Join us as a supporter member
Our supporter membership is for any organisation that is not a social enterprise, and which is committed to growing and developing the social enterprise community. Whether you’re a corporate business looking to buy from social enterprises, a professional services provider, a university, or a charity – joining the world’s largest social enterprise network will connect you to businesses set up to reduce economic inequality, improve social justice and contribute to environmental sustainability.
Social enterprises operate in B2B, B2C and B2G sectors and reinvest most of their profits to help people and the planet by providing community, public and professional services and selling ethical products from coffee carts creating jobs for the homeless to employee-owned healthcare providers.
Why working with social enterprises can add value to any business
Partnering with social enterprises can allow you to build on your ESG goals:
- Contribute to your local community and invest in marginalised groups
- Attract and retain talent, and enhance the diversity of your staff
- Create inclusive and ethical supply chains
- Learn how to improve governance structures through ethics, transaprency, and accountability
- Demonstrate commitment to ethical governance, enhance compliance and increase your stakeholder satisfaction
- Grow your customer base and add to your brand reputation
- Reduce your carbon footprint, embed sustainability into your operations, and make your supply chains greener and more transparent
Why join the world's largest social enterprise network?
Becoming a Social Enterprise UK member will help you make social value-driven decisions in your daily business operations, support our efforts to create a policy environment where social enterprises can thrive, and contribute to meaningful change helping the sector to grow and its future.
Member benefits
Make future-proof decisions based on best practices in forming sustainable partnerships between your business and social enterprise.
Connect with the leaders of social enterprises and recommended suppliers suited best for your business ESG needs. Benefit from premium access to our online social enterprise directory.
Benefit from know-how and guidance on how to find ways into your local community and form social enterprise networks.
Tap into social value expertise and embed it into your daily business operations. Attend our exclusive leadership events, such as the Social Value Summit. Connect with our Buy Social Corporate Challenge partners and collaborate with us on our strategic social value work, adding value to your brand, and the satisfaction of your internal and external stakeholders.
Our online network of over 2,000 social enterprises and supporting businesses is the space to connect directly with social enterprises. Whether you offer legal support or marketing advice, you can use our Members’ Area to share your work, grow your networks, host webinars and make business partnerships.
As a supporter member, you can also sign up to our Social Procurement Connect Service which provides buying organisations with the resources, tools and connections they need to build an effective social sourcing initiative – from an annual supply chain review to online and in-person networking opportunities to meet potential suppliers. This service is uniquely tailored to your business and can be added to your membership package for an additional fee, competitively priced to support procurement operations and the social enterprise sector.
Our membership fees
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