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Aktywne formy pomocy zamiast pasywnych, współodpowiedzialność zamiast roszczeń i uzależnienia od pomocy, mobilizacja obywatelska w miejsce rozbudowy systemu biurokratycznego. Wiedza Strefy Ogłoszenia   Archives
Konieczność rozwoju klauzul społecznych, instrumentów finansowych i franczyzy społecznej – to tylko część rekomendacji wypracowanych na seminarium projektu Better Future of Social Economy, która odbyła się niedawno w Warszawie. Read more> The Ministry of Regional Development (ESF Managing Authority in Poland) organised the final learning seminar of the Network for Better Future of Social Economy which is held in Warsaw on 2-3 April 2012. Read more> Within the framework of market research procedure, Ministry of Regional Development in Poland invites all interested parties to tender for expert service during the dissemination phase of the project Network for Better Future of Social Economy, co-financed with the resources of the European Social Fund. Read more> According to the Eurostat data, today more than 5 million young people from the EU remain unemployed. Read more> Following the consultation on the Green Paper on the modernisation of EU public procurement policy started in January 2011 and closed on the 18th of April, 2011, the European Commission issued a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council for a new directive on public procurement. Read more> Around Christmas time BFSE Network organized a two-day learning seminar in Milan on measuring social added value and other social economy issues. More than 50 people coming from Italy and abroad participated, including ESF Managing Authorities, social economy experts, academics, representatives of social cooperatives, associations and ethic banks. Read more> Every year during the fall, Polish social economy meets to share experiences and to discuss strategies and prospects for the future. This year the Fifth National Meeting of the Social Economy was held in Lublin on October 6th and 7th and was organised by the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). Read more> BFSE was invited to contribute in the first Annual Convention of the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion. Read more> Social franchising is a form of co-operative development, with member franchises owning the social franchise. It is similar to commercial franchising, but it has a social purpose and often the franchise is owned by the franchisees. Joint ownership and shared responsibility, makes it potentially a more powerful mechanism than commercial franchising where franchisors and franchisees are often in competition. Read more> Funders, nonprofit executives, and policymakers are very enthusiastic about measuring social value. Alas, they cannot agree on what it is, let alone how to assess it . (...) The demand for these metrics has come from all sectors: Foundations want to direct their grants to the most effective programs; public officials, policymakers, and government budget offices have to account for their spending decisions; investors want hard data analogous to measures of profit; and nonprofits need to demonstrate their impact to funders, partners, and beneficiaries. Metrics to meet these needs have proliferated over the last 40 years, resulting in hundreds of competing methods for calculating social value. Read more> Featured |