Learn­ing ma­ter­ial for com­mu­nity ac­tiv­a­tion and par­ti­cip­a­tion from ViSEnet project
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Learn­ing ma­ter­ial for com­mu­nity ac­tiv­a­tion and par­ti­cip­a­tion from ViSEnet project

As many countries rural areas are facing the same contemporary societal challenges, such as a tightening economy and diminishing local services, there is a need to find new tools for rural communities to cope with the future. ViSEnet project works on materials to help do just that – by  aiming to enhance the ideas and…

POLISH INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE
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POLISH INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE

Entrepreneurship of people excluded in the transformation process In the program scope of incubators in Poland, initiatives focusing on entrepreneurship of socially excluded people are most often absent. This situation was conditioned by the processes of economic and social transformation in which snowballing unemployment required the creation of dedicated aid programs. Large groups of people…

Pomorskie region Social Economy entities map
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Pomorskie region Social Economy entities map

Baltic Institute for Regional Affairs from Gdynia, Poland encourages you to use the maps created by the Pomorskie Region Regional Center for Social Policy. This planning is a systematized compendium of knowledge about economic entities related to services in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. In response to the dynamic economic situation of the society in the…

How to Stop Procrastination: A social entrepreneur’s toolkit
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How to Stop Procrastination: A social entrepreneur’s toolkit

How to stop procrastination? Through action. Procrastination is the child of endless excuses of why something cannot be done. I’m sure, if prompted one could come up with a whole list of reasons “why not something won’t succeed“ or “why it’s not worth doing”. The remedy: it’s the active doing that will ‘break the spell’…

Growth for the Common Good? Learnings from social enterprises’ growth process
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Growth for the Common Good? Learnings from social enterprises’ growth process

For those readers interested in research, there’s a new juicy read from Finland. Saila Tykkyläinen’s doctoral theses about social enterprise growth has just been published. The researcher has been following up and analyzing the growth of 7 Finnish social enterprises of different business fields over the period of 5 years. Here’s a short overview on the…

The Role of Stakeholders in Development of Social Economy Organizations in Poland: An Integrative Approach
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The Role of Stakeholders in Development of Social Economy Organizations in Poland: An Integrative Approach

We recommend the article by Norbert Laurisz, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Public Economy and Administration, University of Economics in Krakow, 27 Rakowicka St., 31-510 Krakow, Poland; norbert.laurisz@uek.krakow.pl The Role of Stakeholders in Development of Social Economy Organizations in Poland: An Integrative Approach Abstract: The aim of this article is to explore key changes in the…

Presentation on social economy support system in Poland
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Presentation on social economy support system in Poland

Presentation: Social entrepreneurship – investments from the ESF in Poland by Aleksandra Dmitruk, Deputy Director, ESF Management Department.   National Programme for Social Economy Development (NSPED) The social economy support system in Poland has two main components: (1) Creating “environment” for SEE creation and growth including soft support by country-wide Social Economy Support Units (2)…

The Meaning of Education to the Development Strategies of Social Economy Enterprises
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The Meaning of Education to the Development Strategies of Social Economy Enterprises

Znaczenie edukacji dla strategii rozwoju podmiotów ekonomii społecznej The Meaning of Education to the Development Strategies of Social Economy Enterprises Author(s): Grażyna Krzyminiewska Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Education, Economic policy, Socio-Economic Research Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego Keywords: social economy; education; Summary/Abstract: The paper The Meaning of Education for Development Strategies of Social Economy Enterprises Focuses on education as…