The EC has published the report "Financing Social Impact: Funding social innovation in Europe – mapping the way forward" as part of the Social Innovation Europe initiative. The SIE initiatve represents a major effort to build and streamline the social innovation field in Europe. The project is run by a consortium of partners including Euclid Network, the Danish Technological Institute, and the Young Foundation, and is led by the Social Innovation eXchange (SIX).

This report was written by Carmel O’ Sullivan, Simon Tucker, Peter Ramsden, Geoff Mulgan, Will Norman and Diogo Vasconcelos. It has been based on consultations and conversations with members of the social innovation community across Europe.

Click here to download the report.

represents a major eff ort to build and streamline the social innovation fi

Europe. The project is run by a consortium of partners including Euclid Network, the Danish Technological Institute, and

Young Foundation, and led by the Social Innovation eXchange (SIX)

In partnership with Social+ of Copenhagen and the Forum for Social Innovation Sweden, Euclid Network invites you to join us in exploring the life-cycle of social innovation – from the ideas to the delivery and impact.

Reflecting the vibrant sector of entrepreneurs we work in, we have decided to make this year’s event as innovative as you are. We have teamed up with these local partners to create an interactive event spanning two cities - Copenhagen and Malmo – on the 24^th and 25^th September 2012 - so save the date!

Social innovation brings together government, business, finance, welfare, science, education and technology. But how? And most importantly, why?

On this topic, FORUM PA is organising the Social Innovation Day on May 17. During the day Filippo Addarii, Executive Director of Euclid Network, will open the panel session "Social Innovation Made in Italy. How and why”.

The Social Innovation Day at FORUM PA 2012 has been organised with three main objectives:

• Create a network of innovators to be speakers and transmitters of all content on social innovation with European institutional actors, national and territorial governmental bodies
• Map and divulgate the experiences of social innovation made ​​in Italy for the eight areas identified as core fields of innovation – Governance, Welfare, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Education, Technology, Science and Society, Environment and territories
• From a shared definition of social innovation in different areas, prepare a statement of recommendations through a critical reading of the real experiences that are shaping social innovation in Italy Read more...
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  Vassiliou welcomes Council support for 'Creative Europe'; sets out vision for new loan guarantee facility

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  The European Commission has published the following press release.

  I am particularly happy that the Council supports the Commission's proposal to bring together the current funding programmes in the cultural and creative sector.

  I consider that the intrinsic value of culture and its important contribution to growth and jobs are not mutually exclusive. Our proposed programme is designed to contribute to both the economic and social objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy.

  Today, no less than 55% of EU funding under the current Culture Programme goes to SMEs with fewer than 11 employees. This will continue under the new programme.

  The loan guarantee facility will be complementary to the grants that the EU offers; we have no intention to replace grants. Our proposal responds to a clear need, expressed by SMEs, who find it difficult to obtain credit.