their website. Read the original here. How do you do more with less? This is the question I put to the numerous Skoll attendees who I met over thought-provoking sessions and excellent cheese. We’re all looking for [...]
New blog: New Insights on the state of scaling social impact
Building on many of our own thoughts and findings, this new blog posted on the Social Impact Exchange highlights motivations and barriers to scaling up. In the report the authors elaborate on the high levels of motivation and interest in scaling up but highlight a significant barrier in accessing funding. Interesting reading for those thinking about [...]
