Library
Library:
- Your Gateway to Social Innovation Resources
- The Socialenterprisebsr.net Library is a comprehensive collection of resources designed to empower social entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators, and support organizations across the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) and beyond. Whether you are looking for research papers, best practices, toolkits, or inspiring case studies, our Library serves as a central hub for knowledge-sharing and capacity building in the social economy.
What You’ll Find in the Library:
- Research and Reports: Gain insights from in-depth studies and analyses on social entrepreneurship trends, challenges, and opportunities in the BSR.
- Practical Toolkits and Guides: Access step-by-step tools and frameworks to help launch, manage, or scale social enterprises effectively.
- Case Studies: Learn from real-world examples of successful social enterprises and innovative projects making an impact in the region.
- Policy Resources: Explore publications aimed at policymakers, municipal leaders, and support organizations to strengthen the ecosystem for social entrepreneurship.
- Educational Materials: Find teaching resources, e-learning modules, and training guides to support the growth of skills and knowledge in the social economy.
Who Is the Library For?
The Library is open to everyone interested in social innovation and entrepreneurship, including:
- Social entrepreneurs seeking guidance and inspiration
- NGOs, municipalities, and public bodies looking for SE support tools
- Educators and trainers developing programs for the social economy
- Policymakers crafting legislation and frameworks for SE growth
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About the We make transition! project
Local and regional authorities have a crucial role in driving resilience – societal ability to adapt and react. Due to the complexity of sustainability…
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BSR vision of sustainable life
We How does sustainable future 2035 look like from the point of view of various civil society actors? We make transition! project invited a…
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New educational modules for social entrepreneurs are available
The social economy is a business model that works for the future of Europe. Within the RevitaLESE project, we have developed several educational models…
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SUSTAINABILITY
Handbook on greener habits for young adultsCultivating greener habits always requires initiative – at home, in workplace or leisure time. To foster a sustainable mindset and engage communities more efficiently,…
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GAMIFICATION
Online breakout rooms as a non-formal education tool – project CO-ARTAny type of education nowadays is undergoing major changes, dealing with limited attention spans and the undeniable growth in importance of digital approaches. Nonetheless, the…
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6 Questions To Ask Before You Start A Social Enterprise
Eager to change the world? Here’s what you need to figure out before you can start. Treating diseases, addressing climate change, expanding access to…
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20 Best Social Enterprise Blogs & Websites
The best Social Enterprise blog list curated from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. 1. NextBillion…
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Social innovation VS Social Entrepreneurship
Welcome to the Social Innovation | Social Entrepreneurship section. This section will help you understand the fundamentals of Social Innovation | Social Entrepreneurship. This…
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Mentorship program for Ukrainians in Vilnius
Let’s admit it – the best way to get to know a new city is with the help of a local. After all, if…
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The complete guide to growing and scaling your social enterprise
We’ve learned a few things in helping support over 900 social enterprises around the world scale their operations with the help of our Experteers,…
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The relationship between social entrepreneurship and sustainable development from economic growth perspective: 15 ‘RCEP’ countries
Social entrepreneurship plays a role in sustainable development to value creation, delivering and capturing, in this article, researchers attempted to find the nature of…
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Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Social enterprises combine societal goals with an entrepreneurial spirit. These organisations focus on achieving wider social, environmental or community objectives. The European Commission aims…
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BOOK
Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Fundamentals, Concepts, and ToolsSocial entrepreneurship and social innovation both seek to improve the world through social change. Whereas social entrepreneurship revolves around the business side of change,…
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BOOK
Social Innovation: Comparative perspectivesSocial innovation is a topic that is more and more being discussed on both national and European levels (hence, the announcement of this being…
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GUIDEBOOK
Social business roadmapThe Social Business Roadmap has the aim to support young people in creating a social enterprise in 10 simple steps. It is an entrepreneurial…
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ONLINE COURSES
HP Life online skills-training programHP LIFE is a free, skills-training program for entrepreneurs, business owners, and lifelong learners all over the world. These free online training courses are designed to…
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IMPACT MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX
For the organisations working with the youthThis toolbox helps organizations and organizers to plan, implement and communicate the positive changes that they aim to create with their initiative or organisation in the lives…
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VIDEO LECTURES
Successful social entrepreneurship in rural areasWithin the framework of the project “Successful social entrepreneur in rural areas” 30 educational video lectures on various social entrepreneurship topics have been prepared…
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GUIDELINES
Social impact communication in youth organisations and youth social enterprisesWithin the project BALTIC: YOUTH: IMPACT, the Latvian Social Entrepreneurship Association together with the Baltic partners has developed Social Impact Communication Guidelines. The goal…
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EaSI Technical Assistance for social enterprise finance
Social enterprises contribute to the European policy in the area of employment and social inclusion and are particularly relevant for the implementation of the…
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Unlocking the Social Economy
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the World Economic Forum have just published the report “Unlocking the Social Economy – Towards an Inclusive and…
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Campus StarterKit for developing Social entrepreneurship
When combined with the educator’s passion, expertise, and leadership skills, social entrepreneurship has the potential to engage students in any field of study to…
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Official Launch of the 2020 World Youth Report: Youth Social Entrepreneurship and the 2030 Agenda
2 Jul 2020 – Briefing by Mr. Elliot Harris, UN Chief Economist and Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development as well as a youth social…
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Social Protection & Cooperatives Spotlight – Mobilizing social and solidarity economy units towards universal social protection
This ILO Spotlight brief is jointly developed by the Social Protection Department and the Cooperatives Unit in the Enterprises Department. It focuses on mobilizing…
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No Green Deal without a Social Deal
We recommend reading the opinion by Norbert KLUGE (Workers – GR II / Germany) (Reference: INT/903-EESC-2020 presenting reflections on the Green Deal and Social Deal in the EU. You…
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the Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP) is now available in 23 EU official languages
The European Commission has today presented an Action Plan to help the European social economy thrive, tapping into its economic and job-creation potential, as…
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EC presented guidelines on Social Economy Action Plan in form of Q&A
Questions and answers: the Social Economy Action Plan What is the social economy? There are 2.8 million social economy entities in Europe that…
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The EU Pact for Skills – Skills partnership for the Proximity & Social Economy ecosystem
Today we recommend another great reading and educational material on the social economy – The EU Pact for Skills – Skills partnership for the Proximity…
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YBI launches Green & Social Entrepreneurship Month
Throughout our global network, we are seeing more and more young entrepreneurs build businesses that deliver profit with purpose. They are the entrepreneurs working…
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BOOK
Social entrepreneurship teaching resources handbookSocial entrepreneurship education has grown dramatically from the first class taught at Harvard University by Dr. Greg Dees in the mid 1990’s and the first European…
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PAPER
Innovative Social Entrepreneurship: Development of Youth Social ActivityThe aim of the work is to study the accelerators of social initiatives as a specific social environment and the practice of experimental testing and development…
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PAPER
Entrepreneurial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship Intentions among YouthThe youth will be the leaders of the country and the determinants of the continuity of government in the future. Malaysia now has many young…
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PAPER
Mapping social innovation networks: Knowledge intensive social services as systems buildersSocial innovations are often seen as the product of social entrepreneurs. This paper instead asserts that social innovations are also routinized. This is the result…
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Read the article – The European Green Deal and the social market economy
We highly recommend reading the article by Martin Dahl – “The European Green Deal and the social market economy” published here: http://czasopisma.isppan.waw.pl/index.php/sm/article/view/1796 Abstract: The European Green Deal…
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Employment and Social Developments in Europe Quarterly Review looks into factors behind the gender pay gap among young people
The Commission has published the latest edition of the Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review, with a specific thematic focus on…
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Buying for social impact – Good practice from around the EU
Buying for Social Impact (BSI) is a project commissioned by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) and the European Commission Directorate-General…
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How can social innovation and social entrepreneurship build the resilience of the future workforce?
With digitalization, globalization and an aging population the landscape of work is rapidly changing. Projections show that in the next 10 years in the…
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Unlocking Canadian Social Innovation
Please, find below the link to useful material on Social Innovation policies and practices in Canada prepared by the Centre for Social Innovation. The…
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Youth Upskilling and Experience Through Social Innovation
Watch this lively conversation with Estefania Fernandez, a serial educational entrepreneur, youth leader and polyglot originally from Spain. After relocating to Berlin, Estefania created…
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Nordic Social Entrepreneurship 3.0
Nordic Social Entrepreneurship 3.0 (NSE 3.0) is a new, free online educational program that aims to upgrade adult professionals and improve their ability to…
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eBOOK
Envisioning the Future of Learning for Creativity, Innovation and EntrepreneurshipFor two years consortium of Erasmus+ VISION project have been working on useful outcomes, and the project concluded in the last December. Proudly they are presenting an outcome…
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The State of Social Enterprise in Europe 2020-2021
The European Social Entrepreneurship Monitor is the only internationally recognized survey on social entrepreneurship that helps bring the needs and aspirations of companies…
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“Empowering self-employability potentials through start-ups and SMEs”
Development of the Innovation Management and Utilization in New Entrepreneurs and Adult Education Ecosystem and Methodological Framework (eBook) is part of the project results…
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Personal Strength and Weakness Assessment Checklist
The Personal Strength and Weakness Assessment Checklist will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses by asking you to rate yourself in several areas that are…
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Good Practices on Workplace Innovation for (SMEs) Small and medium-sized enterprises
The Online Manual of Good Practices on Workplace Innovation is a useful tool for those SMEs that need practical advice on possible innovation actions to implement…
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“Manual on social entrepreneurship”
This manual contains the results of the comparative study in Europe on success stories of Social Entreprises with a significant social impact on the…
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European social entrepreneur and ESE – Operational course for social innovation
The European Social Entrepreneur -ESE project coordinated by CO-LABORY During its implementation, project’s participants produced a high-quality materials and provided the best possible education…
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SE4Y – SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR YOUTH
The project will bring together 6 partners from different countries wishing to promote SE, self employment through raising awareness on social issues, strengthening young…
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11 Strategies For Activating People As Contributors In Creating Social Impact – The Unlonely Planet 2022 Study
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT ASHOKA Ashoka identifies and supports the world’s leading social entrepreneurs, learns from the patterns in their innovations, and mobilizes a global…
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THE RURAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GUIDEBOOK OF GOOD PRACTICE: Experience from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Romania and Scotland
THE FOLLOWING GUIDEBOOK MATERIAL WILL HELP AND SUPPORT YOU IN CREATING AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL ENTERPRISES: to estimate the benefits and challenges of community-based…
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WEBINAR
Place-based Social Innovation Through Living LabsWithin promising community innovation practices targeting successful adoptions within communities, Living Labs are generating more and more buzz and yet there is confusion about…
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Learn more about the latest #socialeconomy developments in Spain!
The concept of the “social economy” has gained attention and momentum in recent years although the degree of recognition varies largely from one Member…
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Third Sector and Social Economy – what is the difference?
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…
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The Social Economy, the Future of Europe The Social Economy, the Future of Europe – report from the meeting during the Frensh Presidency of the Council of EU
The social and solidarity economy (SSE) is one of the pillars on which the European Union intends to build its resilience, an objective affirmed…
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Model and invitation to Impact Procurement in Lithuania
Impact Procurement: New Opportunities for Social Businesses and NGOs to Develop Quality Public Services and Collaborate with Municipalities A procurement model where the ordering…
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Get to know asperIT Foundation from Poland, who joined the NEEST portfolio in 2021!
NEEST provides a portfolio with tailored financial support, business mentoring and strategic networking over a five-year period. NESsT offers investment packages up to $150,000 in…
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Social Entrepreneurship – new book on social entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship – A Practice-Based Approach to Social Innovation is a new textbook with a practice-based approach to social innovation by J. Howard Kucher…
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DIY Toolkit: practical tools to trigger and support social innovation
DIY stands for “Development, Impact and You” and the DIY Toolkit is a digital platform with a collection of practical social innovation tools for social innovators,…
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A guide to starting a social business
After many online expert meetings, research among social entrepreneurs and research of good practices from the world of social entrepreneurship, we present you the…
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The Social Procurement Manual
This manual is a practical guide to integrating social businesses into corporate value chains created by Yunus Social Business as a part of research series “Business as Usual”. …
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DESIGN THINKING FIELDGUIDE FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND INNOVATION
This field guide has been developed in response to the specific needs of Social Enterprises and other stakeholders within the social economy. Design Thinking has…
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An introduction to corporate-readiness
Corporate-Ready: How Corporations and Social Enterprises do Business Together to Drive Impact is a new report from Acumen on business partnerships between social enterprises and corporates.…
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The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good
B corporation does not really fulfill all of the criteria set by the EU on social enterprise, nevertheless, it provides viable and substantial solutions…
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SE Impact Tool to assess impact measurement, planning, and implementation.
SE Impact Tool This tool is developed for helping social entrepreneurs and people working in the SE field to assess their perceptions of SE…
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Guidelines for Social Hackathon events
Hackathons originated in the IT sector and refer to events designed to bring teams together for 48 hours of intensive development in competition to…
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Social Entrepreneurship Innovation Camp Methodology Handbook
Social Entrepreneurship Innovation Camp Methodology Handbook (2021) Social Entrepreneurship Innovation Camp Methodology Handbook is an outline of the guidelines for organizing innovation camps or…
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Research paper / Social entrepreneurship education: changemaker training at the university
Social entrepreneurship education: changemaker training at the university. A study has been made to to contribute to the body of scientific knowledge about teaching and…
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Social Economy for the full inclusion of people with disabilities BEST PRACTICE GUIDE
Social Economy for the Full Inclusion of People with Disabilities: How and Why – An Introduction to Our Best Practice Guide Actions speak louder…
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Social Entrepreneurship – Manual and Curriculum
Some time ago EU funded project partners led by the NGO from the Republic of North Macedonia – Center for Intercultural Dialogue, amongst other…
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Do you know the OECD tool “SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SELF-ASSESMENT?
The ‘Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool’ was developed by the OECD (Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities – CFE) and the European Commission (DG…
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Social Entrepreneurship through Passion – a Trainers Guide
Social Entrepreneurship through Passion – Programme and Trainers Guide – is a new m developed to respond to the needs facing social, economic and learning…
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Building better lives – pack to deliver activities on social enterprise.
Students as agents of change The pack contains six principal lesson plans as well as suggestions for activities in the classroom and community. The…
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MedUP social entrepreneur support toolkit
This toolkit has been designed to assist organisations and individuals who work to help social entrepreneurs, from pre-start through to scaling social ventures. The…
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Entrepreneurs — here’s how you can improve your funding outcomes
“Cambridge Judge Business School has collaborated with Esme Learning to launch executive education programmes to empower working professionals’ careers. The multi-year collaboration commences with…
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Sell Well, Do Good
Learning to sell is a bigger challenge than most social entrepreneurs expect. In the new book Sell Well, Do Good, sales experts Dr. Roy…
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YOUTH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES
Numerous studies show that today’s young people are highly motivated to generate positive social change (Lewis, 2016; Punadi and Rizal, 2017). Social entrepreneurship may…
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An Overview of Baltic Youth Impact
A consortium of partners has released a paper on impact management needs and challenges of youth associations in the Baltics, and the best practice…
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Read the latest guidelines “How to stimulate social entrepreneurship via non-formal and informal learning methods”
Although young people constitute a substantial part of citizens worldwide, they are not fully recognised in policies and strategies, as a separate group of interest.…
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EU Study: “Making Socially Responsible Public Procurement Work: 71 Good Practice Cases” #WeBuySocialEU
Socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) is about achieving positive social outcomes in public contracts. Procurement affects a large number of people, whether as users…
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European Social Enterprise Monitor (ESEM)
THE HAGUE (Euclid Network) – We are proud to announce the official launch of the inauguralEuropean Social Enterprise Monitor (ESEM) report at the European Commission’s…
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50 Social Entrepreneurs Changing the World
Before we jump into a list of some of our favorite social entrepreneurs, it’s worth a brief mention of what social entrepreneurship is in…
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SEDETT Educational Resources for Social Enterprise Development
The SEDETT (Social Enterprise Development Education and Training Tools) project was funded by the EU through the ERASMUS+ strategic partnerships programme. It aimed to…
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The Ultimate Guide to Social Entrepreneurship
1. What is Social Entrepreneurship Social entrepreneurship uses business to offer new ideas for wide-scale social and environmental impact. Social entrepreneurship unites the passion…
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A guide to social impact measurement
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) is a not-for-profit organization helping organisations, government, funders and corporates delivering better social outcomes for people. “A guide to social…
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Social Entrepreneurship Support in Latvia – Assessment in Short
The Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia has come with the evaluation report on the Social entrepreneurship support system in Latvia (full…
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Social enterprise finance market: analysis and recommendations for delivery options
This report by EUROPEAN COMMISSION – Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion provides a technical analysis of the finance market for social enterprises.…
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Sotsiaalse ettevõtluse ja sotsiaalsete ettevõtete arengu stimuleerimine Eestis
Strateegia süvaanalüüs Käesolev raport esitab Eesti sotsiaalse innovatsiooni, sotsiaalse ettevõtluse ja sotsiaalsete ettevõtete jaoks kindlaks määratud strateegilise ökosüsteemi süvaanalüüsi. See tuvastab riigi peamised tugevad…
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Regional Strategies for the Social Economy – OECD Report with examples from France, Spain, Sweden and Poland
This paper by OECD https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/industry-and-services/regional-strategies-for-the-social-economy_76995b39-en explores the linkages between regional strategies for the social economy and regional development in four EU countries: France, Spain,…
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Handbook for trainers in Social Entrepreneurship
The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development presents the handbook created for trainers regarding the training courses in Social Economy and Entrepreneurship. The educational material was created in…
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Balkan perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship
Our colleagues from the Republic of North Macedonia have produced an interesting material – an overview of cases of social entrepreneurs from across the…
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Street team football produces good results
Combining football with aftercare for people who are experiencing drug-related problems is a form of groundbreaking social work which is proving to be effective.…
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The way to improve social entrepreneurship in Norway
In practice: Social entrepreneurship ensures that new ideas and solutions regarding social problems are acknowledged and preserved in a way that make them practical…
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SoImpact – tools for collaborative social innovation
Innovation work through collaborative social innovation assumes using different methods for collecting and evaluating results, both regarding values created during the process, and the…
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SAMSON – a tool for collaborative social innovation
Scientists found that most of the Norwegian cases had a low level of maturity. Collaborative social innovation is hard to accomplish in practice. The…
