Legal Structure: CIC
Faculty: Humanities
Website: www.inplaceofwar.net
Mission: To support creative communities
living in sites of war and conflict to build
powerful networks, create social change
through creativity and demonstrate the
value of the arts to public life.
Why are we innovative?
1) The directors are passionate about the
power of creativity to make positive
global social change
2) IPOW has developed a creative
entrepreneurial programme, consisting
of 500 resources devised by 40
countries, certified by The University
of Manchester
3) IPOW explores alternative economic
models including exchange economies
and cooperative models
Some of Manchester's campus based community who are opting to
innovate: Ruth Daniel, In Place of War (IPOW) Community Interest Company (CIC)
Key achievements
• Received £300k of investment and
£1m research funding
• Collected £250k worth of equipment
for cultural spaces
• Ruth Daniel - UnLtd Social Entrepreneur
of the Year 2015
• IPOW - The University of Manchester
Social Responsibility Award: Outstanding
Aspiring Social Enterprise of the
Year 2015
• Produced 4 critically acclaimed
monographs
• Produced 10 major events with festival
partners in 20 countries
Optimiser support
• Award Funding
• One 2 One Sessions
• Awards Application Support
• Venture Planning
• Introductions to Advisors
• Business Model Generation
• Intellectual Property Advice
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Case study
IPOW in Jinja, Uganda
