The Euclid Summit Knowhow Masterclasses are an opportunity to learn about contemporary trends and new tools to drive positive change. Run by Euclid Network members and partners, we will be bringing you expertise and foresight on knowhow for people, money and impact. Highlights of the masterclasses confirmed are available below with more to be announced so stay tuned!
Knowhow for Money: Building successful philanthropic fundraisingBulgarian Charities Aid Foundation (BCAF) manages various funds to streamline one-off donations, tailored community investment, corporate programmes and simple fundraising tools for individuals to give through online platforms, text messaging and payroll giving. The beneficiaries range from urgent medical needs to proactive programmes investing in social enterprises and employment facilitation. Drawing on 20 years of experience in philanthropic giving, BCAF will share its knowledge and foresight on fundraising knowhow for non-profits and social enterprises according to changing trends in philanthropy.
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The Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations (ACOSVO) published a new Leadership Excellence Framework in September 2015, describing a set of key competencies aimed at enhancing leadership capability. The purpose of the framework is to provide guidance on the key skills that all civil society leaders should be demonstrating on a consistent basis. Produced upon consultation with its members, it is a tool that will guide and support civil society leaders in improving not just the performance of the individual and their organisation but civil society as a whole.
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Knowhow for Civil Society: Advocacy in practiceMany scientific papers and books have been written on the topic of advocacy and lobbying. The purpose of this masterclass, is not to explain how "good advocacy" should be carried out, but rather to share with the audience different cases of good practice, opinions and experiences. Drawing on numerous examples, this interactive masterclass will give the audience the opportunity to reflect and contribute to how advocacy can be still more impactful in its altruistic cause.
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Knowhow for Civil Society: Ideation and CreationWhat does it take to create the right conditions for social innovation in a civil society organisation? Social+ in Denmark have looked in depth into the new conditions and roles needed to create more and better social innovation and social experiments in civil society organisations. During the past four years, they have worked with over 100 organisations to develop social innovation in the third and public sector. They will share its insights on the process organisations need to come up with brilliant ideas and inventions to drive positive change. Participants will also get the chance to reflect and discuss how to implement these conditions and roles in their own organisations.
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Knowhow for Social Enterpise: Cooperative Social Finance |
The first ethical bank in Croatia, Ebanka, has recently been launched to develop a more social economy and support social innovation in Croatia. Goran Jeras, its founder, spent years of as a financial consultant in the Netherlands which prompted him to change the situation in Croatian banking.
Integrated with cooperative support services and including partners such as CEDRA (national network of social entrepreneurs), the National Foundation for Civil Society Development and the Public Ombudsman, the bank will serve as a service to the community by supporting ventures in local areas such as sustainable ecological agriculture, new technologies and innovation and social entrepreneurship. View masterclass presentation |
Knowhow for Social Enterprise: Investment readinessSocial Investment Business (United Kingdom) will set out the skills and knowhow that organisations need to develop internally and acquire externally in order to secure new forms of investment by building their capacity and improving their performance to increase their social impact. This masterclass will also look at how some of these programmes could be applied with broader European contexts.
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