Personal Information
Organization / Workplace
Oldham, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Occupation
Enterprise Insight, Development & Encouragement - http://about.me/adrianashton
Industry
Apparel / Fashion
Website
www.adrianashton.co.uk
About
After reading business in Cambridge, I worked with one of the top 100 PR consultancies in the UK before taking on various management roles within a wide variety of social enterprises, community organisations and more ‘traditional’ enterprise support bodies.
These experiences enabled me to ‘turn around’ an ailing specialist social enterprise support agency into a nationally recognised body and gained me recognition as an authority on social enterprises from local, regional and national organisations including the DTI and Bank of England.
I have used this position, along with my knowledge of the changing environment ...
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Is there a single, universal principle of facilitation?
Martin Gilbraith
•
1 year ago
Scaling up engagement and dialogue - IAF webinar slides & outputs
Martin Gilbraith
•
2 years ago
To Hell with Poverty
Citizen Network
•
3 years ago
UK poverty 2017: Launch event re-cap
josephrowntreefoundation
•
5 years ago
Renewable energy in the UK
Office for National Statistics
•
5 years ago
Why businesses with purpose create the best content (and how to find yours)
Valuable Content Ltd
•
8 years ago
12 Early Co-ops - a short history of cooperation and mutuality
Ed Mayo
•
5 years ago
Almanac 2017: An introduction to the latest data on the voluntary sector
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
5 years ago
Mixpanel - Our pitch deck that we used to raise $65M
Suhail Doshi
•
8 years ago
Making strategic planning work
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
6 years ago
Swk1048 introduction to community development and the migrant crisis
Tim Curtis
•
7 years ago
Co-op Index: the tool's reliability for co-operative development.
Ryszard Stocki
•
7 years ago
Npc scale
Nick Temple
•
7 years ago
Story Board: The Collaborative Economy for Corporations (Official Slideshare Version)
Jeremiah Owyang
•
9 years ago
Co-operative lifestyle - Invitation to come back to Rochdale
Ryszard Stocki
•
8 years ago
21st century placemaking: visions, principles and challenges
Julian Dobson
•
8 years ago
Financing your charity: how can social investment work for you?
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
8 years ago
Opportunities and challenges for volunteering
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
8 years ago
UK Civil Society Almanac 2014 launch
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
8 years ago
50 random Twitter tips for business
Ksenia Dobreva
•
9 years ago
Social, Digital & Mobile Around The World (January 2014)
We Are Social Singapore
•
9 years ago
Is graffiti anti- or pro-social?
Tim Curtis
•
9 years ago
The 2015 Project: How can charities help to address our future economic and social challenges
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
9 years ago
Social value: from procurement to co-production
Julian Dobson
•
10 years ago
The Economic Impact of Digital Inclusion 5 November 2012
Helen Milner
•
10 years ago
Mutuals and public service delivery
Anglia Ruskin University
•
10 years ago
Third sector leadership and management 1
Anglia Ruskin University
•
10 years ago
Introduction to social impact assessment
Anglia Ruskin University
•
10 years ago
UK Charitable Giving 2011
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
11 years ago
Six Habits of SOCIAL Entrepreneurs
Charles Tsai
•
11 years ago
The Big Society - What would Shakespeare say?
Julian Dobson
•
11 years ago
Presentations
(27)
See all
Likes
(32)
See all
Is there a single, universal principle of facilitation?
Martin Gilbraith
•
1 year ago
Scaling up engagement and dialogue - IAF webinar slides & outputs
Martin Gilbraith
•
2 years ago
To Hell with Poverty
Citizen Network
•
3 years ago
UK poverty 2017: Launch event re-cap
josephrowntreefoundation
•
5 years ago
Renewable energy in the UK
Office for National Statistics
•
5 years ago
Why businesses with purpose create the best content (and how to find yours)
Valuable Content Ltd
•
8 years ago
12 Early Co-ops - a short history of cooperation and mutuality
Ed Mayo
•
5 years ago
Almanac 2017: An introduction to the latest data on the voluntary sector
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
5 years ago
Mixpanel - Our pitch deck that we used to raise $65M
Suhail Doshi
•
8 years ago
Making strategic planning work
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
6 years ago
Swk1048 introduction to community development and the migrant crisis
Tim Curtis
•
7 years ago
Co-op Index: the tool's reliability for co-operative development.
Ryszard Stocki
•
7 years ago
Npc scale
Nick Temple
•
7 years ago
Story Board: The Collaborative Economy for Corporations (Official Slideshare Version)
Jeremiah Owyang
•
9 years ago
Co-operative lifestyle - Invitation to come back to Rochdale
Ryszard Stocki
•
8 years ago
21st century placemaking: visions, principles and challenges
Julian Dobson
•
8 years ago
Financing your charity: how can social investment work for you?
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
8 years ago
Opportunities and challenges for volunteering
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
8 years ago
UK Civil Society Almanac 2014 launch
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
8 years ago
50 random Twitter tips for business
Ksenia Dobreva
•
9 years ago
Social, Digital & Mobile Around The World (January 2014)
We Are Social Singapore
•
9 years ago
Is graffiti anti- or pro-social?
Tim Curtis
•
9 years ago
The 2015 Project: How can charities help to address our future economic and social challenges
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
9 years ago
Social value: from procurement to co-production
Julian Dobson
•
10 years ago
The Economic Impact of Digital Inclusion 5 November 2012
Helen Milner
•
10 years ago
Mutuals and public service delivery
Anglia Ruskin University
•
10 years ago
Third sector leadership and management 1
Anglia Ruskin University
•
10 years ago
Introduction to social impact assessment
Anglia Ruskin University
•
10 years ago
UK Charitable Giving 2011
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
•
11 years ago
Six Habits of SOCIAL Entrepreneurs
Charles Tsai
•
11 years ago
The Big Society - What would Shakespeare say?
Julian Dobson
•
11 years ago
Personal Information
Organization / Workplace
Oldham, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Occupation
Enterprise Insight, Development & Encouragement - http://about.me/adrianashton
Industry
Apparel / Fashion
Website
www.adrianashton.co.uk
About
After reading business in Cambridge, I worked with one of the top 100 PR consultancies in the UK before taking on various management roles within a wide variety of social enterprises, community organisations and more ‘traditional’ enterprise support bodies.
These experiences enabled me to ‘turn around’ an ailing specialist social enterprise support agency into a nationally recognised body and gained me recognition as an authority on social enterprises from local, regional and national organisations including the DTI and Bank of England.
I have used this position, along with my knowledge of the changing environment ...
Tags
social enterprise
co-operatives
co-ops
governance
social impact
networking
social responsibility
finance
start-up
social entrpreneur
social finance
charity
marmite
university
enterprise
social value
public services
co-op
entrepreneur
collaboration
failure
fsb
partnership working
antz
professional
consultant
coronavirus
civil society
mutualaid
mutual aid
flooding
floods
covid-19
faith
workplace
workplace values
values
replication
growth strategies
social franchising
franchising
adrian ashton
todmorden
social media
strategy
pitching
bootstrap
startup
community project
medeival
guilds
history
crowdfunding
curriculum
school
education
academies
pedagogy
innovation
social investment
housing
cohousing
legal structures
community interest company
multi-stakeholder
membership
social capital
employability
careers
self-employment
profitable
csr
small business
fundraising
investment
mutuals
organizational culture
coops
creative industries
big society
health
externalisation
social accounting
football
homeless
workspace
incubators
problems
See more