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- CIC Association The fastest growing movement for social enterprise in Britain
- Community Interest Companies The structure of social enterprise
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- Social Enterprise Coalition National body for Social Enterprise
- unLtd Facebook for social entrepreneurs and people who want to change the world
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- Chris Horkan Manchester-based journalist and web developer
- Fair to agency workers The North West TUC campaign run by Sound Communication
- Mancubist Chris Horkan’s blog about all things Manchester
- OH Digital Web development Manchester
- Proud to serve the public The North West TUC campaign to protect and promote public services
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- Business Support Solutions Marketing on the web workshops
- Community Health Action Partnership re-named Unlimited Potential
- Get ethical How to buy ethical goods
- Lancashire county council Sound Communication produced the county council’s Comprehensive Performance Assessment
- Manchester's Green Pound A discount voucher scheme to promote ethical trading and purchasing
- North West TUC Trade union movement in the North West of England
- Unlimited Potential Salford-based social enterprise providing health and care services to the local community
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Our values, our community
Posted on April 26, 2008 | No CommentsSOUND Communication provides ethically-based PR, media relations and communications services. We are a social enterprise founded on ethical values. We believe in social and economic progress, human rights and respect for the environment. If you share these values, we would love to work with you.... -
Can traditional media survive in the digital age? Our American cousins say “yes”
Posted on April 23, 2008 | No CommentsA SURVEY from America may give us an insight into the future shape of communications here in Britain. Despite prophets of doom forecasting that the days of the traditional media are dead – or at least rapidly dying – are US cousins appear more optimistic.... -
Matt Finnegan guest editor for How-Do
Posted on March 28, 2008 | No CommentsHow-Do, the North West web site for the media industry, features Sound Communication founder Matt Finnegan as guest editor. Matt takes a look at changes at Granada TV, the death of Greater Manchester Chief Constable Mike Todd, Peel’s plans for MediaCity:UK in Salford and the... -
‘The Google Factor’ – does the internet offer an alternative to conventional opinion polls?
Posted on March 20, 2008 | No CommentsOPINION polls can be notoriously unreliable. But does the internet now offer an alternative, more sophisticated, more reliable, way of measuring and tracking public opinion? The race in the United States between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Presidential nomination, provides a fascinating... -
Using MySpace to engage and involve young people in schools project
Posted on March 13, 2008 | No CommentsA SOCIAL networking site about a new schools programme has attracted more than 600 friends, mainly young people. The website – on the giant MySpace system – carries the latest news about the school building project, up-to-the-minute photographs of the buildings under construction, comments and... -
Seriously committed to tackling climate change?
Posted on March 11, 2008 | No CommentsSound photographer Steve Morgan’s pictures of the Drax power station (above and below) help place today’s Guardian story about the government’s ‘confusing’ climate change policy in some proper context. Seems that, on the one hand, the Government is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 60... -
Google Earth – a force for good?
Posted on March 5, 2008 | No CommentsWHO would have thought a map of the world could have been a force for good? That certainly appears to have happened with Google Earth and its ‘Crisis in Darfur’ project. And once again technology and the worldwide web have shown how they can raise... -
Hazel Blears promises new unit to promote social enterprises
Posted on February 27, 2008 | No CommentsCOMMUNITIES Minister Hazel Blears is to set up a crack Social Enterprise Unit to push for change in local authorities and across Whitehall. She made the announcement during the successful Voice 08 Conference in Liverpool, organised by the Social Enterprise Coalition. Ms Blears, MP for... -
An ethically-based alternative to Facebook?
Posted on February 27, 2008 | No CommentsA NEW online network for social entrepreneurs has just been launched – and was attracting considerable attention at the Voice 08 conference in Liverpool this week. UnLtdWorld aims to provide a network to bring together social entrepreneurs from all over the globe. They can share on-line conversations,... -
Social enterprises – raising their voice
Posted on February 25, 2008 | No CommentsHUNDREDS of social enterprises arrive in Liverpool this week for their annual conference. Voice 08 is organised by the Social Enterprise Coalition and features a series of debates as well as exhibitions – and a little bit of culture. Communities and Local Government Secretary of...