Friday, July 29, 2011 at 10:45AM VPF completes their 2011 Due Diligence Process. VPF will name their 2 new Social Ventures to be part of the VPF Portfolio. The announcement will take place during our Gala Ball on 5th December 2011 at the Savoy. VPF received invaluable support from volunteers from Barclays Capital, Oliver Wyman, SVG Capital and exceptional individuals within the VPF Network.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 08:20AM Riders for Health’s groundbreaking work in Lesotho is to feature in the first in a new weekly documentary series called ‘The Health Show’ for BBC World this Saturday [23rd July] at 11:10 (GMT+1), repeated at 21:10.
The 26-part series is presented by Dr. Ayan Panja and Dr. Shini Somara and will report on issues around global health and the latest scientific and technological advances from around the world.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 10:43AM Sarah Wooding, Human Resource Manager at ShelterBox, has won an ‘Excellence in Project Management’ award for her outstanding contribution to the charity at this year’s Unlocking Cornish Potential (UCP) awards ceremony.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 12:36PM CEO's and management teams from across the VPF portfolio gathered in London today for a conference looking at issues facing social enterprises as they grow. Andrea Soccorso, VPF Executive Director, says: "It's been a tremendous opportunity for the senior management of the charities we support to come together and share their experiences, successes and knowledge about growth." Many of VPF's Board and Members also took part. For more information, contact Andrea Soccorso.
Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 10:42AM The VPF Mini Conference on Scaling “Inside and Out” was a complete success and VPF where happy to see their portfolio of social entrepreneurs come together. During the afternoon, all of the social entrepreneurs and many of VPFs trustees gathered to hear some inspirational speakers covering major themes affecting Scaling. The themes covered were Finance, Organisational Development and Quality Impact. During the second part of the afternoon all attendees where split into three groups where they each in turn circulated round three rooms that hosted each of the above topic areas. Each table was hosted by pro-bono leading practitioners in the key field. During the evening VPF members and friends were invited to join us to hear first hand from some of the inspirational social entrepreneurs within the VPF Portfolio