Social entrepreneurship

the winners of the Social Innovation Tournament 2017. Source: EIB

A tournament to recognise the best european social entrepreneurs

The Social Innovation Tournament promotes the generation of innovative ideas that create social and environmental impact.

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Elena Velasco, marketing and communication manager in Specialisterne. Photo: Specialisterne

Elena Velasco: "We would like to show that an organisation can be managed by people affected by Autism or Asperger syndrome"

Specialisterne is a company with a social purpose that collaborates with third sector entities to work with talented people with ASD.

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Conference. Photo: Wikimedia

Giving-conferences, a concept aimed to grow the number of donations for the Giving Tuesday 2017

The event, held in Palau Macaya Barcelona, included both leaders of the Giving Tuesday movement, Asha Curran and Henry Timms, in a day in which solidarity outstanded.

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Workeer: A digital job bank giving work to refugees in Germany / Image: workeer.de

A digital job bank giving work to refugees in Germany

Workeer was set up by two young Germans with the aim to facilitate access to the labour market for refugees.

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Lessons learned from a European project on mentoring

SESAME, a project on mentoring and social entrepreneurship, is the first European project developed by Servei Solidari Foundation. Its coordinator Inma Martín shares some of the lessons learned.

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