Abstract
This article charts the journey of Kibble, from one of Scotland's oldest child and youth care charities, to an award-winning social enterprise. It explores the definition and history of social enterprise and how Kibble created a Victorian blended income-stream long before the term 'social enterprise' had been coined. The authors discuss the daily challenges and opportunities of adopting a social enterprise model in a child and youth care organisation. Finally they outline the need to blend purpose with profit and explore the impact on stakeholders, beneficiaries, staff and ultimately on wider society.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2015 |
Keywords
- social enterprise
- mission
- social innovation
- child care
- youth care