It will demonstrate the need for varied streams and approaches to funding, delivery and staffing of projects and programmes.  It will also demonstrate the importance of innovation and excellence in community work and draw on the experience and learning from social entrepreneurs who have made a difference in their communities.

Patrick Dixon, a successful social entrepreneur and  'one of the world’s 20 most influential business thinkers alive today', led the main session on Changing The Way We Work.

The seminar titles within this stream are:

Using Social Enterprise to Further Your Church’s Mission
Tim Reith, Community Innovation UK

Find out how to be agents of change using social enterprise.  With practical case studies, Tim Reith will furnish you with ways to deliver your outreach in a financially sustainable way

Structuring your Social Enterprise Success
Uday Thakkar, Red Ochre

What is social enterprise?  There is no legal definition, which causes confusion.  Many people are jumping on the social enterprise band wagon for all the wrong reasons.  FInd out whether social enterprise could be right for you and how you can structure it for success.

Learning Lessons from Social Enterprise
Mark Ashton, Daily Bread Co-operative

Daily Bread is a thriving, profitable business.  This seminar will tell the story of a successful social enterprise, exploring candidly the opportunities and pitfalls that this involves.  You will have the opportunity to ask questions and share experiences so that you can be equipped and inspired to move forward in your own work.

Ebico Limited are sponsoring the
Changing The Way We Work Seminar Stream

The Faithworks Conference 2007 is sponsored by