Social Enterprise Unit
Support for charities, voluntary work and Third Sector organisations.
If you’re running a busy voluntary or other Third Sector organisation, staff and students at the Business School’s new Social Enterprise Unit can help you.
We offer support and advice on:
- Marketing
- Attracting external funding
- Finance
- Project management
- Management of people
- Student placement and internships
These are just a few of the things we can do for you.
Our clients
We have provided support for a range of clients including:
- Cancer Research UK
- Damilola Taylor Trust
- NSPCC
- Oxfam
- Hertfordshire Chorus
View a list of the organisations we have worked with in the past.
Case study
Students take part in Community Engagement project:
Full and part time MBA Students on the Leadership and Change module took part in a compulsory project requiring planning and executing 8 hours of engaging with the community, as part of their module.
The community engagement allowed students to take part in a variety of activities within their self-selected groups to complete individual assignments.
The aim of the project was to enable students to effectively work within groups while reflecting on group dynamics.
Students chose their own projects which highlighted the diversity within each task.
Projects ranged from:
- working within a local school to organize and catalogue books
- working with the YMCA charity to assist their fundraising
- helping youths on the streets with the Watford Street Angels
- helping the environment on a conservation of natural reserves at Cassiobury Park
By taking part in this project, students were able to successfully develop their leadership skills by participating with others in practical experiences, reflecting on group interaction and understanding the various responses when taking up different roles.
Overall, it was an enriching experience from the very beginning.
A.T, Full time MBA Student
