Glossary

Glossary

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Definition

Payroll giving is a way of giving an amount of money each week or month from your pay.

Definition

A business that integrates commercial objectives (growth, profits) with a social, ethical or environmental mission.

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A social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit

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A social entrepreneur is someone who uses the skills to create and develop business, commonly associated with private business, to achieve a social purpose.