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Big Issue presents - 12 Days of Homelessness ✨ Our 2024 Christmas ad, shines a light on the leading causes of homelessness across the UK, voiced by Big Issue vendors, frontline workers, and our brilliant ambassador @DanielMays9. With over half of Brits feeling more at risk of homelessness this year - and an alarming 78% of our vendors feeling more vulnerable since the start of the cost-of-living crisis - your support is needed more than ever. 💪 Help change lives: Buy from your local vendor every week. If you can't reach a vendor, buy a Vendor Support Kit online for £35 so vendors can keep themselves warm, dry, fed, earning, and progressing. Buy a kit here: bigissue.com/christmas Thank you ❤️
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Let’s help James hit his target! 🌟 The Big Issue vendor from Bristol is donating his earnings from selling the Big Issue last week to raise funds for Armed Forces charities as part of Remembrance Day 2024. In memory of his brother, a fellow serviceman who tragically passed away after struggling with mental health issues, James is donating to SSAFA the Armed Forces charity, and the RAF Benevolent Fund. After an unexpected illness, James could only work half the week and despite managing to raise a fantastic £258, he is still a little way off his £600 target. Let’s help him get there! 💪 Your support will directly benefit veterans, service personnel, and their families, providing vital welfare services when they need it most. Please give whatever you can via his Just Giving page👇 bit.ly/3YLCQkn
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This Christmas 🎅, will you support a Big Issue vendor to earn and lift themselves out of poverty for good? Change a vendor's life here 👇 bigissue.com/christmas 3.8 million people across the UK will be facing extreme poverty this Christmas - struggling to feed, clothe and keep themselves warm. Thousands of those struggling will turn to selling the Big Issue as a vital source of income. But to break the cycle of poverty, our vendors also need the support, tools, and resources to change their lives for good, and with your help, we can do this! There are three ways you can support this Christmas: 📰 Buy a magazine from your local vendor in the street every week - every sale helps them earn and improve their life. 💼 Buy a Vendor Support Kit for £35 to give vendors the tools and training they need to work and create a better life for themselves. 📅 Subscribe to the Big Issue via your local vendor online - for every annual subscription, vendors can earn up to £75, helping them work towards a brighter future. Thank you! ❤️
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🚨Millions of people in this country are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks. It’s barely getting a mention. Today I’m joining forces with @BigIssue in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS Let’s do it
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On International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Big Issue ambassadors are standing together. 3.8 million people are living in extreme poverty, but together we can take action. That's why we created the Big Issue member community. Join @mrgeorgeclarke, Christopher Eccleston, @danielmays9, @Sab_CohenHatton, @JacksonRParsons, @sherriesilver, Sophie Winkleman, and Lorna Tucker and become a Big Issue member, and give us the power to take poverty to zero in the UK. Join us 🤝👇 bigissue.com/member #PovertyZero #EndPoverty #BigIssue #TogetherWeCan #IDEP2024
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In an exclusive interview @hellomag Sophie Winkleman expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to champion causes close to her heart, including her work with Big Issue. Sophie said: 💬 "I remember selling the magazine with some vendors on a bitterly cold and wet Monday in January, trying to earn their way out of poverty in the freezing weather, and feeling overwhelmed with admiration." Sophie also highlighted the launch of the Big Issue Community Initiative, which includes Community Roadshows, a new Poverty Zero call, and the Big Issue Membership scheme aimed at ending destitution in the UK ✊ Tap the link below to become a member ❤️ bigissue.com/member/ And finally, a heartfelt thank you to Sophie for her incredible dedication and work as a Big Issue ambassador!
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🌟 Introducing the Winter Warmth Network 🌟 This winter, 6M UK households face fuel poverty, struggling between heating their homes or eating. Navigating support can be tough, so we're uniting to simplify access to help. 🔗 Get involved: lightningreach.org/winter
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We're thrilled to announce that Patchwork Hub has secured investment from the Growth Impact Fund, run by @BigIssueInvest and @UnLtd. We can’t wait to share what we have in store… but for now, thank you for your continued support and #WatchThisSpace. #BreakingBarriers
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One live TV #GeneralElection debate down and barely any mention of poverty. Sign our open letter to party leaders to demand an end to poverty this general election 👉 bit.ly/3JR2Io0
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Insights from the House of Lords after a @BigIssueInvest event called on insurance firms to champion #socialimpact investing. #PensionsforPurpose's Charlotte O'Leary joined the panel to discuss how to scale up #impactinvestment to end poverty in the UK. ow.ly/ljJI50RvAxH
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🏆Join us, @UNHABITAT and special guest Danyal Sattar - CEO, @BigIssueInvest for this special #UrbanOctober event. Danyal will be talking to 2023 #WorldHabitatAwards @HomesForGood about their innovative social lettings agency model. Register today👉 bit.ly/WHA23Prestn
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Grateful to be at this event to help take our social enterprise to the next level. Thank you @UnLtd and @BigIssueInvest Looking forward to soaking up all the goodness and pouring it back into tangible impact in our local communities 🤎👌🏽 – at Manchester, England
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Lord Bird is speaking. He's thrilled about the partnership between @BigIssueInvest and UnLtd to create the #GrowthImpactFund, a £25 million fund dedicated to tackling inequity and creating social impact.
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Could you support #TeamSkillMill with @WorldCleanupUK this year? Please take a look at our funding page: bacommunityfund.co.uk/p/worl… @GoodFinanceUK @BigSocietyCap @BigIssueInvest @RHDHV_WATUK_N @esh_group @CAFVenturesome @EnvAgency @BarriersDown @_YJB @Peer_PowerUK @YEUK2012
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🎉Congratulations to @BigIssueInvest on meeting externally assessed #SocEnt accreditation criteria & renewing their #SE_Mark for the 1⃣2⃣th year as an independently accredited #socialenterprise!    #standards #accreditation #socent  socialenterprisemark.org.uk/…
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We’re delighted to announce ten years of Big Society Capital! To mark the occasion, we are celebrating the progress that has been made in social impact investment. Explore how far social impact investment has come in the last decade⬇️ bit.ly/3Q6SdyP #InvestForImpact
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NEW: Listening to feedback and making changes isn't easy – but @BigSocietyCap's recent proposals will not drive the transformation needed, argues @UnLtd: pioneerspost.com/news-views/… #SocEnt @Voa1234 @BigIssueInvest @SocialEnt_UK
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Great to see this article in @FT promoting CDFIs and the need to scale up the responsible finance sector to support those who are excluded from mainstream finance. Thanks @ClaerB #ResponsibleFinance #CDFIs #FinancialInclusion
With 20m in UK unable to access mainstream credit, boosting the #responsiblefinance sector is a no brainer. Never heard of it? Read my column - let’s pressure the banks and politicians to get behind it! 💷 #costoflivingcrisis #financialinclusion ft.com/content/5fd5fede-3d37…
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