WINSENT EMAIL NEWSLETTERMonday 16 August, 2010 |
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Welcome to the first WINSENT (Wales Ireland Network for Social Entrepreneurship) Newsletter. WINSENT supports the environment for the promotion of social entrepreneurship, the creation of new social enterprises and the sustainable development of existing social enterprises in Dublin, Meath and Kildare in Ireland and the Isle of Anglesey and Denbighshire in North Wales. Social entrepreneurs change lives; they are inspirational, motivated, driven and irrational. WINSENT wants to encourage, support and assist any social entrepreneur who wants to make a difference. In the first year, WINSENT has helped 41 new and existing social entrepreneurs and businesses in Ireland and Wales. WE WANT TO HELP A LOT MORE. In each edition of our newsletter, we will introduce you to some of the people and businesses that we have been working with and also introduce you to service providers in Wales and Ireland. We will provide you with any relevant news stories and let you know of any funding applications that are coming up. We will have the results of our training needs analysis survey in our October edition of the newsletter and thank you all for completing it. WINSENT would love to hear your views on our first newsletter and what you would like to see covered in our subsequent newsletters. Best Wishes Noreen Keegan Kavanagh The WINSENT project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Ireland Wales Programme (INTERREG 4A)  Quote of the day“The core psychology of a social entrepreneur is someone who cannot come to rest, in a very deep sense, until he or she has changed the pattern in an area of social concern all across society. Social entrepreneurs are married to a vision of, for example, a better way of helping young people grow up or of delivering global healthcare. They simply will not stop because they cannot be happy until their vision becomes the new pattern. They will persist for decades. And they are as realistic as they are visionary. As a result, they are very good listeners. They have to hear if something isn’t working; and, whenever they do, they just keep changing the idea and/or the environment until their idea works. They are intensely concerned with the how-to’s: How do I get from here to there? How do I solve this problem? How do these pieces fit together?” Bill Drayton More Social Entrepreneurship Quotes Interviews with Social EntrepreneursChris Gordon, Ireland’s 24-hour non-emergency services number www.222ireland.com and Shane Owen, Rhyl Youth Action Group, Rhyl, Denbighshire answer some social entrepreneurial questions. Read the Social Entrepreneur Interviews Company Profiles
The Bellarose Foundation, Dublin View Individual Company Profiles Profiles of Social Entrepreneurship Support Agencies
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI)SEI is a privately funded, not-for-profit organisation that believes that innovation and social change in Ireland will be driven by exceptional people with exceptional ideas. It supports innovative and system-changing projects across all sectors including:
More Information Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)The Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) Supporting around 2,000 out-of-work people in North and East Wales into employment is the aim of a European funded project managed by Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA). The Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) is targeting economically inactive and disadvantaged individuals to go through a programme of training and supported employment, resulting in permanent jobs for over half of the participants. WCVA is offering contracts of up to £300,000 to employers to deliver the project and provide the training and work opportunities to target participants. The ILM project is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and European Structural Funds (European Social Fund). More information Recommended ReadingBuilding Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs-Muhammad Yunus The Social Entrepreneur: Making Communities Work-Andrew Mawson One Wild Life: A Journey to Discover People Who Change Our World-Clare Mulvany Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know-David Bornstein and Susan Davis The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World-John Elkington, Pamela Hartigan and Klaus Schwab In the NewsLatest information from Welsh Assembly Government regarding economic renewal New report launched from the Social Enterprise Task Force which is an initiative of Clann Credo and the Dublin Employment Pact Grants informationIrelandTolka Area Partnership has secured a small fund through the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) to support volunteer led community development actions under the themes Social Inclusion Grant and General Grant. The closing date for applications is the 27th August 2010. http://www.activelink.ie/node/2713 Phillips Liveable Cities Award. Global Grants to Improve Quality Of Life, Electronics giant Philips has launched a new €125,000 worldwide search for projects that will improve health, quality of life and sustainability in cities. The closing date for entries is the 28th October 2010. http://www.because.philips.com/Home/AboutAwards
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Upcoming EventsWINSENT Networking event - Anglesey “Sustainability, Succession, Strategy” Workshop - Dublin Recent Events
Caroline Casey (Kanchi) and the WINSENT teamWINSENT Networking event at The Oriel Hotel, St Asaph took place on the 28th June 2010. The evening featured Caroline Casey of Kanchi (www.kanchi.org) who gave an inspirational talk about her journey to date as a social entrepreneur. The WINSENT Team
In this edition we introduce you to two of our Development Officers who are based in Ireland and WalesVona Law - Wales Vona joined Denbighshire County Council in 2002 as an officer with the Planning and Economic Development team. Having completed her Professional Certificate in Marketing with the CIM she then embarked upon her CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing to become a Chartered Marketer. Liane Scott - Ireland Liane Scott, Development Officer WINSENT, has 10 years experience working within the Not for Profit sector, having previously worked in the private sector. In 2000 she commenced working for a Community Group in West Dublin as an Enterprise Officer; during her time there Liane also obtained her Bachelor of Business Studies from IT Tallaght. Trivia
What does WINSENT stand for? Respond with your answer to info@winsent.eu by the 31st August to win a €20 / £20 Book Token If you would like your social enterprise or support agency to be featured in a future edition of the WINSENT newsletter, please e-mail Sheila@winsent.eu. Contact DetailsTel: 00353 1 4145777 Catch up with what is happening with WINSENT on Facebook.
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