by SocialBox.Biz A Community Interest Company, June 2019, LONDON, UK Social Impact and Impact Investing: big picture, small steps… If you’ve considered your old office or even personal items, whether that’s clothing or tech, you might want to reconsider. Re-homing your goods on a local scale can have major impacts on many levels. In this … Continue reading How Donating Your Business Products Locally Can Make MAJOR Impacts
A SocialBox.Biz Case Study update by Heather Howkins (May 2019) Since January 2018, Natal has been in semi-permanent housing. Now, he is going through ESOL Entry 2 at a North London college for five days per week. When he arrived, he had no laptop, but not that he has one, Natal is doing extra coursework, … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz and Centrepoint Initiative Deepens Roots in the Community
SocialBox.Biz – The box for doing good. (May 2019). Contact SocialBox.Biz today for your own box for doing good ! High profile commentators such as Larry Fink of Blackrock have spoken about the importance of social impact to investors. There’s a lot that can be done, and is being done, but sometimes simple ideas can … Continue reading CSR, ESG, and Impact Investing: big picture, small steps…
Social Box Biz Helping Women Go From Prison to Jobs A SocialBox.biz blog post update by Heather Howkins (May 2019) SocialBox.Biz has been a driving force in providing technology for the underprivileged, and we’re always thrilled when we cross paths with another organization that’s been giving back. In this case, we’re referring to the team … Continue reading New Case study from Working Chance
Names have been changed for anonymity Paul received a laptop to help him set up his own business. He has a mentor from John Lewis and he uses his laptop to communicate with him. He used to use the library and Passage Resource Centre for computer access but found it difficult as limited to set … Continue reading Additional case studies received from The Passage charity on 25 March 2019
Laptops for homeless people support (an anonymised case study April 2019) ”I really appreciate having the use of my own laptop, which I use in my new home without having to go elsewhere like a public library, job centre or asking for favours. Having my own laptop gives me the advantage of usage for unlimited … Continue reading The advantage of having my own laptop by Mustafa
A SocialBox.biz blog post update by Jenni (February 2019) We love sharing stories of some of the vulnerable people you have supported with your old lap tops ! Recently, Linda Clark, the Corporate Services Manager at Simon Community Scotland, let us know one of her 19 year old clients was given a re-used laptop, and … Continue reading Case Study from Simon Community Scotland
A SocialBox.biz blog post update by Jenni (July 2018) Initiatives that build up Environmental Social Governance (ESG) profiles This week, we shared some great news about how our laptop rehoming initiatives are improving our local communities through a press release which reached over 2 million readers. We’re excited to have our efforts recognised by community … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz Laptop Rehoming Program aims to Expand Distribution to Disadvantaged Populations Across the UK – additional large organisations urged to support the laptop collection drive
A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Jenni (June 2018) We’re excited to share some updates on how we have been able to support one of our newest charity partners, C4WSHomelessProject. We have changed the names of these laptop beneficiaries to protect their privacy. Mohammed Mohammed is a 22 year old refugee from Eritrea, an East … Continue reading Get to know 3 individuals we support at C4WS Homeless Project
A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Jenni (June 2018) When social impact create and carry out socially conscious programs designed to improve various areas of society, it’s important for these organisations to be able to measure their accomplishments. SocialBox.biz is excited to be a participant in this new study with a university and 180 Degrees … Continue reading SocialBox.biz participates in new research on social impact measurement