British Council collaborated with SE Forum on the event series Policy Roundtable. At these Policy Roundables, we gathered high decision makers, researchers, experts and entrepreneurs, to discuss the opportunities for social entrepreneurship in development of society and the role of policy.

CXJV Conexão Jovem Associação – an organization that works with the youth sector in the city of Braga by creating them opportunities to develop and empowering them. Conexão Jovem is SE Forum’s partner for the “LOCAL-Y-MPACT” project which is funded by the European Commission’s ERASMUS + program.

Geri norai LT works to improve the ecosystem for social enterprises and socially responsible businesses in Lithuania. The organization helps NGOs and social enterprises to become more competitive and create sustainable partnerships. Geri norai LT is SE Forum’s partner for the “LOCAL-Y-MPACT” project which is funded by the European Commission’s ERASMUS + program.

Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) is the official body for inter-governmental cooperation in the Nordic region that seeks solutions with viable positive effects for everyone in the region. NCM supported SE Forum’s partnership with Social Entrepreneurship Association of Latvia (SEAL) and ODB Brussels under the project “Social Entrepreneurship in the Baltic Sea Region: Building Bridges”.

Norrsken House is Europe’s biggest hub for impact and technology, run by the Norrsken Foundation, and SE Forum’s home. The House provides premises for training sessions and events during the various programmes we run.

The Social Entrepreneurship Association of Latvia (SEAL) is the biggest national organization to promote the development of social entrepreneurship in Latvia and serves both as an advocacy body, knowledge sharing platform and one-stop-agency about social entrepreneurship. SEAL is SE Forum’s partner for the “LOCAL-Y-MPACT” project which is funded by the European Commission’s ERASMUS + program.

Seeds of Peace (US) inspires and cultivates new generations of global leaders in communities divided by conflict. The GATHER Fellowship is Seeds of Peace’s social innovation arm, supporting social innovators working in areas affected by conflict. SE Forum partners with Seeds of Peace to run the GATHER incubation week in Stockholm.    

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) works on behalf of the Swedish government to reduce poverty in the world. Sida has been the main funder for SE Forum’s SE Outreach Accelerator, the programme that provided capacity building for social entrepreneurs from all over the world who aim to tackle the world’s most urgent problems.  

The Swedish Postcode Lottery’s belief is that the world is getting better with the help of strong nonprofit organisations. The Postcode Foundation’s goal is to carry out that vision by supporting projects that challenge, inspire and promote change. Our conflict transformation programme, the GATHER Fellowship, has kindly been supported by the Postcode Foundation.      

The Swedish Institute promotes interest and confidence in Sweden around the world. SE Forum has had the pleasure of partnering with the Institute on various projects, visits, and training programmes.

SYNTHESIS is the main driving force in the efforts to develop the ecosystem of social SMEs in Cyprus, and was the first organisation in the country that has worked to promote the field of social entrepreneurship. SYNTHESIS  is SE Forum’s partner for the “LOCAL-Y-MPACT” project which is funded by the European Commission’s ERASMUS + program.

Together with Tillväxtverket, SE Forum has run Innovation Labs for people with an idea on social entrepreneurship that they would like to develop into action. Tillväxtverket has also funded SE Forum’s project on collaborations between social entrepreneurs and the business sector.

Vinnova is Sweden’s government agency for innovation with a mission to contribute to sustainable growth by improving the conditions for innovation and research through funding. Vinnova funds a national collaboration aimed to promote a broader ecosystem and a stronger support structure for SEs and was the main funder for the Care of Business Impact accelerator.