The Melting Pot Edinburgh

📣 Meet the speakers for our Social Impact Speaker series event ‘People with Purpose: Engagement and Employers" sponsored by Charisma Charity Recruitment. 🙌 Our speakers are Linsey Melo de Silva from Forge and Equip, Zakia Moulaoui Guery from Invisible Cities and Jane Devine from Four Square (Scotland) Join us as we delve into, the joys and challenges of building an organisation that combines bespoke fabrication and training for individuals with diverse backgrounds. Don't miss this chance to learn from inspiring leaders who are making a difference in their communities! 💡 📅 November 6 📍 The Melting Pot 🕔 5:30 - 8pm 🎟️ Get your ticket here https://lnkd.in/ecXTFqbn #SocialImpact #InclusiveEmployment #CommunityInnovation #SkillsForAll #EmpowermentThroughWork #Inspiration #SocialChange

🍸 Join The Melting Pot and partners, Kirsty Mulcahy (Soberbuzz Scotland CIC), Dana Drzikova (Menopause Coach), and April Blake (Solstice Naturopathic Medicine), for an empowering and inclusive discussion on menopause, HRT, alcohol, and wellness! 🌸 This event will feature a powerful and positive narrative, exploring the science and lived experiences of menopause. If you're currently going through menopause, think you might be, or know someone who is (you definitely do!), this event is for you! 📅 26 November 🕒 5:30 - 8pm 📍 The Melting Pot 🔗 Secure your spot today – https://lnkd.in/egsQVXcz #MenopauseAwareness #WellbeingJourney #InclusiveWellness #SocialImpact #edinburghevents #socent #socinn

💎 A brave new world? This thought-provoking event explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence and augmented reality on the timeless arts of jewellery design and craft, investigating the possibilities available to each of us as jewellery industry members and enthusiasts. Hear from a tech-driven designer, a specialist in creative AI, an AI software developer and a local jewellery designer about how they are - and aren't - incorporating AI into their day-to-day practices. Through a panel discussion and interactive Q&A session, look ahead to AI's future role within the jewellery industry and seek your own answer to the question: Is it time to stop fearing the unknown? 📅 16 November 🕒 5:30 - 8:00 PM 📍 The Melting Pot Get your ticket here https://lnkd.in/eXNjeyBC #TechMeetsTradition #JewelleryInnovation #ArtAndTech #edinburghevents #socent #socinn #coworkingcommunity

📣 We have a new Potter’s Perk! Get ready to indulge in delicious, authentic Lebanese street food with our latest perk from Lazeez Street Food who are offering 10% off!🍴 Located just steps away from St. James Quarter, it's the perfect spot for a flavour-packed lunch. Want to take advantage of this tasty deal? Learn more about our memberships and unlock this perk here! https://lnkd.in/eGipFPwg

🤝Are you an organisation or individual in a position to support budding social product makers? 🎪 This spring The Melting Pot will debut the Buy Social Fair, a vibrant marketplace showcasing socially impactful goods. Discover unique products from social enterprises and organisations with purpose, all committed to making a positive impact for people and the planet. ⭐Lead the way in supporting social and environmental innovators by becoming our first sponsor! We're looking for sponsors working in food and drink, environmentally conscious beauty and fashion, and just about everything else! 🤝You can sponsor a stall and give someone the opportunity to reach new audiences. Contact Sam Ross at sam@themeltingpotedinburgh.org.uk to find out more! #BuySocialFair #SocialImpact #SocialEnterprise #SupportLocal #ShopForGood #SustainableBusiness #EdinburghEvents

📣 There are 4 sponsored places for our Good Ideas Camp left! 💡 Are you passionate about creating change? Whether you're an early-stage innovator or have an idea that you’re unsure how to move forward, Good Ideas: Camp is for you. ✨ This hands-on workshop is a part of The Melting Pot’s Good Ideas Programme. Together we will explore how design thinking can help you refine your ideas, identify your customers & beneficiaries, understand design-thinking and how this can help you as you turn your good ideas into a social business. You'll get the chance to connect with like-minded individuals, receive peer coaching, and begin early-stage prototyping. By the end of the day, you’ll have a clear plan to take your idea to the next level! 🙌 📅 15 November 🕒 9:30 - 16:00 📍 The Melting Pot 🔗 Secure your spot today https://lnkd.in/e2yZuvVT #SocialInnovation #GoodIdeas #Camp #StartUps #Entrepreneurs

🚀 For the third event in our Social Impact Speaker Series, we're shining a light on enterprises that are transforming employment and skills opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds. 🌍✨ Join us as we delve into, the joys and challenges of building an organisation that combines bespoke fabrication and training for individuals with diverse backgrounds. The hard work behind breaking the stigma around homelessness and creating real change and the importance of pivoting to improve employment support for those in crisis. Don't miss this chance to learn from inspiring leaders who are making a difference in their communities! 💡 📅 6 November 📍 The Melting Pot 🕔 5:30 - 8pm 🎟️ Get your ticket here https://lnkd.in/e552C89j Thanks to our sponsors Charisma Charity Recruitment #SocialImpact #InclusiveEmployment #CommunityInnovation #SkillsForAll #EmpowermentThroughWork #Inspiration #SocialChange

📣 After crunching some numbers and consulting our existing members, we're delighted to introduce our updated membership packages! ⭐ We've slightly tweaked the originals, and added a brand new option – YOUR 70! For those of you who need more than the basic YOUR 35 package (35 hours' access per month), but can't commit to unlimited hours of YOUR ULTD, this new package gives you the equivalent of 10 days' access per month. 💻 Check out all our membership options on our website. 🎉 And don't forget to use the new member discount codes when you sign up (see webpage for details)! https://lnkd.in/eGipFPwg #MembershipUpdates #edinburghcoworking #coworking #coworkers

🚀 Glasgow’s must-attend cross-community, silo-breaking event is back! ✨ Join us on November 21st to hear from speakers who will share their stories of innovation, collaboration, and impact demonstrating how cross-sector partnerships can address belonging and how to create belonging for those traditionally excluded from our communities, the role of place in creating belonging and how belonging can create inclusive spaces for all. Be part of this transformative gathering. Unleash your potential, connect with like-minded professionals, and contribute to Glasgow’s thriving business community! 📅 November 21st 🕔   17:30 - 20:00 📍  To be announced soon – stay tuned! Thanks to our partners! Glasgow Social Enterprise Network - GSEN Startup Grind Scotland Knowvate Hub Dechomai Ltd CodeBase / Techscaler Pride Outside CIC Creative Edinburgh Community Lab Heartsong Live 🎟️ Get your ticket here! - https://lnkd.in/eeEa3cNX #Glasgow #CommunityInnovation #Sustainability #CrossSectorCollaboration #ClimateAction #Networking

As we continue to develop our work around “places with purpose”, extending our knowledge of innovation across Scotland, it was great to visit Fiona McKenzie OBE and the CentreStage team in Kilmarnock. It’s always inspiring to see how social businesses can work towards a better future for people and planet, while also building strong cross-sector relationships and sustainable income streams. 👀 Watch this space for more information on how we’re working to incorporate these three strands into our consultancy offering!