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Junction Point CIC, Newcastle upon Tyne (2026)

18/06/2026

Did you know we have a podcast? 🎙️🩵

Chats with Changemakers is our podcast hosted by Kate Duffy from Junction Point CIC, featuring conversations with people making a difference across the North East.

We speak with social enterprise founders, charity leaders, community organisers, and grassroots changemakers who are creating impact in their local communities.

Each episode explores their journey, how they got started, what inspired their work, and the realities of building and leading purpose-driven initiatives.

Topics include community wellbeing, mental health, digital inclusion, youth support, sustainability, and innovation in the social impact space.

The aim is simple: to share real stories from people working to create positive change across the region.

New episodes are released every two weeks, and you can tune in via all the major podcasting platforms. 🎧

Tune in now!

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com//videos

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GESZilBAQei4keQWb9QFA

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/chats-with-changemakers-with-kate-duffy-from-junction/id1860895968

17/06/2026

What would your organisation look like if it wasn’t built on the next grant?

For many social enterprises and purpose-led organisations, funding uncertainty isn’t just a challenge, it’s a constant pressure that shapes every decision.

We’re running a FREE 3-part webinar series to help change that.

Building a Resilient Social Enterprise: From Foundations to Funding

This series is designed to help you step out of short-term survival mode and build something more stable, strategic, and sustainable.

Across three practical sessions, we’ll explore:

🌱 The 5 Foundations every resilient social enterprise needs, from business model to impact and financial sustainability

💡 How to move Beyond Grants by building diversified income through trading, memberships, and commissioning

⚖️ How to choose the Right Legal Structure - CIC, Charity, or Company, and what each really means for your future growth

One registration gives you access to all three live sessions, plus full recordings to watch back anytime.

📅 Starts Thursday 16th July 2026

This is about building organisations that last, not just survive funding cycles.

🎟 Reserve your free place: https://hub.junctionpoint.co.uk/products/256510-Building-a-Resilient-Social-Enterprise

16/06/2026

Final call! 📢

This is your last chance to join our fully funded Business with Purpose Accelerator for June 2026.

If you’ve got an idea that could make a real difference but you’re not sure how to take it forward, this programme is designed to give you the structure, guidance, and support to move into action.

Across the programme you will:

🩵 Develop and test your idea with expert support

🩵 Learn how to build a sustainable social business model

🩵 Gain practical skills in planning, finance, and structure

🩵 Leave with a clear, personalised action plan

🩵 Connect with other changemakers across the region

🩵 Access ongoing support through mastermind sessions and 1:1 coaching

Places are limited and applications will be closing soon, so be quick!

👉 Register now via Eventbrite to secure your place.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-with-purpose-pre-start-training-1-day-accelerator-june-2026-tickets-1986192552391?aff=erellivmlt

Generously funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as part of the The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority and Gateshead Council.

15/06/2026

Social Enterprise Day is shaped as much by the people who contribute to it as by the programme itself. Each year, some of the most meaningful moments come from lived experience, practical insight, and honest reflection from those working at the heart of social change.

We’re looking for people who can help explore what it really means to take purposeful, grounded action in complex times. You might be a founder who has built something sustainable against the odds, a sector expert with practical tools to share, or a community leader who understands what it takes to embed lasting change. Funders, collaborators, and researchers are also very welcome — thriving is something we can only do together. 🩵

Whether you’d like to give a talk, join a panel, or host a workshop, this is your opportunity to share your insights with an audience of social entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers from across the region.

We are particularly interested in contributions that speak to the realities of this work, including:

• Building sustainable income streams within social enterprises
• Systems change in practice — what it looks like on the ground
• Leadership, wellbeing, and preventing burnout
• Community-led innovation and local solutions
• Collaboration across sectors and place-based partnerships

📍 Newcastle University Business School
📅 Thursday 19th November 2026

To apply, please email [email protected] with a short outline of your proposed session and why you would like to be involved. We will review expressions of interest on a rolling basis.

🎟️ Secure your tickets to Social Enterprise Day 2026 here:
https://hub.junctionpoint.co.uk/products/256583-Social-Enterprise-Day-2026-Change-in

12/06/2026

Every year, Social Enterprise Day is a chance to come together and celebrate the organisations and individuals using business as a force for good. Here in the North East, it has become a space where changemakers can connect, recharge, and think bigger about what’s possible.

And we’re really pleased to share that it’s back for 2026.

This year we’re focusing on something many social entrepreneurs tell us they struggle with; not just surviving, but finding ways to truly thrive. Nationally, only around one in three businesses make it to their fifth birthday, and our own review of North East CIC data shows survival rates in the North East are much the same. Too many organisations risk burning out before their impact has time to take root.

At the same time, much of the support available is designed either for very new start-ups or for fast-growing enterprises. That leaves a gap in the middle, where most social enterprises sit; working day in, day out to deliver impact, but perhaps without the right support to build resilience for the long term.

That’s why this year’s theme is... Change in Action

In a world full of big challenges, we aren’t trying to solve everything at once. Instead, we’re focusing on purposeful, values-driven action, building sustainable foundations, and protecting the wellbeing of our leaders.

📅 Thursday 19th November 2026
🕤 09:30 – 15:30
📍 Newcastle University Business School

👥 100+ changemakers, social entrepreneurs and support organisations coming together once again in the heart of Newcastle.

We will be bringing together keynote perspectives, facilitated networking led by NetKno, interactive workshops, and space to reflect on both the practical and human sides of sustaining impact work.

🎟 Tickets are now available:
• £10 — Changemakers & Social Entrepreneurs
• £15 — Support Organisations & Corporate Partners
(Subsidised tickets are available for those for whom cost is a barrier)

🎟️ Book your place here: https://hub.junctionpoint.co.uk/products/256583-Social-Enterprise-Day-2026-Change-in

11/06/2026

From Civil Service to leading a charity breaking cycles of domestic abuse 💙

A brand new episode of Chats with Changemakers is out today. 🎧

In this episode, Kate Duffy speaks with Catherine Marchant, CEO of Impact Family Services, a charity supporting adults, children and young people affected by domestic abuse across local communities.

What began as a short-term role in the charity sector became a long-term mission for Catherine, focused on prevention, early intervention, and helping families rebuild and break cycles of abuse.

In this episode, Catherine shares:

🩵 Her journey from the Civil Service into charity leadership

🩵 Why breaking the cycle of domestic abuse takes prevention, education and long-term support

🩵 The realities of leading a small charity in a challenging funding landscape

🩵 How income diversification and partnerships help sustain vital community services

🩵 The importance of workplace support and training around domestic abuse

🩵 Lessons learned about leadership, resilience, and listening to yourself

This is a powerful and honest conversation about leadership, community impact, and the life-changing work happening within small charities every day.

Tune into Catherine’s episode below, wherever you listen to your podcasts. 🎧

Youtube: https://youtu.be/fGoVPsXePI0

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tYaLBdaX99xBWNBZgHIe1?si=Y5r0v1VmRmqDzCMdji4WXA

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/chats-with-changemakers-with-kate-duffy-from-junction/id1860895968

10/06/2026

Are you ready to move from grant-to-grant survival to long-term resilience?

We know that for many social enterprises and purpose-led organisations, the challenge isn’t ambition, it’s sustainability. Short-term funding cycles can make it difficult to build something stable, strategic, and lasting.

That’s why we’re launching a free 3-part webinar series designed to help strengthen your foundations and support long-term growth.

Building a Resilient Social Enterprise: From Foundations to Funding

Here’s what’s included:

🌱 The 5 Foundations
Business models, impact, legal structure, and financial sustainability.

💡 Beyond Grants
How to build diversified income through trading, memberships, and commissioning.

⚖️ The Right Legal Structure
Understanding CICs, Charities, and Companies — and what’s right for you.

The best part?
One registration gives you access to all three live sessions + recordings to watch back anytime.

📅 First session: Thursday 16th July 2026

Because strong social impact starts with strong foundations.

🎟 Secure your free place here: https://hub.junctionpoint.co.uk/products/256510-Building-a-Resilient-Social-Enterprise

09/06/2026

Our fully funded Business with Purpose Accelerator is designed to help you turn an early-stage idea into a clear, actionable plan, with structured support at every stage 🩵

You’ll start with a 1:1 Zoom diagnostic session to explore your idea, refine your thinking, and identify your next steps.

The 1-day in-person Accelerator (with lunch included) is a practical, hands-on workshop where you’ll test and shape your idea, build business planning skills, explore social enterprise structures, and leave with a personalised action plan.

After the programme, you’ll join weekly online mastermind sessions to help you stay focused and keep momentum, along with peer support from others on a similar journey.

When you’re ready, you’ll also have access to 1:1 coaching to support you in developing or registering your business.

👉 Ready to turn your idea into action?

Register now via Eventbrite to join our June 2026 cohort.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-with-purpose-pre-start-training-1-day-accelerator-june-2026-tickets-1986192552391?aff=erellivmlt

Generously funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as part of the The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority and Gateshead Council.

08/06/2026

At Junction Point CIC, a lot of our work comes back to one simple belief: with the right support, people and organisations can create meaningful change. 🩵

Over the years, we’ve worked with changemakers at all different stages, from people exploring early ideas, to established organisations looking to grow their impact. And while every journey is different, the support people need often connects back to the same core areas.

That’s what led us to develop our four pillars:

🩵 Ignite
Sparking curiosity, clarity and confidence for purposeful action.

🩵 Equip
Providing training, skills, knowledge and networks to strengthen social impact.

🩵 Connect
Helping people navigate and access the wider business support ecosystem.

🩵 Champion
Removing barriers so changemakers can thrive, lead and create impact.

These pillars shape how we design programmes, deliver support, build partnerships and show up for the communities we work with.

Because creating change isn’t just about having a good idea, it’s about having the confidence, tools, opportunities and support systems to turn that idea into something sustainable and impactful.

For us, these pillars are more than words. They reflect the role we want to play in helping changemakers move from idea to action, and from action to lasting impact. 💙

04/06/2026

In this episode of Chats with Changemakers, host Kate Duffy spoke with Warren Milburn, founder of The Million People Project, a bold social enterprise working to tackle digital poverty by refurbishing and redistributing laptops to people who need them most.

Warren reflects on the scale of the challenge, the reality of building momentum over time, and the importance of continuing to grow the project through new partnerships, including international work now expanding into South Africa.

Tune in to Warren's Chats with Changemakers episode now, via the link in our bio. 🎧

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