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Social Enterprise Regional Stakeholder Consultation – Midwest/Southwest Event
Consultation event. Social Impact Ireland, on behalf of the Department of Rural & Community Development will host the Social Enterprise Regional Stakeholder Consultation event for the Midwest/Southwest region. The new Social Enterprise Policy for Ireland is due in [...]
Review of best practices on isolated/specialist groups
A REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICES INTERNATIONALLY ON ISOLATED/SPECIALIST GROUPS AND ENGAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES USED TO CONNECT TO UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY. A report by Ciara Regan, commissioned by Social Impact Ireland Full Report Download [...]
Social Enterprise Mark awards
Social Impact Ireland have partnered with Social Enterprise Mark CIC, an international accreditation body to pioneer the Social Enterprise Mark in Ireland. SE Mark Awards event The Social Enterprise Mark defines [...]
National Social Impact Day
National Social Impact Day takes place on Thursday 27th October National Social Impact Day celebrates the Social Impact we all create in our communities. Be it the Social Enterprises, the founders, the staff/volunteers, the supporters or the [...]
Roadmap to Social Media Success
Share your story. Authentically. Join us for the Social Impact Ireland Roadmap to Social Media Success short course where we’ll help you create a social media plan with meaningful content and purpose that aligns with your values. Grow [...]
Impact Trail – on the road
Meet & Greet. The Impact Trail is on the road and coming to a venue near you! As part of the ARISE campaign, the team at Social Impact Ireland are travelling Ireland highlighting the impact and value of [...]
12 Steps To Creating Social Change
Creating social change is not a ‘step by step’ process, it is more like a rollercoaster of ups and downs! Throughout the years I have seen commonalities, so I decided to capture these into a list. I have pondered [...]
Impact Driven Boards
Getting to the heart of board functionality for Social Enterprises A traditional board asks: ‘What is best for our organization?’ but an impact-driven board asks: ‘What is best for the desired social impact we seek?’ A simple shift in [...]
The Showcase Event – Spring 2022 Incubator Programme
Participants of Social Impact Ireland's 'Business for Social Impact' Incubator Programme will present their projects on Thursday July 7th in our online showcase event. Impact Revolution - Be part of the Solution [...]
Conversations of Impact – Impactful People
Conversations of Impact - Impactful People As a part of our Conversations of Impact - Local to Global series, we are delighted to introduce the fourth event in the series, titled Impactful People. At Social Impact Ireland we want [...]
Articulating your Impact
Two Goals. The Articulating Your Impact workshop has two key goals: Helping you better understand and quantify the real impact of what you do, and, Helping you to articulate, it in a meaningful way, the impact created through your [...]
Conversations of Impact – Impact Leadership
Conversations of Impact - Impact Leadership As a part of our Conversations of Impact - Local to Global series, we are delighted to introduce the third event in the series, titled Impact Leadership. Bringing together a panel of social [...]
We Make Change
Collaborations of Impact. Here at Social Impact Ireland we know that to make a successful social enterprise you cannot go at it alone. Most social enterprises start out wearing many hats - from market research to impact measurement [...]
Business Strategy and Values short course
Build a business strategy that represents your business and works for you. Our Business Strategy and Values Workshop has one aim: Helping you to create a workable strategic plan for you to guide your enterprise towards the vision [...]
Conversations of Impact – Making a profit as a Social Enterprise
Conversations of Impact - Making a profit as a Social Enterprise As a part of our Conversations of Impact - Local to Global series, we introduce the second event - Making a profit as a Social Enterprise. Profits [...]
Personal Strategic Direction short course
PERSONAL STRATEGIC DIRECTION SHORT COURSE FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES The Personal Strategic Direction Workshop For Social Enterprises Has Only One Goal – Your Success! • Deeper understanding of yourself and your business for more meaningful decisions • Re-energised approach to [...]
Conversations of Impact – what is a social enterprise
Conversations of Impact - What is a Social Enterprise? As a part of our Conversations of Impact - Local to Global series, we are delighted to introduce the first event - What is a Social Enterprise? Bringing together [...]
‘Business for Social Impact’ Incubator Programme Spring 2022
Are you passionate about solving a social issue and creating social impact in your community? Our ‘Business for Social Impact’ Incubator Programme is designed specifically to create and develop sustainable businesses that make positive social impact. This Spring 2022 edition, [...]
Community Champion of the Year
Champions. It's December and time to look back on the year that has been 2021 - what a rollercoaster of a year for everyone with its highs and lows! One major consistent theme we've noticed here at Social [...]
Business Strategy and Values short course
Build a business strategy that represents your business and works for you. Our Business Strategy and Values Workshop has one aim: Helping you to create a workable strategic plan for you to guide your enterprise towards the vision [...]
Job vacancies
Social Impact Ireland is seeking to recruit a Social Innovation Inclusion Officer on a 1-year contract About Social Impact Ireland: Funded under Regional Enterprise Development Fund The Social Impact Ireland (SII) initiative seeks to support through a range of learning and collaboration [...]
Spring Incubator Programme Showcase Event
Participants of Social Impact Ireland's 'Business for Social Impact' Incubator Programme presented their projects on Thursday July 8th in our biggest online showcase event to date. Building towards a more Inclusive World [...]
The Many Hats of a Marketer
Many Hats. Marketing is present in all stages of business - beginning to end. It asks the question: "Where, when, and how does our customer want to communicate with our business?" Social Impact Ireland’s short course - The [...]
Dublin Incubator Programme Showcase Event
Participants of Social Impact Ireland's 'Business for Social Impact' Incubator Programme presented their projects on Thursday May 20th in an exciting online showcase event. Social Entrepreneurship spirit through a pandemic Our ‘Business [...]
Social Enterprise Spotlight Series – Jessica Bonenfant
Positive Impact. The Social Enterprise Spotlight Series recognises our community for their great contributions to society and their tireless efforts to achieve positive impact through the work they do. By highlighting social enterprises, we are showcasing the [...]
Spring Incubator 2021 – Launch Booklet
We are delighted to launch our Spring 2021 'Business for Social Impact' Incubator Programme Download Launch Booklet “In the midst of these challenges, within the pages of this booklet, we find twenty people [...]
Articulating your Impact
Two Goals. The Articulating Your Impact workshop has two key goals: Helping you better understand and quantify the real impact of what you do, and, Helping you to articulate, it in a meaningful way, the impact created through your [...]
Social Enterprise Spotlight Series – Miriam Spollen
Positive Impact. The Social Enterprise Spotlight Series recognises our community for their great contributions to society and their tireless efforts to achieve positive impact through the work they do. By highlighting social enterprises, we are showcasing the [...]
Women in Social Enterprise
Let's celebrate women. Join us for this virtual roundtable in this women only closed setting. Limited numbers to encourage open conversations. We know that Ireland is full of entrepreneurial women working to create positive social impact through their [...]
Roadmap to Social Media Success
Share your story. Authentically. Join us for the Social Impact Ireland Roadmap to Social Media Success where we’ll help you create a social media plan with meaningful content and purpose that aligns with your values. We’ll help you [...]
Remote Working and Innovation Hubs
Social Impact Ireland hosted an online information evening on the topic of Remote Working and Innovation Hubs with guest speakers John Evoy of Grow Remote and Annabelle Conway of Innovate Communities Features of [...]
Social Enterprise Spotlight Series – Martin Forrest
Positive Impact. The Social Enterprise Spotlight Series recognises our community for their great contributions to society and their tireless efforts to achieve positive impact through the work they do. By highlighting social enterprises, we are showcasing the [...]
‘Business for Social Impact’ Incubator Programme Spring 2021
Are you passionate about solving a social issue? Our ‘Business for Social Impact’ Incubator Programme is designed specifically to create and develop sustainable businesses that make positive social impact. This Spring 2021 edition, will be run online and include a [...]
More important than ever to support our social enterprises
Covid-19 has shown the value of social entrepreneurship on economy and society Pauline Gannon: Co-founder and director of Social Impact Ireland. There is a greater need now, more than ever, for a stronger support system for social entrepreneurs in Ireland, [...]
Social Enterprise Mark comes to Ireland
Social Impact Ireland have partnered with Social Enterprise Mark CIC, an international accreditation body to pioneer the Social Enterprise Mark in Ireland. The Social Enterprise Mark defines what it means to be a genuine social enterprise. It is an international [...]
Think Business: Making a Mark
After securing a major international accreditation Mark, Ireland’s social enterprise sector is playing to win, says Pauline Gannon of Social Impact Ireland. In recent weeks the Irish social enterprise sector reached a crucial turning point when Social Impact Ireland, previously [...]