{"title": "How to scale social innovations: growing an organisation to deliver", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Nesta", "address": "Victoria Embankment 58, EC4Y 0DS London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/435/register", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society"], "description": "An evening event with lightning talks and discussion for social innovators, charity leaders and funders, held in person and online, about growing an organisation so its idea can deliver real-world impact. It is the final event in a series run by Nesta, a research and innovation foundation, and chaired by its director of policy and government partnerships, Joe Owen. 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