Social(i) Makers
With July 2020 coming to an end, we have completed our first Interreg Central Europe project - "Social(i)Makers".
The main objective of the "Social(i)Makers" project was to build an environment conducive to the development and dissemination of knowledge and tools for implementing social innovations corresponding to current social and environmental problems, requiring a new, unconventional approach. For this purpose, extensive educational and communication activities were implemented aimed at potential stakeholders of social innovation, e.g. financial institutions, entrepreneurs, decision-makers and citizens.
Project activities were targeting the creators of social innovations, commercial entities interested in incorporating social innovations into business processes and public institutions looking for non-standard solutions increasing the quality of services offered to citizens.
The project was implemented in two phases.
First phase
Social Innovation Academy (implemented in 2017-2019)
Activities:
- Social Innovation Academy – a free online course and on-site training consisting of 7 modules leading participants through the process of implementing social innovations – from the idea, through implementation, to the assessment of their impact. The Academy's repository is here.
- Social(i)Makers festivals – events promoting the Academy of Social Innovation organized in each of the 7 partner countries.
- Webinars - complementary activities for the Academy of Social Innovation, deepening the knowledge of selected issues related to the implementation of social innovations:
- Webinar on Active Citizenship - learn from a real case
- Scaling Social Impact - Discover how social enterprises are amplifying their impact
- Can Blockchain be a tool for Social Innovation?
- Successful strategies to work effectively with Stakeholders
- How do I capture and communicate impact?
- Is Europe financing Social Innovation?
- Social Innovation Policies - What role can hybrid business models play in generating social innovation?
Second phase
Social Innovation Skyrocket Lab (implemented in 2019-2020)
Activities:
- World café workshops organized in 7 partner countries.
- 7 hackathons organized in each partner country. The Polish edition of the hackathon – "Ethical Fashion Hackathon" was dedicated to developing social innovations responding to the challenges of the fashion industry.
- Conference "Do Business, Make Impact" addressed to startups, social innovators and representatives of socially responsible companies, which is part of a series of conferences organized by partner organizations.
- Local pilot initiatives:
- Innovation Sharing Approach, Poland
- Diginclusion Hub, Austria
- Scalerator, Germany
- Innovative models for employment, Hungary
- Social Impact Evaluation, Italy
- Open Future – entrepreneurial skills for young talents with disadvantaged background, Slovakia
- Learning by doing, Slovenia.
- Announcement of the “Be Social, Be Maker” Transnational Competition.
- Launch of the Skyrocket Platform – a space created for social innovators and a wide group of recipients of their ideas. It is a place that allows you to publish innovative ideas, look for solutions to social challenges faced by various organizations and establish cooperation.
- Workshop "We design the future, or how to ensure the development of social innovations in Poland", which was part of a series of Local Policy Focus Group workshops organized by partner organizations. Conclusions from the discussion were used to create a Local Action Plan – a document synthetically referring to the possibilities of developing social innovation in Poland.
- 3 transnational workshops organized as part of the Social (i) Makers project – "The importance of impact management", "Transnational collaboration among social entrepreneurs" and "Education for social innovation". The conclusions gathered during the events served to define a transnational strategy to support social innovation in Central Europe.
The project was implemented in consortium of organizations from 7 Central European countries - Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Italy. Project partners:
- Democenter-Sipe Foundation (project leader) https://www.democentersipe.it/
- Union of Municipalities of the Ceramic District https://www.distrettoceramico.mo.it/
- Roots of Impact GmbH http://www.roots-of-impact.org/
- Social Impact GmbH https://socialimpact.eu/
- ZSI GmbH – Centre for Social Innovation https://www.zsi.at/
- Pontis Foundation https://www.nadaciapontis.sk/en/
- Fundacja Fundusz Współpracy www.cofund.org.pl
- Regional Centre of Social Policy in Poznan http://rops.poznan.pl/
- IFKA Public Benefit Non-Profit Ltd. For the Development of the Industry https://ifka.hu/
- Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry https://www.bkik.hu/hu/
- Economic Institute Maribor, Economic Research and Entrepreneurship Ltd.
- Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia https://skupnostobcin.si/
- arbeit plus – Social Integration Enterprises Austria https://arbeitplus.at/
Project implementation period: 01.08.2017 – 31.07.2020
Budget: over 3 600 000 EUR
Website: http://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Social(i)Makers.html
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