Joining young leaders for dialogue in the Stockholm archipelago
The pilot camp for Swedish young leaders with a focus on dialogue around antisemitism and islamophobia took place last week and we had the pleasure of taking part in discussions...
Diskussion kring regeringens nya strategi för social innovation
SE Forum deltog igår i en paneldiskussion kring regeringens nya strategi för att stärka utvecklingen av sociala företag och social innovation. Diskussionen hölls på Vinnova med Mikael Dambergs statssekreterare Stina...
Board members, insights and a fun travel companion
April is the month for Annual Meetings. This year was particularly interesting as we welcomed four new board members to SE Forum, all with strong experience spanning corporate law to...
SE Forum announces new Board and welcomes new Members
At our Annual Meeting earlier this month, SE Forum’s members elected a new Board, consisting of previous members as well as several new and exciting additions with varied experience from...
March brought us 16 Fellows, Joe Biden and a Swedish super diplomat
March marked a new adventure for SE Forum where we’ve teamed up with the leading US NGO Seeds of Peace delivering a unique fellowship aimed at using the power of...
Just getting started to transform conflict with our US partners
We’ve ended a fantastic week of workshops, discussions, study visits, reflection and much more. But we’ve only just begun an inspiring year of the GATHER Fellowship, and an exciting partnership...
SE Forum hands over review to Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
SE Forum’s Executive Director Nicklas Wallberg has today (21 March) handed over our review of collaborations and partnerships between social enterprises and municipalities to Stina Billinger from the Swedish Ministry...
An evening of collaboration across borders and seeing a future of peace
Thursday night saw the end of a fantastic first week of this year’s GATHER Fellowship, and the kick-off of a one-year programme where our 16 Fellows will be developing their...
The incubator and partnership that is transforming conflict
As part of Seeds of Peace’s GATHER Fellowship, SE Forum is partnering with Seeds of Peace to run this week’s incubator that kicks off this year’s Fellowship. The incubator’s aim...
February was filled with discussions and preparations (and lots of snow!)
February has been an intense month for us. Usually the start of the year can have less of an urgency attached to it, but this year it’s been different. We’ve...
Launching a review of cross-sector partnerships in the Baltic region
Together with partners in Latvia and Belarus, we have published an analytical review of existing and possible cooperation and partnerships between social enterprises and municipalities in Latvia, Belarus and Sweden....
SE Forum partners with Seeds of Peace to unite social innovators in pursuit of conflict resolution
How do we move beyond superficial diversity to leverage our differences and build thriving, equitable communities across lines of conflict? This was the challenge posed to changemakers across the globe who...
Fighting a dark month with African sunshine and plans for the year ahead
January in Sweden is a dark month, and this year was no exception. Therefore, it was suiting that our colleagues Tove and Svitlana went to sunny Nigeria to follow up...
Entrepreneurship challenges and opportunities in Nigeria
As part of our work with the SE Outreach Accelerator, backed by Sida, SE Forum follows up with alumni of the programme to monitor progress and developments within the countries our...
Zoom out 2017 and zoom in 2018
Sometimes you need to zoom out in order to zoom in. That’s what I’ll do in this 2018’s first ED letter in an effort to share reflections from our international...
Gaining momentum and growing the social entrepreneurship ecosystem
We’re almost at the end of 2017 and can look back at a great year where we have, amongst other things, been putting energy into a deeper understanding of the...
Are you our next intern?
Interested in knowing more about social entrepreneurship? Always wanted to learn more about businesses aiming to resolve society’s most pressing problems? Dreamt to meet and get to know founders of...
Creating an efficient ecosystem for social entrepreneurship in Sweden
Social entrepreneurs can find advice and support from many sectors and individuals, but how do you know what’s right for you? And how do the sectors ensure they provide the...
Exploring energy challenges and solutions with Swedish Institute
The SE Forum team was asked by its friends at Swedish Institute to join them in hosting 17 winners of the Smart Energy Challenge for two days in Stockholm. We were of...
October – a humbling and exciting experience
This month has focused on the understanding of the context of the sector we operate in and preparing for things to come. We’ve travelled to Malaysia, visited social entrepreneurs, researched...