Funding and finance User menu SI Research SIE Home TEPSIE Search form Search Main menu SIE Directory SIE Magazine Funding and finance 0|Default projectCRESSI (Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation) What is CRESSI? The CRESSI Project is a four year project funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme that was initiated in February 2014. The CRESSI (Creating Economic Space for Social In… Written by rachel.schonEducationEmploymentEngaging citizensEnvironmentFunding and financeGovernanceMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial exclusionSocial innovationAustriaFinlandGermanyHungaryItalyNetherlandsUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 02.09.2013 event5th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC) Each year ISIRC brings together the international academic community focusing on social entrepreneurship, enterprise and innovation. This year's conference will be hosted by the Said Business S… Written by william.millershipFunding and financeGovernanceNetworksService innovationSocial enterpriseSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 08.03.2013 BlogDoing capitalism in the innovation economy On Friday the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) hosted a talk by William Janeway on the subject of his new book, ‘Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy’. Janeway was join… Written by william.millershipEmploymentFunding and financePublic sector innovationService innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 21.02.2013 BlogClosing the Gap – Philanthropy and impact investment Impact Investment Impact investment is a growing field looking to find market solutions to the problems of global poverty. It aims to achieve good financial returns while creating positive social o… Written by william.millershipFunding and financeScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 13.12.2012 BlogWhat can we learn from Carlota Perez? Carlota Perez is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on innovation and its relationship with economic growth and development. She describes ‘great surges of development’ … Written by julie.simonCites and communitiesEngaging citizensFunding and financeGovernanceNetworksPublic sector innovationService innovationSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 16.10.2012 BlogConference Report: The Cow and the Squirrel On 24-25 September, researchers, policymakers, social entrepreneurs and other key social innovation actors gathered in Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmö in Sweden to discuss solutions to Europe&… Written by John.LauritzenEngaging citizensFunding and financeNetworksSocial cohesionSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default projectTEPSIE The Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Foundations for Social Innovation in Europe TEPSIE is a research collaboration between six European institutions aimed at understanding the theoretical, empiri… Written by robert.patrickDemocracyEngaging citizensFunding and financeMetrics and measurementNetworksPublic sector innovationSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationDenmarkGermanyGreecePolandPortugalUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 23.04.2015 BlogCreativity in Public Services Most people would say they are in favour of creativity in public services, but many have struggled to implement this in practice. As part of the Royal Society of Art's (RSA) ‘Power to Cre… Written by rachel.schonEmploymentFunding and financeGovernanceHealth and social careNetworksPublic sector innovationSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 12.11.2014 eventSI Live SI Live is a two-day international event exploring the future of social innovation research, incubation and action. It will bring together leading social innovators, academics and practitioners to … Written by rachel.schonChildcareCites and communitiesEducationEngaging citizensEnvironmentFunding and financeGenderHealth and social careMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationPortugalRead more 0|Default 30.10.2014 BlogPartnership to Explore New Funding Sources for Innovators By Georg Mildenberger In a 2013 SIR blog article, Rachel Schon discussed the TEPSIE telepresence, where Gunnar Glänzel and I highlighted the mismatch between the needs of innovators and the re… Written by Gunnar.GlänzelCites and communitiesDemocracyEngaging citizensFunding and financeNetworksRead more 0|Default 15.09.2014 BlogSocial intrapreneurship: The ‘new kid on the block’? Although we tend to primarily concentrate on the voluntary sector and the social economy to track social innovation, we have always emphasised that it can and does also occur in the sector of priva… Written by Gunnar.GlänzelFunding and financeGovernanceScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 27.08.2014 BlogALS #IceBucketChallenge: A Social Innovation or not? The ALS #icebucketchallenge is thriving and obviously causing some debate in and beyond social media these days. And it goes like this: In front of a camera, a person pours a bucket of ice water ov… Written by Gunnar.GlänzelEngaging citizensFunding and financeHealth and social careSocial exclusionSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 12.06.2014 BlogInnovating social policies On 19-20 May 2014, the European Commission’s DG Research and DG Employment organized a potentially ground-breaking conference on “social policy innovation”. A mixed audience of ov… Written by Jeremy.MillardFunding and financeGovernanceHealth and social carePublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial cohesionSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default 17.06.2014 eventInternational Conference of Social Innovation The 'Internaional Conference of Social Innovation' is being held at the Lodz University of Technology in mid-June. The aim of the conference is to discuss the latest scientific research and… Written by rachel.schonFunding and financeSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 31.03.2014 BlogSocial Enterprise Accelerators March saw the first conference of the Accelerator Assembly Network at the BBVA Innovation Center, in Madrid. Accelerator programmes provide training and mentoring for cohorts of businesses, aiming … Written by rachel.schonFunding and financeScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 28.02.2014 BlogCompetition for Social Enterprise in Poland For the first time in Poland, NESsT and J. P. Morgan are organizing jointly "Competition for Social Enterprise – 2014". The aim of the Competition is to support the development of social … Written by Witold KwasnickiEngaging citizensFunding and financeSocial enterpriseSocial exclusionSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 12.12.2013 BlogDenmark’s Strategy for Digital Welfare ought to strengthen the conditions for local social innovation and entrepreneurship This post was written together with Jimmy Kevin Pedersen, senior consultant at DTI. At best, a national strategy puts forward a common vision, sets a clear direction and sends a clear message to al… Written by Gwendolyn.CarpenterCites and communitiesFunding and financeGovernancePublic sector innovationService innovationSocial enterpriseSocial innovationWelfare servicesDenmarkRead more 0|Default 11.12.2013 BlogTelepresence on financing Social Innovation On Wednesday 11th December, Social Innovation Exchange and Tepsie hosted a Telepresence discussion exploring methods of financing social innovation. We heard a presentation from Gunnar Glänzel… Written by rachel.schonFunding and financeSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 07.11.2013 BlogGREEK DEBT FREE initiative: A smart way of reducing the Greek debt The Greek society after suffering the effects of the economic crisis, started to make its first steps in constructing the foundation of social economy. More and more actions were initiated in order… Written by ioanna.garefiEngaging citizensFunding and financeGreeceRead more 0|Default 09.09.2013 BlogNew Polish PhD Program In Social Innovation This blogpost was written by Witold Kwasnicki. A new Doctoral Research Scholarship Program, called PhD in "Shipyard” ("PhDo w Stoczni", in Polish) is a joint initiative of The … Written by rachel.schonEducationFunding and financeSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 19.11.2013 eventSocial Innovation Summit 2013 The Social Innovation Summit is a twice annual event that brings together top executives and thought leaders from around the globe to discuss opportunities for leveraging technology & innovatio… Written by rachel.schonFunding and financeNetworksPublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 08.07.2013 BlogGlobal Alliance for Banking on Values: Berlin Declaration and Annual Meeting The need for more sustainability and responsible conduct in the finance and banking sector has moved into the focus of attention only in the last few years – not just in the aftermath of the … Written by Gunnar.GlänzelFunding and financeService innovationSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationGermanyRead more 0|Default 18.01.2013 BlogThe measurement of social economies in Europe The European Union has recognised social innovations as an important way of tackling social challenges and obstacles. Yet, there are several steps that have to be taken to get a resilient, internat… Written by David.Karl.HubrichFunding and financeSocial economySocial innovationRead more 0|Default 15.01.2013 BlogFirst Roundtable on ‘Investing in Social Entrepreneurship’ On December 10th 2012 the first Roundtable on “Investing in Social Entrepreneurship” took place in Hamburg. The roundtable was organized by iq consult in cooperation with BBO Wirtschaft… Written by björn.schmitzFunding and financeNetworksSocial innovationGermanyRead more 0|Default 04.01.2013 BlogOpening the black box: social investment and social innovation Much has been written about social innovation on the one hand and social investment on the other. Nevertheless, when we want to say something meaningful about generating capital flows for social in… Written by Gunnar.GlänzelFunding and financeSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 19.12.2012 BlogSocial Entrepreneurship in Greece On December 14, 2012, the Greek Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Welfare organised in Thessaloniki, Greece an awareness raising forum on social entrepreneurship in which a lot of stakeholder… Written by eirini.kalemakiFunding and financeSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationGreeceRead more 0|Default 16.10.2012 BlogCrowdfunding for social projects Crowdfunding has emerged in recent years as an increasingly important source of grants and investment for new ventures. It involves using online platforms to pitch a proposed project to an online a… Written by harriet.fowlerFunding and financeSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 03.10.2012 eventSocial Enterprises and the Europe 2020 Strategy: innovative solutions for a sustainable Europe Social Enterprises and the Europe 2020 Strategy: innovative solutions for a sustainable Europe EESC, Brussels, Belgium 3 October 2012 Within the general framework of the 2012 UN International Year … Written by robert.patrickFunding and financeSocial economySocial enterpriseBelgiumRead more 0|Default 09.10.2012 eventSocial Business Conference – SBC12 Social Business Conference – SBC12 9 October 2012 LSO St Luke’s, 161 Old Street, London, UK The ClearlySo seventh annual Social Business Conference will explore the movement of social investm… Written by robert.patrickFunding and financeSocial enterpriseUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 24.09.2012 eventEuclid Network’s Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap – New Survival Strategies Euclid Network's Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap – New Survival Strategies 24 – 25 September 2012 In partnership with Social+ and KHP Projects of Copenhagen and the Forum for Social Innovat… Written by robert.patrickFunding and financeMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial economySocial innovationDenmarkSwedenRead more SI Research Research Home Blog Social Innovation Social Enterprise SI in the Public Sector Social Frontiers 2013 Events About Add project