Nicklas Wallberg Almedalen

Internal work, the Queen and a week of politics

The Swedish summer is now finally here and SE Forum will take two weeks off. The focus this past month has therefore been on setting us up for success after the holidays. We’ve for example welcomed our newest team member Tove Nordström (who you can read more about here), worked on building a true dream team…

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SE Forum IKEA

Filter out the noise and introduce quality

Not surprising the focus of our work in April has been the SE Outreach Accelerator program. Eight social entrepreneurs from different parts of the world, working in different sectors have all been challenged, given opportunities and delivered results over the course of three weeks. Having had the participants with us for the last three weeks…

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SE Forum event

Sunshine, programme preparation and reported impact

Finally the spring has come to Sweden! Even though I’ve always said that the weather doesn’t really affect me, I now must correct myself. I seem to get an incredible energy boost out of this extra sun shine. In SE Forum land we’ve been focusing on internal work, writing our report to Sida outlining the…

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SE Forum social entrepreneurship

Collecting bottles in Nairobi and coding in Dar es Salaam – seeing our impact first-hand

Sometimes you feel blessed doing the work we do. This was certainly the case last month. A trip to Kenya and Tanzania enabled us to see first-hand the impact of our social entrepreneurship programs. In February we’ve also run programs in Nairobi and taken a look at the social entrepreneurship sector in the Ukraine, presenting…

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SE Forum graduation

A whirlwind of travels, programs and the launch of 2017’s SE Outreach Accelerator participants

In my professional life, I’ve always heard that January and February are quiet months. That doesn’t seem to apply to 2017. We are announcing 2017’s participants in the SE Outreach Accelerator program, running business development programs in Kenya and talking Social Entrepreneurship in Kiev and Malmö. I’m very proud to announce, from a pool of…

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SE Forum team

Christmas and new opportunities!

Christmas is approaching fast, which means we’re soon moving into 2017. A new year with new possibilities. However, before we get ahead of ourselves I would like to take the time to highlight some of our alumnis’ recent successes. Because even if it’s important to look forward we shouldn’t forget to celebrate our achievements. See…

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Nicklas Wallberg MSI

Thoughts from snowy Stockholm and sunny Palestine

October isn’t my favorite month of the year. It’s usually wet (in Sweden at least), cold and quite dark. However, this year October has flown by with programs being delivered, events to enjoy and the biggest selection process to date! I need to start with the selection process for our SE Outreach Accelerator Program 2017.…

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Nicklas Wallberg SE Forum graduation

Graduation, goodbyes and new opportunities!

September was one of those months that passed by SO quickly. We had 8 social entrepreneurs here for our Accelerator program and they did so much. Moving into October it feels like the same will happen as we’ve just opened applications for the Outreach Accelerator Program 2017.  I do need to start with the Outreach…

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Nicklas Wallberg social entrepreneurship

Two Months of Blood, Sweat and Impact

Almost two months has passed since I stepped into our office at Riddargatan. It’s been a whirlwind of meeting inspiring people, seeing the impact of our social entrepreneurs and understanding the landscape of where they operate. It’s also been an absolute pleasure coming into a welcoming team where warm effectiveness might be the best phrase to describe…

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