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- Programme
Trading for Good: Community Business
Develop your community business's income and impact through a specialist programme of support and a Match Trading™ Grant.
- England
- October 1, 2027 – October 31, 2028
- Duration: Up to a year
- Programme
Trading for Good
Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to develop and grow projects that tackle social and environmental challenges through strong trading income streams.
- England
- Duration: Up to a year
- Workshop
Measuring Social Impact
Understand, plan and evidence your organisation’s social impact, from outcomes and wellbeing measures to Theory of Change and SROI.
- Online
- October 20, 2026 – October 22, 2026
- Duration: Just a day or two (short, one-off)
- Programme
The DPS Social Commitment Programme: Activate
A specialist accelerator learning programme and grant funding for early-stage organisations in England and Wales tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness.
- England and Wales
- April 1, 2027 – December 1, 2027
- Duration: Up to a year
- Deadline: November 16, 2026
Our impact at a glance
1381
Leaders of social change supported in 2024-2025
806000
People helped by our social entrepreneurs, in just one year
£ 59 M
In traded income generated by our social entrepreneurs
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Why learn with SSE
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200 grassroots organisations to receive funding and training in boost to government's fight against homelessness
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) and charity School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) have launched a nine-month accelerator, the DPS Social Commitment Programme.
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- Explore options / I’m not sure yet
Webinar: More than a roof - how can social enterprises help people find and keep a stable home?
Jerry During MBE, Ryan McKiernan and Pam Orchard discuss how social enterprises can tackle homelessness, address its wider causes and help people move from crisis towards lasting housing stability.
- News
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Milton Keynes celebrates first graduates of Trading for Good programme
Partners, mentors, friends and family gathered at the MK:U Innovation Hub in central Milton Keynes today to celebrate 18 social entrepreneurs graduating from Trading for Good: Milton Keynes.