Welcome

Welcome from Baroness Glenys Thornton

Thank you for interest in the position of Chair of the Social Enterprise Coalition.

I have been chair for the first five exciting years of the Coalition's life and it has been an honour and a source of great inspiration to work with the people and social businesses that we seek to champion.
SEC is leading a quiet revolution – as Gordon Brown put it last year "a new frontier for British business". We are at the heart of a world movement of that is based on a passion for using business to bring about progressive social and environmental change.

I have a firmly held belief that it is healthy for organisations to have a change in their leadership from time to time. And I am even more certain that the "founders" of organisations should not hang around too long once the organisation is up and running. The Social Enterprise Coalition is in fantastic shape, it is hugely influential and will continue to grow and develop. The next stage of development I believe will benefit from fresh eyes and a new input of energy. SEC will have my continuing support.
The Board and Jonathan Bland and the staff of the Coalition are remarkable, and the Coalition's success is testament to their commitment and hard work. They are my friends and colleagues, and I hope will continue to be so.

I am immensely proud of what has been achieved in these first five years, and have really enjoyed being the chair of the Coalition. I am completely confident that the Coalition will continue to go from strength to strength.
I invite you to explore this special website and to consider whether you could be SEC's new Chair.