How do you get people to sit up and take notice of what you are doing? We asked communications expert Jenny Halpern Prince for some tips.

Expert Impact Director Kendra Walsh is leaving to take on a new challenge. Here, Kendra reflects on eight years growing the Human Lending Library.

Pizza social enterprise The Good Slice had proved a hit at festivals and events. Was the next step to open a restaurant? Mentoring from Jimmy's Iced Coffee founder Jim Cregan helped with the next step – and beyond.

Our latest impact report finds that an expanded Human Lending Library supported social entrepreneurs to create social impact across all 17 UNSDGs as mentors boosted confidence and helped with strategy.

The Human Lending Library MentorCloud platform fills the events gap left by Covid-19 and cuts out the awkwardness and bad wine for those wishing to learn from each other and collaborate.

We think Heather Matuozzo’s social enterprise is pretty unique - we haven’t heard of anyone else that works with physical clutter and mental blocks to create both metaphorical – and literal – space.

They will obviously want to protect their investment, so how will that relationship go if challenges arise? For Kim Rihal of Equal Education, a meeting with someone who had trod that path before instilled confidence.

You’ve found someone you get on well with, who offers great advice and whom you respect. What can you do to ensure that beneficial relationship continues? We talked to Sarah Bentley from Made in Hackney about how to keep good people on your side.

Start spreading the news: we're at the Centre for Social Innovation and Beautiful Destinations founder Jeremy Jauncey is our first mentor in NYC.