21 November 2014 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
HEFCE is looking to support ‘social entrepreneurs’ at all levels, through working with the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, known as UnLtd. The collaboration will fund 24 partnerships, involving 18 HEIs and 47 other partners to “develop innovative cross-sector approaches to supporting social entrepreneurs”.
It is the latest phase in a five-year plan to “build capacity in the higher education sector to reach and support greater numbers of social entrepreneurs through social leadership, systems development, and knowledge exchange”.
David Sweeney, Director of Research, Education and Knowledge Exchange, HEFCE said that the programmes demonstrate “the important anchor role which many universities and colleges play in their communities. They provide a focus for developing capacity within and across institutions, building networks with a wide range of partner organisations, and scaling up activity to meet demand”.
To find out more about social enterprise and social entrepreneurs, take a look at this page on the School for Social Entrepreneurs website.
