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Sun safety community of interest workshop, 7th June

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What Does Sunscreen, A UV Scanner And Behaviour Change Have In Common?

Click here to read more about the ‘Love Your Skin’ campaign and the workshop we will be running to explore how it can help your organisation have a positive social impact.

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The Business Social Impact Initiative (BSII) hosts second roundtable discussion

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At the second BSII roundtable on measuring social impact, held at the School for Social Entrepreneurs, the discussion was focussed on why businesses want or need to measure social impact, why many find it so difficult and why there are so few examples of good practice.

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The Business Social Impact Initiative (BSII) publishes first report

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The BSII has published ‘How and why are businesses having a positive social impact?’ reporting the six key findings from conversations with over twenty people with social impact responsibility in a number of different roles and organisations.

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An Olympic inspired Summer of Wellbeing in Trafford

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Driven by the energy of the Olympics, Uscreates worked with NHS Trafford and Trafford Council to improve wellbeing through a project called The Summer of Wellbeing.

The result is an adaptable model that local organisations can use to improve the wellbeing of the communities around them.

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Increasing engagement and collaboration

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We worked with staff at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and local residents to encourage them to work together to improve public services.

The project has achieved a 5% increase in resident satisfaction in the area.

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Empowering volunteers

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Uscreates collaborated with local volunteers to raise breast awareness.

Key impacts:

  • 20% increase in women exposed to breast awareness campaigns
  • 10% increase in the number of women able to name three symptoms

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Increasing Chlamydia screening

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We co-produced an award-winning programme to increase Chlamydia screening among 15 to 24 year olds including:

• a film competition
• a free screening event
• a Facebook hub with over 6,000 fans
• an outdoor marketing campaign

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Increasing early diagnosis of lung cancer

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We co-produced a community based campaign with Bristol residents and the University of West England.

The collaborative approach has resulted in a higher impact on awareness than a traditional media approach, with spontaneous symptom recognition up 25%.

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Our blogs

Point of view blog: Measuring Impact?

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Zoe’s point of view

There are plenty of ways businesses can make a social impact. But i... > Read more

Our tweets

09:05 AM May 15: Writing some guidance on great post biz dev meeting follow up for the @uscreates team. Does anyone have tips or thoughts to contribute?