CAN Press Releases
CAN Press Releases
29th November 2010 - Cloud has a real silver lining with free IT support for charities
Professional consultancy firm westbrook has teamed up with leading social enterprise CAN Mezzanine to implement a FREE online ‘cloud’ database management tool called Salesforce to all their customers. For many customers, this is the first step towards using new cloud technology
18th November 2010 - Family friendly and flexible - that's the byword for the newest residents in CAN Mezzanine's north London charity community
In cash-strapped times, flexibility is all-important for third sector organisations that need to adapt to changing financial circumstances, particularly if you are a charity that wants to display family- friendly values.
11th November 2010 - Social enterprises must move towards ‘investment-readiness' to meet demand and opportunity, says CAN
Social enterprises must commit to becoming investment-ready if they are to attract greater capital, scale up and meet current demand for their services, warns social enterprise support organisation, CAN
28th September 2010 - Breakthrough fund announces reinvestment in newly-merged Advocacy Partners Speaking Up
Advocacy Partners Speaking Up – one of the largest providers of advocacy services for people with disabilities - has won a re-investment to support its post-merger expansion plans.
11th August 2010 - New research examines rules for a Social Stock Exchange
CAN is collaborating with the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) Ltd on a research project to support the development of a Financial Services Authority-regulated global social stock exchange.
23rd June 2010 - Getting pally in ‘social enterprise alley'
The Social Enterprise Coalition, the UK's national body for social enterprise, has moved from its South London offices to join one of London's most thriving Third Sector clusters - CAN Mezzanine.
7th July 2010 - CAN awarded prestigious Social Enterprise Mark
The award has been given to CAN and CAN Mezzanine, its own social enterprise providing office space for third sector organisations.
4th June 2010 - New Head of Sales to expand business for London’s leading charity hub
Award-winning social enterprise CAN Mezzanine – provider of office space for the Third Sector – has appointed Gary Phillips as its first Head of Sales.
4th June 2010 - Hot desking is the latest cool idea for savvy charities
A hot desking service for the not-for-profit sector has been launched this month (May) by award-winning social enterprise CAN Mezzanine.
25th May 2010 - Charities remain optimistic despite being hit hard by recession.
More than four out of five charities and social enterprises have been badly affected by the economic downturn, yet a surprising 100 per cent remain optimistic about the future, according to the findings of a survey conducted by CAN Mezzanine.
13th April 2010 - Victim support organisation is newest resident in London's charity hub
A new organisation for victims of crime is the latest customer to take up residence with CAN Mezzanine ─ London's award-winning social enterprise that provides office space for Third Sector organisations such as charities and social enterprises.
24th March 2010 - Shared space breeds collaboration for charities
A pioneering concept in workspace development, created by award-winning social enterprise CAN Mezzanine, demonstrates the benefits of charities sharing office space.
12th May 2009 - Charity office space welcomes first customers
CAN Mezzanine, serviced office providers for the third sector, welcomes the first customers to its new north London office this week. The third site for CAN Mezzanine is already at 20% occupancy.
20th January 2009 - Breakthrough Social Investment Fund announces seventh investment
Teach First, the national educational charity which recruits hundreds of top graduates each year to teach in challenged secondary schools, is the seventh investment to join the Breakthrough Social Investment Fund.
20th November 2008 - Social Business Bucks the Commercial Property Trend
Against the back drop of the worst downturn in the commercial property sector since the 1990 crash, a leading social enterprise is doubling its serviced office space in central London and has ambitions to take over more empty commercial properties hit by the economic downturn.
29th July 2008 - CAN Breakthrough Social Investment Fund announces sixth investment
The award-winning social enterprise Speaking Up is the sixth investment for the pioneering Breakthrough social investment fund managed by CAN.
10th July 2008 - SVG Capital joins Permira in Breakthrough social investment fund
The private equity investor and fund management business SVG Capital plc (‘SVG') has joined Permira LLP to become the second investor in the pioneering social investment fund, Breakthrough committing £40,000 p.a. for up to five years.
12th May 2008 - Adele Blakebrough to step down as CAN CEO
Adele Blakebrough, the award-winning social entrepreneur and co-founder of CAN, is to step down as CEO in September. She will be replaced by Andrew Croft, Director of CAN Mezzanine, the social enterprise providing high quality, affordable office space for the Third Sector.
27th March 2008 - Encouraging words for the Third Sector from the Shadow Cabinet
CAN Mezzanine, the social enterprise that provides office space to the Third Sector welcomed Shadow Minister, Rt Hon Francis Maude, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office & Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Greg Clark MP, Shadow Cabinet Minister with responsibility for Third Sector to their award winning offices in One London Bridge.
17th January 2008 - CAN Mezzanine welcomes 100th customer
CAN Mezzanine, the award-winning social enterprise that provides office space to the Third Sector, welcomes its 100th customer, Four Paws UK. The European animal welfare charity joined other third sector organisations in CAN Mezzanine’s Loman Street office in early January 2008.
30th November 2007 - Former Merrill Lynch equity analyst to head up social investment fund
Former Merrill Lynch equity analyst Denise Holle has joined leading UK social enterprise CAN to head up Breakthrough, its pioneering social investment fund co-founded with the private equity firm Permira. Breakthrough invests growth capital and management expertise in established social enterprises to help them scale up their social impact.
15th November 2007 - Social Enterprise CAN Mezzanine saves Third Sector more than £2.2m every year
CAN Mezzanine, the social enterprise providing serviced-office space to charities and social enterprises, saves the Third Sector in excess of £2.2m every year, according to independent social impact findings.
29th October 2007 - Breakthrough Tackling Social Enterprises' Struggle to Scale-up
Most social enterprises will struggle to scale-up from start-up stage, according to the findings of the Breakthrough initiative, a pioneering two-year social investment programme set-up and run by CAN and Permira. Launched in 2005, the initiative is designed to tackle the financial and management challenges inhibiting the growth of Social Enterprise.
26th July 2007 - "Social Enterprises Need to Grow Up"
Social enterprises need to grow up and become more business-like to increase their impact. This is the message coming from Adele Blakebrough - head of Community Action Network (CAN) - speaking at a debate to mark the launch of Breakthrough: Scaling up social enterprise, a ground-breaking new initiative with Permira, a leading Private equity firm, to help established social enterprises scale up.
3rd July 2007 - CAN Chief Executive wins Business in the Community Awards
Adele Blakebrough, CAN Chief Executive wins the BITC Marks & Spencer Sieff Award – for individuals based in the community who have successfully collaborated with business to benefit society.