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0|Default 14.06.2013 BlogVolunteering in Portugal

The Satellite Account for the Social Economy published last April by the Portuguese National Institute of Statistics includes the results of a survey on volunteer work done in 2012. Here are some o...

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0|Default 01.05.2013 BlogFive roles for participation to improve performance in social economy organisations

In our previous blog-post we talked about the FAS Project, a nationwide training-action project of the confederation representing social welfare organisations in Portugal that has been going on sin...

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0|Default 15.04.2013 BlogOne successful way to promote innovation in social welfare organisations in Portugal

Private social welfare organisations are, by far, the main providers of social welfare services in Portugal. According to the preliminary results of the Social Economy Satellite Account for 2010, t...

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0|Default projectSOCIAL POLIS

Social Polis: Social Platform on Cities and Social Cohesion Social Polis is an open social platform for dialogue between scientific and policy communities as well as civil society organizations and...

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0|Default projectTEPSIE

The Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Foundations for Social Innovation in Europe TEPSIE is a research collaboration between six European institutions aimed at understanding the theoretical, empiri...

Written by robert.patrickDemocracyEngaging citizensFunding and financeMetrics and measurementNetworksPublic sector innovationSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationDenmarkGermanyGreecePolandPortugalUnited KingdomRead more
0|Default 12.11.2014 eventSI Live

SI Live is a two-day international event exploring the future of social innovation research, incubation and action. It will bring together leading social innovators, academics and practitioners to ...

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0|Default 16.05.2013 BlogSome key figures of the Portuguese social economy in 2010

The Portuguese National Institute of Statistics published last April the Satellite Account for the Social Economy with data referring to 2010. Unlike the previous edition published in 2011 with dat...

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0|Default 01.10.2012 BlogNew social innovation competition launched

Today, a new Social Innovation Competition was launched by the European Commission in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos. The competition was announced by President José Manuel Durão Barroso...

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