Nexters is the big society network’s new programme to support the UK’s best social entrepreneurs.
Backed by foundations, philanthropists, businesses and social investors, the programme provides finance, mentoring and business development support for entrepreneurs who are building scalable, high impact, sustainable businesses. We have initially identified 20 enterprises as our first Nexters. All our Nexters are developing wholly new ways to enable people to either give – time, expertise, money – or engage – democratically, with public services and with civil society. All are using networked technologies – Web, mobile or games – to ensure that their services can scale for maximum impact and be accessible to everyone in the UK.
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Deloitte Social Innovation Pioneers
Nexters is delighted to support Deloitte Social Innovation Pioneers. This is an exciting new support programme for innovative businesses and entrepreneurs in the UK that can demonstrate real potential for growth and have an ambition to deliver a large-scale, sustainable and positive impact in society. Up to 50 social enterprises and social innovations will be chosen to receive a bespoke package of support from a broad range of Deloitte employees, in addition to social business experts with the aim to help them mainstream, achieve scale and become investment-ready.
Applications open 23rd November 2011 and close on 27th January 2012
To apply and find out more about this exciting programme please visit www.deloitte.com/pioneers
meet our nexters
All nexters
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Alison Baum
CEO - Best Beginnings
Best Beginnings is a charity dedicated to ending child health inequalities in the UK. We are committed to giving every baby the healthiest possible start in life. Our vision is a future in which all c... read more
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Anna Pearson
Founder - Spots of Time
Spots of Time works with a range of community organisations in East London and devises bite-size, creative ways for people to volunteer. read more
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Ben Weston
Director - It’s Time to Neighbourhood Plan
‘It’s time to Neighbourhood Plan’ enables its community members to interact with a map of their Town, District, Borough or City and make decisions on and ask questions about buildings, services ... read more
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Benita Matofska
Founder - People Who Share
People Who Share will act as a sustainable stock exchange for the ‘sharing services’ sector by building a global marketplace of sharing which includes car sharing, peer to peer rental, redistribut... read more
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Dalibor Ojkic and Veronique De Freitas
Founders - VIDI Media
VIDI aims to generate high revenue income for community charitable organisations by utilising construction sites/buildings/other structures for outdoor advertising. read more
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Iris Lapinski
CEO - CDI Europe/Apps for Good
Apps for Good is a programme where young people learn to identify small and big problems in their lives and communities which they can start tackling through apps. read more
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James Seward
Founder - Sidekick Studios (Buddy)
Buddy helps users who have mental health problems take control of their own health care, and makes it easier for them to plan their own recovery. read more
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Martyn Sibley
Managing Director - Sunnier Days Ltd
Martyn uses new media technologies to deliver e-learning courses to disabled people. Research shows that many disabled people are excluded from education, work and leisure. He has written a free ebook... read more
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Matt Kepple
Founder - MakeGood (formerly Wahblo/Sponsor a Kid)
MakeGood turns the model on its head and enables ordinary people to pool their funds to finance specific charitable projects. The giving vehicle is a monthly donation that can start from £1/month and... read more
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Michelle Clothier and Sam Conniff
Somewhereto_ is a nationwide project that gives 16 to 25 year olds support to access the spaces they need to do the things they love doing within sport, culture and the arts. The programme aims to ins... read more
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Paul Skinner
Founder - Pimp My Cause
Pimp My Cause connects charities and social ventures with top marketers who can provide transformational input pro bono through an online matching service, a curated knowledge-environment and interact... read more
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Peter Thomond and Richard Raynes
Founders - SportInspired
SportInspired is a social enterprise that has pioneered Community Games- fun, festivallike, multi-sport competition that is designed and managed in part or in its entirety by local people to enhance o... read more
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Thomas Sweetman
Director - Stickyboard
A Social Enterprise aimed at bringing communities together. Acting as a Facebook for communities, Stickyboard provides each borough with their own online community noticeboard where people can share, ... read more
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Tom Gallagher
Director - .:logicode and Developer - TogetherWeCan
TogetherWeCan encourages volunteers to work with each other on efforts that benefit the community. Simple online tools are provided to help create, discuss, organise and find other like-minded volunte... read more
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Tom Latchford
Founder - Raising IT
Raising IT is a social media platform for charities to enable them to raise more funds, cut costs and engage more volunteers. Raising IT aims to provide an affordable and advancing social platform for... read more
events
Nexter Evenings
Somerset House
We host regular events which provide great opportunities for our Nexters to meet and collaborate with each other as well as present their ideas to our partners and supporters... read more
