WEBINAR  What is the role of civil society in making sustainability transition?
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WEBINAR
What is the role of civil society in making sustainability transition?

Local authorities have a crucial role in driving resilience – societal ability to adapt and react – but due to complexity of the challenges, they need to mobilise all levels of society to co-create solutions that enable a needed change in our traditional ways of doing things. Various civil society actors have an important role…

Social Enterprise Series 2022
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Social Enterprise Series 2022

The Social Enterprise Series is a 10-week in-depth learning program designed to educate future global changemakers about the practical components of establishing or growing a thriving social enterprise. It is completely free of charge and invites everyone willing to learn more to join all or selected workshops from 13th April to 15th June online. Designated industry…

Webinar: Social enterprise partnerships with corporates – succesful cases from the UK
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Webinar: Social enterprise partnerships with corporates – succesful cases from the UK

Social Entrepreneurs in Denmark project Rummelig Genstart hosted a webinar Successful English Social Enterprise Partnerships with Corporates Thursday 17 March 2022. You can see the webinar here Background for the webinar. England is one of the countries in the world with the most growing sector for social enterprises. This applies both in relation to political…

WEBINAR  Place-based Social Innovation Through Living Labs
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WEBINAR
Place-based Social Innovation Through Living Labs

Within promising community innovation practices targeting successful adoptions within communities, Living Labs are generating more and more buzz and yet there is confusion about what they are; when to use them; and what they can help us achieve. Take a look at this webinar to gain a clearer understanding of Livings Labs as Myriam Bérubé invites…

WEBINAR / Fashion’s huge waste problem – and what we can do about it
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WEBINAR / Fashion’s huge waste problem – and what we can do about it

Every week at Welcome Change, Ashoka talks to the world’s social entrepreneurs about what works, and what’s next. Here they present a conversation with Ashoka Fellow Jessica Schreiber, co-founder of FABSCRAP. The fashion industry (and what we all buy as consumers) is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions. That’s far more than air travel, for example. We…

Conversation: An equitable economy starts with powerful workers
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Conversation: An equitable economy starts with powerful workers

Every week at Welcome Change, Ashoka talks to the world’s social entrepreneurs about what works, and what’s next. Here they present a conversation with Ashoka Fellow Michelle Miller, co-founder of Coworker.org (a platform that helps workers build collective power to transform their jobs and workplaces). She shared her vision for creating a 21st century labor movement, and why…

Social Enterprises and the Future of Public Services – An Interview with Scott Darraugh, CEO of Social adVentures
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Social Enterprises and the Future of Public Services – An Interview with Scott Darraugh, CEO of Social adVentures

The Social Enterprise UK invites us to a great webinar to be carried out next week, on July 15th 12:00 (London), where Scott Darraugh, CEO of Social adVentures, will be talking about transforming the delivery of care services. In Salford, Greater Manchester, one social enterprise is radically changing how a community can address health inequalities through redefining what is possible…

Recap on Baltic – UK Social Entrepreneurship Forum
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Recap on Baltic – UK Social Entrepreneurship Forum

On June 4th the first Baltic – UK Social Entrepreneurship Forum took place. In this phygital* event a row of social entrepreneurs, as well as the government officials shared their stories and knowledge about the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in their respective countries. Throughout the day it allowed not only to find out more about the current…

The Best Podcast for Social Entrepreneurs & Changemakers
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The Best Podcast for Social Entrepreneurs & Changemakers

Through The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast delivered by Grow Ensemble, host Cory Ames and his expert guests shed light on social entrepreneurship, discussing the experience of running, growing, and sustaining successful sustainable businesses, social enterprises, and nonprofits. Episodes explore a range of topics about the missions and causes these businesses have ingrained into their operations, as well as their successes…