Five social enterprise support agencies have come together to deliver The Social Enterprise Support Fund. This new fund will provide essential financial support between £10,000 and £300,000 to help social enterprises during COVID-19. Big Issue Invest, The Key Fund, Resonance, the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) and UnLtd will jointly deliver £18.7 million in grants,…
The PRECIOUS Awards, the leading awards programme for women of colour in the UK, is partnering with UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, to create a new awards category to recognise and support women who are driving lasting social change. The PRECIOUS Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award sponsored by UnLtd, is a new initiative…
A medical scholarship set by lawyer and PRECIOUS awards ambassador, Funke Abimbola, to encourage future doctors from a BAME background, is now open for application. The Akindolie Medical Scholarship was established in 2016 by Ms Abimbola, and her family to honour their father, the late Dr. Frank Olufemi Akindolie. The 2017 scholarship will comprise…