Here you can find learning materials specially designed for youth. Materials include, but are not limited to books, articles, video materials, infographics and others.
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 than the more commonly known "non-governmental sector", "the non-profit sector" or "the [...]
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 by the European Commission on 9 December 2021, when it presented [...]
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 of municipal services is not based on the purchase of a [...]
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 the form of grants, patient working capital loans and recoverable grants [...]
6 Lessons for a More Human-Centered Leadership Practice
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 [...]
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, entrepreneurs and changemakers to help them invent, adopt or adapt ideas [...]
