GIIN Impact Forum 2024'With attendees hailing from 70 countries, the GIIN Impact Forum is a major source of energy, inspiration and connectivity for the impact investing industry. Whether you’re new to this work or a seasoned pro, the forum is the place to be for the...

Impact Flock 2024'Impact Flock, an invite-only event organised by Impact Europe,  ImpactVC and ICFA, brings together Europe’s leading impact venture capital funds in a compelling peer-to-peer format. Impact VCs may be rare birds, but if we flock together, we can fly...

Impact Week 2024'Impact Week is a unique opportunity for the global community of investing for impact changemakers to encounter cutting-edge ideas, discover new trends and engage with partners, old and new, to maximise their impact for people and the planet.Through...

Social Innovation Summit 2024'Social Impact Summit is Australia’s only cross-sector gathering of senior leaders from the social, corporate and government sectors dedicated to the ‘S’ in ESG. (...)Now in its second year, Social Impact Summit connects leaders from the...

Africa Impact Summit 2024'The Africa Impact Summit is  the leading forum that is driving networking, deal making and impact investing thought leadership in Africa.The summit will provide a platform to make connections, discover opportunities and share insights to...

European Social Innovation Competition 2024This year’s the European Social Innovation Competition 2024 will focus on social innovation in ‘Digital Democracy’.'The European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) aims at stimulating the potential of social innovation to...

Global Social Innovation Indaba 2024'In September 2024, SIX is partnering with the University of the Free State to host the first global gathering of global social innovation leaders in Bloemfontein, South Africa.Whether in mega cities or rural communities, people all...

International Social Innovation Research Conference 2024'We invite academic researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to attend the 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC) in Bern, Switzerland. ISIRC is organized by the Bern University of...

REGEN - Regeneration of neighbourhoods towards a low-carbon, inclusive and affordable built environment: Dublin, Milan, Beckerich and LaredoBuildings, and the manner in which we design, construct and maintain them are a significant contributor to the climate breakdown...

 Top 100 Women in Social Entreprise 2023 (Europe)'For 15 years, Euclid Network (EN) has fostered social entrepreneurship and social innovation in Europe through knowledge exchange, capacity building, networking and international advocacy. EN combines the expertise...

MIT Solve: A Marketplace for Social Impact InnovationSolve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges—it is a marketplace for social impact innovation. Through open innovation...

2023 Social Innovation TournamentFrom 16 January to 23 February the EIB Institute will be accepting applications for the 2023 Social Innovation Tournament (SIT). The SIT is the flagship initiative of the Institute’s Social Programme that recognises and supports the...

Social Innovation Awards 2023The Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Awards 2023 have just been revealed. Read further to discover more about these awards and this year's winners.'The world is at a critical juncture as economies and livelihoods are battered by...

Social Innovation Match'The Social Innovation Match aims to promote the transfer and/or scaling-up of social innovation across Europe.You can find there inspirational examples and organisations with whom you might want to work in the future.Which areas are covered in...

European Inventors WeekEuropean Inventors Week celebrates Europe as a driver of invention, innovation and prosperity (...)In the week of the 7th to the 13th of November, every individual or organisation in Europe, is invited to join inventors, scientists and young...

Healthy Ageing GrantEvery year, the Fit for Life Foundation awards grants of EUR 100,000 each (disbursed over 3 years) to 3-4 non-profit organizations or social enterprises that are pioneering projects to promote healthy ageing around the world. This multi-year...

European Urban InitiativeEuropean Urban Initiative 'has officially launched its first Innovative Actions Call with a budget of EUR 50 million in support to New European Bauhaus demonstrators! The Call is open until 19th January 2023 14h CET. Cities, you are invited to...

Know Your HazardThe EIB Institute, in collaboration with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, is pleased to invite you to the first European conference on community disaster preparedness: Know Your Hazard, which will take place on 27 October at the EIB...

 Who were the best social entrepreneurs in Europe?EIB Institute's Social Innovation Tournament ventured to find out again.'15 finalists from eight countries have been selected for the 2022 Social Innovation Tournament, the flagship initiative of the Institute’s Social...

Today we share with you an exciting opportunity concerning the European Innovation Lab – A European workshop and competition for the (further) development of digital formal participation approaches in the European Union. "Digital Public Participation is a vital...

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has today launched the Innovations to Empower Women and Girls Challenge to identify and scale up...

Change-makers! The @EIBInstitute offers up to € 75 000 for social entrepreneurs who want to solve social or environmental issues in Europe. Applications to the Social Innovation Tournament can cover any of the 17 #SDGs. This year’s Special Category Prize will focus on...

 You can find Impact Hubs in over 100 locations, across five continents and more than 50 countries. Local innovators who care deeply about making a difference to their community founded each and every Impact Hub, and everyone does it differently. The global...

At Social Innovation Academy we expose 8 social innovation events to look forward in April 2020. Are you ready to connect with like-minded individuals?

Interested in attending inspiring social innovation events in March 2020? No need to worry, we’ve done the research for you by listing 8 you must-attend!

This time we shed light on the call for proposals by EIB’s Social Innovation Tournament with all the key dates and rules for applicants.

A look back on the last decade of social innovation in Europe. 8 milestones that shaped social innovation on the old continent.

At Social Innovation Academy we expose 8 must social innovation events in February 2020! Don’t miss your chance to connect with like-minded individuals!

Are you actually familiar with where to find exciting social innovation events and conferences in January 2020? No need to worry! We’ve done the research!

Check out the recent Social Impact Award (SIA) Summit event, where 48 SIA winners from 17 countries collaborated. 8 winners from 8 different countries!

Check out the finalists and winners of the recent Social Impact Award Hungary to discover the ventures with great social impact potential.

Social Innovation Academy 2.0 aims to deliver higher impact by harnessing the power of co-creation and leveraging the global social innovation expertise

We Did It Again Whether you prefer Metallica's or Britney Spear's take on this phrase, feel free to start humming: after the first two years of the project, almost 5,000 users from 187 countries, 80+ project partners and organisational supporters, 50 co-creators, and...

(Future) social entrepreneurs and innovators creating new ventures in a session organized by EOLAS and INTROMAC for Social Innovation Academy.

End of July, Found.ation organized a second event on social innovation to present for the second time the Social Innovation Academy and help the participants to understand social innovation and the importance it has for their life and the society in general....

On 30 May 2019, We4You organized a second social innovation event in Slovenia to present Social Innovation Academy to interested stakeholders. The event was visited by social innovators, business owners, students, successful non-profit owners, and other stakeholders...

On 18 June 2019, Harvard Business Review Poland held a business breakfast in Warsaw which focused on the topic of ‘How to successfully develop social innovation projects?’. The event attracted a wide range of business representatives, along with government and public...

Social Innovation Academy launched an inspiring event in Badajoz. EOLAS and Fundación Maimona officially launched the beta version of the Academy is Spain!

Social Innovation Academy event in Poland showed the great potential of social innovation in Poland. The beta version of the Academy is officially launched!

The Social Innovation Academy event in Athens was attended by noteworthy social innovators. The Academy testing phase has now officially launched in Greece!

Social Innovation Academy event in Ljubljana attracted inspiring speakers. Participants presented their social innovations along with other exciting news!

Social Innovation Academy event in Luxembourg was a hit. Besides an engaging panel, participants got to experience the beta version of the Academy.

The Social Innovation Tournament recognises and supports the best European social entrepreneurs. It is organised in a different country every year to reward and sponsor European entrepreneurs whose primary purpose is to generate a social, ethical or environmental...

SOCIA progress update meeting in Athens is a fact! The representatives of five partner organisations, Limitless, ICAN, We4You, Found.ation and Eolas…

Representatives of five project countries have met to discuss their ambitions and plans for the project. SOCIA project has officially kicked-off!…