Help us mount a high-impact advertising campaign for this General Election that rivals anything from big business!

What are we doing?
We’ve won low-cost outdoor advertising space in the most sought-after slots, for the most sought-after times, in advance of the coming General Election. Now we need to fill them in a way that changes how our leaders think and how our economy’s talked about.

Why?
The social economy is rising and having a profound impact on UK citizens. We need to get this message to politicians and voters, and change the economic story that will dominate the coming General Election.

The last decade has seen massive progress in the social sector in the UK. Social enterprises and co-operatives are outperforming just-for-profit businesses; alternative banks have better returns on assets, lower volatility and higher growth; and a growing proportion of start-ups are socially-driven. The UK social investment market is growing fast and attracting global attention. But news headlines and advertising media are dominated by outdated stories, ways of doing business, and seemingly-insurmountable economic problems.

How?
Around £2 billion a year is spent in the UK on lobbying, and most of that comes from traditional businesses. They do it because it works! We don’t have their budgets, but we have many supporters, and so much backing in the wider world that we can mount high-impact campaigns for a fraction of the costs ordinary businesses face in campaigning. Now is the time to do it. We have a one-off, low-cost opportunity to blitz Westminster with our message.

Who are we?
We are The Social Economy Alliance, and we are campaigning for a UK economy that is better for society. We have grown really fast!. In less than twelve months we have gone from 24 to 450+ members. We are hundreds of social enterprises, co-operatives, charities, universities, investors, trusts, associations and think-tanks. We have come together to make the case, not for what the next government can do for the social economy but for what a more social economy can do for this country. Through a democratic process involving experts, members and a public consultation, we have developed a manifesto that will be launched shortly. We need all our members and those who support our cause to chip in and help us break through the ‘business as usual’ noise.

Find out more at www.socialeconomyalliance.org.uk

Note: Buzzbnk have waived their commission fee on this campaign as part of their contribution to the Alliance. As well, any Alliance member who crowdfunds with Buzzbnk in the next 6 months, 50% of the commission fee (2.5%) earned will be donated to the campaign.
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