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The Social Enterprise Open Camp is a great training and networking opportunity dedicated to social entrepreneurship and impact investing.
Speakers and social entrepreneurship experts from around the world will lead four days of residential training. An experience made unique by testimonies from social entrepreneurs, as well as reflections and stimuli from mentors, academics, investors and key players in the industry and finance that will enable participants to implement skills, activate alliances and broaden their scope in a melting pot of knowledge and experience.
Plenary sessions, keynote speeches, debates, roundtables, and networking moments will alternate with workshops within which social enterprises/cooperatives will be proposed to take on the role of case studies/learning platforms for participants who, guided by two workshop leaders, will be able to discuss and reflect on the central issues essential for the establishment and development of impact enterprises.
The focus of the training course, summarized in BEYOND INCLUSION for a fair economy and a healthy planet, is aimed at exploring business models that draw new geometries and new perspectives, 'beyond' inclusion strictly identified in the DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion).
The challenge will be to be able to “look beyond...”, to identify experiences capable of “dare more...” i.e., capable of hybridizing forms and models, forging new alliances, designing new business "models", adopting innovative approaches to address global environmental challenges, working on “blended” finance proposals to go beyond profit and make social and environmental impact increasingly pervasive and widespread.
Up to a total of 70 scholarships to attend the SEOC 2024 BEYOND INCLUSION for a fair economy and a healthy planet, the immersive training event dedicated to the world of social entrepreneurship, unique in Italy.
Out of these:
- 50 scholarships are offered -as part of the Innovazione per lo Sviluppo initiative- by Fondazione Cariplo and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, strategic partners of Seoc since the first edition.
- 10 scholarships are offered by Fondazione Pietro Pittini for young people under 25.
- 10 scholarships are offered by Fondazione con il Sud for cooperators, entrepreneurs and social innovators in southern Italy.
You are the right candidate and can get one of the scholarships made available if you belong to one of the following categories:
- international cooperation operator
- entrepreneur, cooperator and social innovator
- operator in the world of associationism*
- recent graduate or undergraduate interested in approaching social economy and impact investing **
- southern Italy cooperator, entrepreneur or social innovator ***
* valid for practitioners of associations active on the issues of labor inclusion of fragile groups, migration, education and training, and new generations
** young people under 25 (scholarships offered by Fondazione Pietro Pittini)
*** southern Italy cooperator (scholarships offered by Fondazione con il Sud)
NB a maximum of two operators will be selected for the same organization
- Application from April 30, 2024 at 12.00 p.m. to June 2, 2024 at 11.59 p.m.
- Selection of the scholarship winners and notification: by June 11, 2024 by individual e-mail to each recipient.
- Finalization of registration: those selected will receive a code to complete their registration and participation in the Social Enterprise Open Camp 2024.
- The winners should finalize their participation no later than June 18, 2024 by filling out the form on the website www.socialopencamp.org (in order to complete the process, follow the instructions on the site, pay a donation of € 50.00 to support the organizers of the initiative and send a copy of the bank transfer and your personal data to the e-mail address [email protected]).
To take part in the challenge and be selected you must:
- apply to the call for applications accessing: https://seoc2024challenge.apply-idea360.com/en
- submit your CV
- In the case of NGO operators, social enterprises/cooperatives, associations or start-ups, attach a presentation of your organization (optional)
Attach at the candidate’s choice one of three contributions:
- an essay (max. 2000 characters including spaces)
- a short video (max. 5 minutes)
- a presentation (max. 10 slides)
in which you report personal reflections, ideas, proposals, strategies, related to:
examples of entrepreneurial activism or business models capable not only of managing environmental challenges, promoting a fair economy and real inclusion, but also of “looking beyond...”, of “daring more...”
It is important that the contribution is not 'generic' but really offers valuable insights capable of giving guidance on some key issues, for instance:
Business models capable of:
- hybridize business forms by challenging themselves in unusual partnerships and drawing new geometries and different perspectives;
- forging new alliances (non-profits, Public Administrations, Governments);
- drawing new business “types” (evolution of legal form, model, structure and arrangement);
- working on "blended" finance proposals to go beyond profit and make social and environmental impact increasingly pervasive and widespread;
- adopt proactive and innovative approaches to address global environmental challenges.
The challenge will be open from April 30, 2024 at 12.00 p.m. to June 2, 2024 at 11.59 p.m.
The materials submitted by applicants will be evaluated by Fondazione Opes-Lcef and by Consorzio Nazionale CGM and Isola Catania who, in their sole discretion, will select:
up to 70 SEOC 2024 challenge scholars.
In the event that not all scholarships are awarded or new partners make new scholarships available, the organizers reserve the right to open a second phase of the challenge.
- Registration fee and participation in all activities of Social Enterprise Open Camp BEYOND INCLUSION for a fair economy and a healthy planet
- Board and room at affiliated facilities in the city of Catania with accommodation in a double or triple room (with the possibility of choosing your own roommate)
- On-site transportation: hotel/seoc shuttle
- Check-in on the evening of October 24, 2024 and check-out on the morning of October 27, 2024
- Outward journey from your residence to Catania
- Return journey from Catania to your residence
- Anything not expressly indicated in the paragraph "the scholarship includes"
- By applying for the SEOC Challenge and getting a scholarship, the participant commits to take part in all scheduled plenary sessions and workshops