Social Entrepreneurship Network in the Baltic Sea Region
The webinar presents two interesting civil society cases related to urban gardening, circular economy and community building. Participants can share and compare similar cases from their countries. The webinar is targeted at regional and local authorities, researchers, business and civil society actors that are interested in the role and engagement of civil society in enhancing…
Local and regional authorities have a crucial role in driving resilience – societal ability to adapt and react. Due to the complexity of sustainability challenges, there is a need to mobilise all levels of society to create and implement solutions that enable systemic changes in our unsustainable practices. Civil society actors – associations, social entrepreneurs,…
We collected a variety of inspiring success stories from six Baltic Sea region countries! We make transition! project engages local authorities, civil society actors and businesses in co-creative processes to enhance cooperation for eco-social sustainability. One of the core aims is to improve understanding of the role and added value of active civil society for…
We make transition! collected a variety of inspiring success stories of “civil society making sustainability transitions”. Case studies are related to social sustainability, circular economy, biodiversity, sustainable food and lifestyle from the Baltic Sea region. The case studies provide an outlook on the power of creative people and initiatives revealing the fundamental value of active…
Save the date! The Social Innovation Tournament is approaching. It recognises and supports the best European impact entrepreneurs. It promotes innovative ideas and rewards initiatives that contribute to creating social, ethical and/or environmental impact.The winning projects in the General Category and the Special Category will be awarded a first or second prize of €100 000…
With less than 2 weeks to go the applications are open for the Young Entrepreneurs Challenge deadline. The Challenge is an online entrepreneurship competition looking for people aged 16-25 with fresh, new and innovative technology-led business ideas. The challenge Got a great business idea or concept? If you’re 16-25 and have a fresh and innovative technology…
Today we present to you a report from the OECD’s Local Economic and Employment Development Programme (LEED) provides innovative ideas and practical solutions for how to build inclusive and sustainable communities with quality jobs for all. This series explores how national and local governments can promote local development, leveraging the social economy, entrepreneurship, employment and…
Social economy and inclusive entrepreneurship are topics with transversal relevance for a variety of policy fields and economic sectors. Funding opportunities can therefore be found in most EU funding programmes. Some of these programmes include dedicated measures. Others can be tapped into by social economy and inclusive entrepreneurship actors, even if they do not target…
Two terms that can often be encountered in the context of social entrepreneurship and social innovation are “third sector” and “social economy”. However, they are significantly less self-explanatory than the more commonly known “non-governmental sector”, “the non-profit sector” or “the charity sector”. To confuse things more, in scholarly articles “third sector” and “social economy” often seem to be used interchangeably. But what do these…
It is no secret that human-centered design thinking is an approach to problem-solving that is perfectly suited for social economy organizations, social innovators and changemakers tackling complex societal issues. What is more, while the importance of leadership is by now more and more recognized in different types organizations across all sectors, rarely is inspiring leadership as crucial as in social…
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