Gamified Tool to Learn What The Theory of Change Is All About
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Gamified Tool to Learn What The Theory of Change Is All About

The Theory of Change is a premier e-learning tool to optimise impact management and enhance social impact creation. As the cornerstone of impact management it is indispensable to any purpose-driven organisation targeting social or environmental value creation. It offers you the cornerstone of a learning approach toward change and impact. A way to build a mindset and organisational…

Invest in Meaningful Innovation: Join Us in Partnering with Social Ventures Started by Young People
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Invest in Meaningful Innovation: Join Us in Partnering with Social Ventures Started by Young People

For over 20 years, IYF has nurtured young leaders as they tackle urgent social challenges in their communities. Today we are thrilled to announce the Strategic Alliance Initiative, through which IYF will partner with a consortium of social ventures from our network to drive impact and innovation on issues affecting people and the planet. This collaboration…

A Dutch Pilot Study in Primary Teacher Education: Social Entrepreneurship Education in Focus
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A Dutch Pilot Study in Primary Teacher Education: Social Entrepreneurship Education in Focus

In a Dutch Institute for Primary Teacher Education, a pilot study was undertaken on social entrepreneurship education (SEE). It was a part of the international project “UKids – Social Entrepreneurship Programme for Kids!”. As game designing appears to offer good opportunities for the enhancement of empathy and business-related skills, student teachers were instructed by the…

Social entrepreneurship – a survey of current research
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Social entrepreneurship – a survey of current research

This working paper provides an intrapolated figure for Sweden using cubic splines, which shows that Sweden ranks in the middle of the European countries. At the political decision level both the European Union and individual member states begin to adopt or suggest special legal framework conditions, including beneficial treatment, for so-called social enterprises. The paper concludes…

Mentoring as a Powerful Tool for Youth Business support: Why and How?
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Mentoring as a Powerful Tool for Youth Business support: Why and How?

Youth Business International (YBI) is a world-known international organisation helping young people to launch and escalate their businesses. For more than a decade, YBI has run successful mentoring programmes in various countries to share the business experiences with youth and empower it for action. In this period of time, more than 40 YBI members were supported in designing own…

Service Design Tools: for your design workshops
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Service Design Tools: for your design workshops

Whenever you need to develop a solution to some problem – let’s say public service, product, or experience for your customers, you may need to ask your co-workers and potential customers for help. Service Design Tools is developed to support you in this innovation journey. Founded as a research activity, Service Design Tools platform has been developed to a…

The Rexel Foundation’s joint-skills Platform for social entrepreneurship
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The Rexel Foundation’s joint-skills Platform for social entrepreneurship

The purpose of the social innovation Platform is to boost innovative social models that improve access to energy efficiency. The joint-skills Platform for social entrepreneurship is a collaborative work tool to drive the adoption of energy efficient practices: Identify social innovations in France and Europe Accompany and support the initiatives of social entrepreneurs Provide a place for…

The Impact in Palanga is Turned ON: 7 New Social Businesses Have Emerged
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The Impact in Palanga is Turned ON: 7 New Social Businesses Have Emerged

Last weekend the social business sprint “Turn the Impact ON” took place in the sunny resort of Palanga, Klaipėda region, where no less than 7 new social businesses emerged victorious and now will continue on creating innovative solutions to important social problems in Lithuania. These businesses also won an invitation to the social business accelerator…