So c ial E nte r pr ise is a ne w and e me r ging thir d se c - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“So c ial E nte r pr ise is a ne w and e me r ging ‘thir d se c to r ’ that will he lp us to build a so c ie ty and no t just an e c o no my.” T ammy Dar c y, F ounde r Shóna Pr oje c t

What is a Soc ial E nte r pr ise (SE )? • An e nte rprise who se o b je c tive is to a c hie ve a so c ia l, so c ie ta l o r e nviro nme nta l impa c t, ra the r tha n pure ly ma ximising pro fit fo r its o wne rs/ sha re ho lde rs • T ra ding g o o ds o r se rvic e s a nd re inve sting “pro fits” into a c hie ving so c ia l o b je c tive s • F ully a c c o unta b le a nd tra nspa re nt Go ve rna nc e Hybr id Busine ss Mode l

Irish sh Social E Enterpri rprise se E Ecosy syst stem  E me rg ing se c to r de live ring impo rta nt e c o no mic a nd so c ia l re turns a c ro ss a spe c trum o f a c tivitie s with po te ntia l to :  Cre a te 40,000 jo b s  €2 b illio n to the I rish e c o no my (CPA I re la nd, 2018)  Na tio na l So c ia l E nte rprise Po lic y ha s g ive n visib ility a nd le g itima c y to the SEse c to r  I mple me ntatio n o f po lic y ne e d s a multi-fa c e te d a ppro a c h b y ke y sta ke ho lde rs: Go ve rnme nt De pa rtme nts, Sta te Ag e nc ie s, HE I s, Me dia , Ac tivists e tc .

F irst Ste ps: Unde rstanding the Ne e ds and E xpe c tations of Soc ial E nte rprise s WI T ho ste d a na tio na l se mina r fo r a c a de mic s, tho ug ht-le a de rs, so c ia l e ntre pre ne urs, so c ia l e nte rprise e na b le rs, po lic y-ma ke rs a nd DRCD re pre se nta tive . 8 No ve mb e r 2019, Dunhill E c o pa rk

Wha t Soc ia l E nte rprise s wa nt HE I’s to do? Visibility and Buy In  I nstitutio na l Co mmitme nt T e ac hing  I nc lusio n o f SE in Curric ula  Stude nt Pla c e me nts in so c ia l e nte rprise s Re se ar c h  Wo rld-c la ss SE e c o syste m re lie s o n c utting -e dg e re se a rc h pa rtic ula rly in I mpa c t Me a sure me nt E ngage me nt  Ac c e ss to HE I Sta ff E xpe rtise , F a c ilitie s a nd Re so urc e s

Pote ntia l Initia tive s for L ife long L e a rning Pathways to E mployme nt and CPD Suppo rting pe o ple to g a in me a ning ful a nd pa id e mplo yme nt in the • so c ia l e nte rprise se c to r a nd the ir o wn c o mmunitie s thro ug h a c c re dite d life lo ng le a rning Cr e ating a SE Community of Pr ac tic e Gro up Wo rk me tho ds pro mo ting c o lla b o ra tive a nd sha re d le a rning • I nfo rma l ne two rk o f a c a de mic s a nd SE sta ke ho lde rs; Gue st • Spe a ke rs; Ca se Studie s De ve loping a SE L e a de rship Ac a de my Ac c e le ra to r Pro g ra mme : Pro viding I nc ub a tio n Spa c e fo r • So c ia l E ntre pre ne urs Applie d Postgr aduate Re se ar c h

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