Yes We Care 2 – Social Businesses, Social Impact Ideas and Ecosystems

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Online Workshop Sustainability in Social Entrepreneurship

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Online Workshop Sustainability in Social Entrepreneurship

We had an amazing week from 28 June – 3 July when the Online Workshop Sustainability in Social Entrepreneurship was held via ZOOM platform in the framework of the Yes We Care 2 project. We are grateful that we had a chance to share our experience from across the world and learn from each other. …

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KONEKT – Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility

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KONEKT – Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility

Konekt is a citizens’ association, founded in 2008, with the mission to encourage the concept of private donations and social responsibility in terms of an effective and long-term development of North Macedonia. The Association strives to become the key tool for connecting the donors with the civil sector by creating positive impact on the society …

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Association for Research, Communications and Development – PUBLIC

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Association for Research, Communications and Development – PUBLIC

Public – association for research, communications and development is an independent, policy oriented-research and advocacy organization. They follow events in the field of social inclusion; social entrepreneurship, social innovation and social impact, with special emphasis on sociological phenomena that contribute to democratization processes in society. Their mission is to create positive social change by promoting …

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Association for Development of New Options – Arno

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Association for Development of New Options – Arno

Association for Development of New Options or ARNO is hybrid organization (Civil Society Organization with economic activities) which aims to create change via innovation and thinking outside of the box in a response to the challenges our society is facing. Their main focus of their activities is social innovation, social entrepreneurship and sustainable development. “We …

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DigiFed

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DigiFed

Deadline for application: 9 June 2020 DESCRIPTION DigiFed implements a business plan for the sustainability of the federation of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs), while providing significant support mechanisms for individuals and groups of SMEs to foster the introduction of digital technologies in their product and service offerings. TARGET GROUP Teams working on smart applications/solutions in …

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Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

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Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

Deadline for application: ongoing DESCRIPTION Funding for various projects (related to Vienna). TARGET GROUP Everyone interested. BENEFITS Funding for a project. HOW TO APPLY? In order to apply, and for more information, please check this link.

Prix Ars Electronica – u19 Create Your World

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Prix Ars Electronica – u19 Create Your World

Deadline for application: March 2021 DESCRIPTION Prize for innovative ideas from young people, in the areas of media, art, technology. TARGET GROUP Young people by the age of 24 years. BENEFITS Prize money, Great network. HOW TO APPLY? In order to apply, and for more information, please check this link.

Social Impact Award Austria

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Social Impact Award Austria

Deadline for application: 12 June 2020 DESCRIPTION An award for social business ideas, where participants and winners are supported in various ways to improve their projects. TARGET GROUP Young social entrepreneurs. BENEFITS Prize money, Great network. HOW TO APPLY? In order to apply, and for more information, please check this link.

Erasmus+ Youth in Action Trainings – Training Calender

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Erasmus+ Youth in Action Trainings – Training Calender

Deadline for application: ongoing DESCRIPTION A calendar of trainings funded by the EU Erasmus+ programme with participation possibilities for young people from Austria. TARGET GROUP Young people from Austria. BENEFITS Great courses, EU-wide. The participation fee for every training is 50 EUR. HOW TO APPLY? In order to apply, and for more information, please check …

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Startup Avalanche (part of Techsylvania)

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Startup Avalanche (part of Techsylvania)

Deadline for application: 30 June 2020 DESCRIPTION Powered by Techsylvania in partnership with Risky Business, Startup Avalanche is a launching platform connecting ambitious early-stage startups with experienced international VCs and investors. Startup Avalanche is not just another pitching competition. Hundreds of startups from all around the world apply every year, yet less than 16 are …

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AIR – Accelerating Investment Readiness

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AIR – Accelerating Investment Readiness

Deadline for application: 31 May 2020 DESCRIPTION Competition for social ventures in the Danube region with projects with a positive social or ecological impact. TARGET GROUP Initiatives in the Danube region – Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Ukraine. BENEFITS Awards of 10.000 EUR; …

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Civic Europe Idea Challenge

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Civic Europe Idea Challenge

Deadline for application: 27 May 2020 DESCRIPTION Incubator for civic ideas and initiatives, which can get grants of up to 50.000 Euro, with the aim of strengthening civic connections and developing a more cohesive community. TARGET GROUP Initiatives in Central, Southeastern and Southern Europe: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, …

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European Youth Award

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European Youth Award

Deadline for application: 31 August 2020 DESCRIPTION EYA is an unique European-wide movement of young innovators who never stop learning, questioning and improving the world we live in. They believe in the power digital technologies can have to create a positive impact on society! TARGET GROUP Young people from Europe. HOW TO APPLY? In order …

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Netidee

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Netidee

Deadline for application: 27 July 2020 DESCRIPTION Submit web projects and receive up to EUR 50,000 in funding – 100% funding is possible! Regardless of whether you are a private individual or a start-up, a social entrepreneur, a company, a college / university or an association – Netidee support technical and economic Internet innovations and …

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Austrian Database for Scholarships and Research Grants

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Austrian Database for Scholarships and Research Grants

Deadline for application: ongoing DESCRIPTION The Austrian Database for Scholarships and Research Grants provides students, graduates and researchers information on scholarships and grants. The platform provides information about more than 1,200 grants, scholarships, research grants, prizes and financial support options of the higher education institutions. And they are becoming more and more. TARGET GROUP Students, …

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FRIDA – Independent, Free and Open Legal Help for Asylum Seekers

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FRIDA – Independent, Free and Open Legal Help for Asylum Seekers

After working with refugees and asylum seekers for years, Ariane Olschak, Farah Saad, Marianna Mkrtchian und Philipp Schmidtmayr knew what was needed in the community: expertise in the field of asylum and alien law combined. About a year ago the law students and graduates founded „Frida“. They wanted to fill the gap that had already …

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Dololo – Enabling Organisations to Connect Better with Younger Generations

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Dololo – Enabling Organisations to Connect Better with Younger Generations

Dololo is a privately owned company that specializes in developing an entrepreneurial culture in Namibia. The company is actively working with entrepreneurs, early stage start-ups and SMEs. Founded in September 2017, Dololo’s vision is to be the leading catalyst in Namibia’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. Namibia is experiencing economic challenges that affect all sectors of society and …

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PowerSix Investment – From Deforestation to Environmental Rehabilitation

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PowerSix Investment – From Deforestation to Environmental Rehabilitation

Paulina N. Alfeus is the founder and managing director of PowerSix Investment, which is a business wholly owned by 6 Namibian youth, who are turning trash into treasure. She is a boiler maker by profession and the business was founded after trading from NIMT. A sudden change happened in her village, as it went from …

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Glamby LNR – A Platform for People With Low Budget to Afford Glam Sessions for Their Big Day

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Glamby LNR – A Platform for People With Low Budget to Afford Glam Sessions for Their Big Day

Linda Ruben is a 23 years old woman passionate about social entrepreneurship and her community. In the year 2014, she struggled to get a one-stop-shop for her matric farewell needs. She struggled to get a tailor, make-up artist, photographer, hairstylist and nail artist for her matric farewell. After completing her matric, she began research to …

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Pioneers of Change – Community of Innovators With Social Mission

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Pioneers of Change – Community of Innovators With Social Mission

“Pomali is a Caribbean island in the midst of Lower Austria.” says Martin Kirchner in an interview for a podcast and starts to laugh right after finishing this sentence. This statement about the co-housing project he founded and built with other progressive Austrians reveals his humorous, enthusiastic and smart personality. Martin Kirchner and his family …

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European Youth Award: Join the Movement!

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European Youth Award: Join the Movement!

Officially established in 2012 by Peter A. Bruck the EYA is a European-wide movement of and for young innovators that organizes several activities and events throughout the year: its flagship initiatives, the EYA contest and the festival winners event, coding events like SHacks (social hackathons) and game jams, the Youth for Innovation student programs, mentorship …

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Ideialab – Seeding Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Ideialab – Seeding Entrepreneurial Spirit

What is Ideialab? “The ideialab was born as a dream. Throughout our professional journey we had the opportunity to travel around the country and visit places unknown to us until then, and in each trip we discovered a country full of opportunities that nobody took advantage of. And we wondered what was missing. We also …

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National Association of Young Entrepreneurs in Mozambique – Raise of the Young Mozambican Entrepreneurs

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National Association of Young Entrepreneurs in Mozambique – Raise of the Young Mozambican Entrepreneurs

The National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (Associação Nacional de Jovens Empresários de Moçambique – ANJE), founded in February 2010, is a non-profit organization, formed by about 600 young entrepreneurs and beginners, from 18 to 35 years of age, whose goal is to promote youth entrepreneurship through business training and advocacy for a youth-friendly business environment. …

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ACB – Associação Comercial da Beira (Beira Commercial Association)

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ACB – Associação Comercial da Beira (Beira Commercial Association)

Innovative Business Association Commercial Associations are normally not the point of origin for an innovative start-up environment. Why should it be this one? Let´s start with the basic facts: ACB – The Beira Commercial Association is a non-profit business representation organisation whose main objective is to represent and help entrepreneurs in the Sofala province by …

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Austria: How High Living Standards Can Restrain the SE Ecosystem

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Austria: How High Living Standards Can Restrain the SE Ecosystem

Austria’s social entrepreneurship scene is small but dynamic. The main reason why the sector is still in its early stage is the relatively high level of social welfare and low level of unemployment, which might impact the perceived need for new actors and innovative solutions. Social businesses are largely absent from the traditional welfare sectors …

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Code4Romania – Getting Things Done With Tech

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Code4Romania – Getting Things Done With Tech

When daily life means dealing with more or less annoying issues, when bureaucracy is overwhelming, when things seem to be going worse, some people decide they’ve had enough. Some leave the country, some complain about it on Facebook and some others decide to do something about it. Code for Romania was founded at the beginning …

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Mapping Social Businesses and Exploring the Ecosystem in Zimbabwe During the Third Contact Making Seminar

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Mapping Social Businesses and Exploring the Ecosystem in Zimbabwe During the Third Contact Making Seminar

Exploring the ecosystem in Zimbabwe, visiting social ventures and meeting young entrepreneurs, who practice social entrepreneurship and solving problems in the community while contributing to better and stronger communities, were the key points during the third Contact Making Seminar as part of the Youth Empowerment through Social Entrepreneurship “We Care, Too” (YES WE CARE 2) project. The …

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Elevate Trust – Creating Platforms for Innovation

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Elevate Trust – Creating Platforms for Innovation

Elevate Trust – Creating Platforms for Innovation The social enterprise incubator – Elevate Trust was founded by Mandela Washington Fellowship alumni, Sicelo Dube in 2016. “Elevate Trust was born out of Sicelo Dude, the Stem Lady’s passion to see young entrepreneurs’ ideas developed into market ready products” – explains Tawanda Njini, a project manager at Elevate …

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Choosing Home – the Story of Rudo Nyangulu-Mungofa, Founder of Stimulus

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Choosing Home – the Story of Rudo Nyangulu-Mungofa, Founder of Stimulus

Based out of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, the social business incubator Stimulus is 8 years old, founded in 2011 by a young woman named Rudo Nyangulu-Mungofa. What began out of curiosity to understand the unique challenges faced by local entrepreneurs has grown into a thriving business, offering various business literacy training programs and business incubation services …

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Otelo – Open Spaces for Creativity and Experimentation in Rural Areas

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Otelo – Open Spaces for Creativity and Experimentation in Rural Areas

Since 2010, in more than 30 villages and cities in rural areas around Austria a new kind of place has gained ground – the “Open Technology Laboratory” or “Otelo”. These “Otelos” live by the idea, to offer people an open room for creative and technical activities. An idea based on a protected room for development …

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Fonduri-structurale.ro – Supporting Romanian Entrepreneurship in Every Shape or Form

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Fonduri-structurale.ro – Supporting Romanian Entrepreneurship in Every Shape or Form

Fonduri-Structurale.ro is one of the most important Romanian actors in areas like project management, funding, training, consulting, and many more. They are the “go to” people if you want to access funds for your startup, learn some new skills, or get that entrepreneurial dream of yours going! With their journey starting in 2006, Fonduri-Structurale.ro is …

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Startup Avalanche – Competition for Startups that Speak Business… and Solve Real Problems

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Startup Avalanche – Competition for Startups that Speak Business… and Solve Real Problems

Startup Avalanche – Competition for Startups that Speak Business… and Solve Real Problems In Europe, when people think of social impact, they often think of nonprofits. Although nonprofits play a critical and important role in society, there is also an important role for for-profit businesses to play in social impact. Consigning social impact to nonprofits …

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Impact HUB Harare – Bridging the Gap Between Entrepreneurs and Investors

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Impact HUB Harare – Bridging the Gap Between Entrepreneurs and Investors

Impact HUB Harare – Bridging the Gap Between Entrepreneurs and Investors “When we moved into this office space, there was no furniture and no WiFi, we were even hot spotting from our cell phones. Our first member, Tariro Trust moved in at this time, they believed in the dream and are still with us today”, …

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Love. Give. Guide – Supporting and Connecting Like – minded Organisations for Social Impact in Namibia

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Love. Give. Guide – Supporting and Connecting Like – minded Organisations for Social Impact in Namibia

“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care” – Theodore Roosevelt as quoted by the Chief Executive Officer of Lithon Foundation, Marsia Reed. Lithon is an engineering company that was established in 2002 with the Christianity-inspired purpose of delicately balancing hard and soft skills. It does this through combining the …

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Second Contact – Making Seminar in Namibia: Exploring Growing Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

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Second Contact – Making Seminar in Namibia: Exploring Growing Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Meeting young entrepreneurs, who solve problems that matter, discovering how social entrepreneurship can help in the process of building strong communities, and exploring the ecosystem in Namibia, were the key points during the Contact Making -Seminar that took place in Namibia. The team of Mladiinfo International together with the European partners Risky Business from Romania and ICT4D.at …

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Yes We Care Too – Contact Making Seminar in Mozambique

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Yes We Care Too – Contact Making Seminar in Mozambique

Creating a solid and dynamic startup ecosystem does not simply mean looking for assets from increasingly developed center points, but also connecting with those that need help and assistance. After successfully kicking off the project Youth Empowerment through Social Entrepreneurship “We Care, Too” (YES WE CARE 2) in Zimbabwe in February, this time our meeting point was …

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Yes We Care Too – Kick Off Meeting in Zimbabwe

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Yes We Care Too – Kick Off Meeting in Zimbabwe

In the heart of Harare, in the southern African country, Zimbabwe started our journey within our second edition of the project “Youth Empowerment Through Social Entrepreneurship – We Care (YES, We Care 2)” The purpose of this second edition of the project is aimed at developing skills of youth to appreciate the community, the environment …

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