With fewer dollars to go around due to the economic crisis, philanthropists are increasingly turning to options beyond simply giving money to charities. Yet many foundations are still to make use of the options available. ...more

A new survey has revealed that only 5% of people think about making a positive impact on society when making an investment. ...more

Video interview: the School for Social Entrepreneurs is mobilising an army of entrepreneurs across the UK, thanks to £1m a year from Lloyds Banking Group. We speak to Lloyds' Paul Turner about why the bank is involved. ...more

New legislation won’t be all it’s quacked up to be unless it goes hand in hand with a new culture, suggests Rosemary Kay. ...more

An MP’s crusade: why every self-respecting ethical investor and social entrepreneur in the UK must lobby their MP before Monday’s vote on the Financial Services Bill ...more

The pulling power of social investment has revealed itself once more with the appointment of a former director from NM Rothschild & Sons. ...more

The Clore Social Leadership programme 2013 opens for applications today – a fine training ground for leaders who want to change the world for good, reports 2011 fellow Natalie Campbell  ...more

In the third part of Matt Black's interview with David Erdal, the employee-owned business champion and author of Beyond the Corporation: Humanity Working airs his concerns over government rhetoric around mutualisation. ...more