The Social Enterprise Map A social enterprise is an organization or venture that achieves its primary social or environmental mission

using business methodsThe social enterprise movement includes both nonprofits that use business models to pursue their mission and for-profits whose primary purposes are social. (Social
Enterprise Alliance)

PerhapstheonlycertaintyaboutSocialEnterpriseisthattherearecountlessdifferentdefinitionsof it,butthepopularoneaboveistheonethatAlive&Kickingsubscribesto.Theremayactuallybeone other truth. Social Enterprise is in. Its the new buzz model in social, financial, and international development(despitehavingbeenaroundfor150years).Butwhoandwhatareouttheretohelp fledgling social enterprises? In a search for an answer to this question, and in the knowledge that thereareotherorganisationsaskingthesamething,Alive&Kicking,anAfricanandUKbasedsocial enterprise, has developed The Social Enterprise Map. Weve started the map by highlighting International,European,UKandAfricanorganisationsthatareassistingsocialenterprises,andthe intentionistoexpandittoincludeallotherregionsoftheworld. Thismapwasstartedbyacapableintern,butonewhohadlimitedtime,andquiteapartfromthe regionsoftheWorld(andtheUK)thatitdoesntyetcover,weknowthatthereareholesinit.Alive &Kickingdoesnotpretendtobethefinalwordonwhatisoutthereforsocialenterprises,andwe couldusesomehelp,sopleasetakealookandtelluswhatwevemissed.Wewouldlikethemapto beausefulresourceforanysocialenterprisethatwantstofindouthowandwhereitcanfitinto largernetworksandfundingstreams.Whilstwehavefoundlistsofsupportbodiesprovidedbyother organisations we have not found anything that represents them, and the links between them, visually.We believe thereforethat thisstyle mapandtheaccompanyingappendixwillbeauseful resource. Themapdifferentiatesbetweentypesoforganisations(seethecolourkeyatthebottomrightofthe map)anditexplainslinksbetweenorganisationswheretheyareknown.Theappendixtothemap givesabriefdescriptionofalltheorganisationsthatfeatureonitatthemoment,andeachlinkon themapcanbeclickedtotakeyoustraighttothatorganisationswebsite. WeintendtoreissuethemapbyNovember2010,sopleasetelluswherewevegonewrongand what weve missed before then. You can comment on the map and give us your feedback and suggestions on our blog, or if youd rather you can send your thoughts to socialenterprisemap@aliveandkicking.org.uk. Wehopeyoufindthemapusefulandpleasepassiton. TheAlive&KickingTeam

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NCBA/CLUSA Beyond Profit The Social Enterprise Journal Social Enterprise Solutions Ned.com

THE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MAP

ImagineNations The Skoll Foundation
Co-manages Is a Program of

Europe
The European Council of Associations of General Interest

International Society for Third Sector Research University Network for Social Entrepreneurship

Ashoka

Collaborate

International Cooperative Alliance

Net Impact Skoll World Forum

Co-manages

Social Edge Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

Jointly established

Partners With

Has a Liaison With

EMES The Social Platform The European Economic and Social Committee

Member

Clearly So
Member

UK
Cooperatives UK
Manages funds for Funds Funds Supports

Social Enterprise Europe

Cabinet Office - Office of Civil Society

Member

The Social Investment Business The London Development Agency

Supports

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Manages Members Member

The European Foundation Centre

Has invested in

Triodos Bank

Euclid Network

Social and Economic Development Centre

Supports

Funding Central The Social Enterprise Ambassadors

Africa
Angel Africa
Linked by founder of ASEF

Manages

Social Enterprise Coalition

Hosts

Africa Social Enterprise Forum

Enterprise Africa

Social Enterprise London Development Trusts Association Social Enterprise Third Sector

Collaborate Collaborated to create Member

RISE

African Foundation For Development

Is a program of

African Social Enterprise Competition Fate Foundation

ORGANISATION CATEGORIES:
STATE BODY NETWORK FACILITATOR PUBLICATION

The Social Enterprise Mark Adventure Capital Fund

The Enterprising Solutions Awards The School for Social Entrepreneurs

Social Firms UK SEEDA

Member

All For Africa Business Action for Africa

FUNDER/INVESTOR RESEARCH/EDUCATION AWARDS

Educate

Partners

Social Enterprise Africa

Alive & Kicking is an innovative African Social Enterprise that manufactures sports balls to provide balls for children, create jobs for adults and promote health education through sport. In a quest to find out who and what is out there to assist social enterprises, and in the knowledge that other organisations want to know the same thing, the Alive & Kicking team has created this Map. We have started with International, European, UK and African support organisations and intend to grow the map to encompass all regions of the World. We invite you to email additions and corrections to the Map and we will re-issue it to reflect your input. Twitter : Facebook : YouTube
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MapAppendix:
InternationalSocialEnterpriseSupportBodies
NetImpactisaninternationalnonprofitorganisationwithamissiontoinspire,educate,andequipindividualsto use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. It is a network of morethan15,000newgenerationleaderscommittedtousingthepowerofbusinesstoimprovetheworld. ClearlySoistheglobalhubforsocialbusiness,socialenterpriseandsocialinvestment.Itactstoraisetheprofile ofsocialenterprises,allowingthemtomeetoneanotherandprovidesinformationforanyonewhowantstoget involvedinthesocialbusinessorinvestmentsector. BeyondProfit is a social enterprise magazine, which presents the stories, people and ideas behind innovative social ventures by bringing you firsthand insights and expert commentary. The publication is a creation of Intellecapasocialinvestmentadvisoryfirmprovidingservicestotheforprofitdevelopmentsectorinareassuch asmicrofinance,water,energyandeducation. The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is an independent, nongovernmental association which unites, represents and serves cooperatives worldwide. It raises awareness about cooperatives and helps individuals, government authorities and regional and international institutions understand the cooperative model of enterprise. NCBA/CLUSA National Cooperative Business Association/Cooperative League USA demonstrates that cooperativesareabetterbusinessmodelforprovidingdomesticandglobalsocialandeconomicprogress.They run programmes assisting cooperative business in many developing countries and in many different sectors to utilizetheirnewlyfoundstrengthasagrouptoimprovememberslives. Ashoka is the global association of the worlds leading social entrepreneurs, although Ashokas definition of SocialEntrepreneurismuchwiderthanthoseintroducedonthefrontpageofthismap.Socialentrepreneursare individuals with innovative solutions to societys most pressing social problems. Ashoka develops models for collaboration and designs infrastructureneeded to advance the field of social entrepreneurship and the citizen sector.Ashokasupportsideasanddevelopsinitiativesineveryfieldofhumanneed,frommicrofinancetowater management to children's health. Much of their work around the globe falls into six major fields: civic engagement,economicdevelopment,health,humanrights,environment,andlearning/education. The Skoll Foundation is an organisation which drives largescale change by investing in, connecting and celebratingsocialentrepreneursandotherinnovatorsdedicatedtosolvingtheworldsmostpressingproblems. Like Ashoka, The Skoll Foundation uses a wider definition of social entrepreneur in which the entrepreneurs projectdoesntnecessarilyhavetobebasedonabusinessmodel.TheSkollFoundationrunstheSkollAwardsfor Social Entrepreneurship.ItsupportsTheSkollCentreforSocial EntrepreneurshipattheSaidBusinessSchoolat Oxford University. The Skoll Foundation jointly runs the Skoll World Forum with the Skoll Centre of Social Entrepreneurship. SocialEdgeisawebsitewheresocialentrepreneurs,nonprofitprofessionals,philanthropistsandothersinthe socialsector connecttonetwork,learn, inspireoneanotherandshareresources.Itisaprogrammerunbythe SkollFoundation. TheInternationalSocietyforThirdSectorResearch(ISTR)isamajorinternationalassociationpromotingresearch and education in the fields of philanthropy, civil society and the nonprofit sector. ISTR reflects the growing worldwideinterestinThirdSectorresearchandprovidesapermanentforumforinternationalresearch,whileat thesametimebuildingaglobalscholarlycommunityinthisfield. ImagineNations Group is a global alliance of social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, investors, financial institutions, global brands, media and organizations all working together to empower and inspire a new generation of successful young adults in the developing world with opportunities, employment and livelihood. ImagineNationsanditspartnersarecurrentlyworkingtocreateinnovative,largescaleinvestmentstrategiesthat promote development opportunities for young people (ages 1529) across the globe with specific initiatives in SouthEastAsia,southernAfrica,andacrosstheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.ImagineNationsseekstodesignand developscalableandsustainablebottomupapproachestosupportyouthinvestmentandtoinformandinfluence policy and program development, particularly those related to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)byservingasathoughtleader,catalyst,convenerandknowledgebroker.ImagineNationshaslinkstothe WorldBank. Social Enterprise Solutions is UK based and was set up in January 2007 tohelp facilitatethe redistribution of wealth from the largest economies to developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America. This is achieved through the capacitybuilding of NGOs, creative entrepreneurial activity such as development of fairlytraded

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produceandsupportinfundraising,butalsobybringingbestpracticeindevelopingcountriestotheattentionof larger partner organisations from the Europe and the USA. Social Enterprise Solutions is a consultancy geared towardsthelimitedmeansofsmallNGOs,wheresupportcanoftenbegainedthroughindependentfundraising.

TheSocialEnterpriseJournalSocialenterpriseshavenotbeenthesubjectofrigorousresearchtodeterminethe current practices and needs of managers within this developing area. It is also debatable whether we have a robustandagreedmapofthesector.TheSEJseekstoaddressthisvoidbyinvitingscholarsandpractitionersto presenttheirtheoriesandframeworksforunderstandingsocialenterprise,andinvitesresearchthatexaminesa rangeoftopicsrelatedtothisdevelopingsectorofthesocialeconomy. University Network for Social Entrepreneurship works with professors and researchers, practitioners, and students to develop social entrepreneurship as a vocation and carry its principles into other disciplines and sectors. It is designed to be a resource hub and an actionoriented discussion forum to expand social entrepreneurshipeducationandparticipationaroundtheworld.TheNetworkwasestablishedbyEMES,ASHOKA, the Social Enterprise Knowledge Network based in South America, and the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. Ned.com is a global online coworking space for early stage social entrepreneurs and collaborative social ventures. They believe every individual has the power to make a difference and they say they exist for one purpose:Sothatmoreandmorepeoplediscovertheirownpowertomakegoodthingshappen.

EuropeanSocialEnterpriseSupportBodies
EMES is an established European research organisation in the field of social enterprise. It is a network of universityresearchcentresandindividualswhoseaimistobuildupacorpusofknowledgearoundthirdsector issues. TheEuropeanCouncilforAssociationsofGeneralInterest(CEDAG)wasestablishedin1989toprovidethevoice forthenonprofitsectorattheEuropeanlevelonspecificissueswhicharecommontoallnonprofitorganisations and associations. CEDAGs members are national and regional umbrella bodies, involved in social fields of activities such as education, citizenship, culture, social and health issues, environmental issues, consumer protectionandsport,unitingalargenumberoforganisationswithmillionsofmembersand,takingintoaccount theinformalnetworkswiththenewMemberStates,thisnumberislikelytobemultiplied.Itcurrentlyistheonly Europeannetworkwhichrepresentsnationaloverarchingorsectorwideumbrellasanditisalsomainlyrunbyits nationalmembers.NCVOintheUKisamember. The Social Platform was established in 1995 and brings together more than forty European nongovernmental organisations, federations and networks which are working to build an inclusive society. The members of the SocialPlatformrepresentthousandsoforganisations,associationsandothervoluntarygroupsatlocal,regional, nationalandEuropeanlevelrepresentingtheinterestsofawiderangeofcivilsociety. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is a consultative body that gives representatives of Europe'ssociooccupationalinterestgroups,andothers,aformalplatformtoexpresstheirpointsofviewsonEU issues. Its opinions are forwarded to the larger institutions the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament.ItthereforehasakeyroletoplayintheUnion'sdecisionmakingprocess. TheEuropeanFoundationCentreisaninternationalassociationoffoundationsandcorporatefundersdedicated to creating and enabling legal and fiscal environment for foundations, documenting the foundation landscape, strengthening the infrastructure of the sector, and promoting collaboration, both among foundations and betweenfoundationsandotheractors. Euclid Network is acommunity of change makers who connect across borders for a more innovative professionalandsustainableEuropeancivilsociety.Establishedin2007asajointventurebetweenACEVO(UK), CJDES (France) and Ideell Arena (Sweden), Euclid Network (EN)connects around 300 leaders from 24 countries fromacrossEuropeforamoreinnovative,professionalandstrongerEuropeancivilsociety. SocialEnterpriseEuropeisagroupofpractitioners,consultants,actionanduniversitybasedresearchers,trainers andsocialentrepreneursconcernedwiththebuildingofsocialwealth.SocialEnterpriseEuropeisabletodeliver highlybeneficialservicestoclientsacrosstheUKandEurope. TriodosBankconnectssaversandinvestorswhowanttochangetheworldforthebetterwithentrepreneursand sustainable companies doing just that. They are the only specialist bank to offer integrated lending and investmentopportunitiesforsustainablesectorsinanumberofEuropeancountries. SEDC The Social and Economic Development Centre aims to introduce and develop social entrepreneurship in Lithuania and the neighboring countries (Latvia, Kaliningrad, Belarus, Ukraine and Georgia). The social

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entrepreneurship programme was launched to foster the development of social businesses, which should contributesignificantlytacklingthemostpressingsocietalandenvironmentalproblemsintheregion.

SocialEnterpriseSupportBodiesintheUK
The Social Enterprise Coalition is a national body for social enterprise. It represents a wide range of social enterprises,regionalandnationalsupportnetworksandotherrelatedorganisations.Theyworktopromotethe benefits of social enterprise through the media, campaigning and events. They organise The Enterprising Solutions Awards, the awards for social enterprise; previous winners have included The Phone Coop and The DivineChocolateCompany. RISEworkstoimprovethetradingandoperatingenvironmentforsocialenterprisedevelopmentinSouthWest England,providingarangeofservicesfordevelopmentandsupport.IthelpedtheSocialEnterpriseCoalitionto setuptheSocialEnterpriseMark. TheSocialEnterpriseMarksetupbytheSocialEnterpriseCoalitionandRISEisthebrandforsocialenterprises, identifying businesses that meet defined criteria for social enterprise. The Mark offers consumers an instantly recognisable logo that represents enterprises working for social and environmental aims, trading to benefit people and the planet. Furthermore it is an access to a network of social enterprises across the UK. The Mark raisesawarenessofwhatsocialenterprisesdoinordertogetmorepeopletobuyfrom,engagewith,startupand workforsocialenterprises. TheSocialEnterpriseAmbassadorsaretheleadersofsomeofthecountrysmostsuccessfulsocialenterprises. Theyraiseawarenessandhelpsocialenterprisespreadandgrowthroughthecountrybysharingtheirexperience andexpertise.TheinitiativeisfundedbytheOfficeofCivilSocietyandismanagedbyaconsortiumofpartnersled bytheSocialEnterpriseCoalition. CooperativesUKisthenationaltradebodythatcampaignsforcooperationandworkstopromote,developand unitecooperativeenterprises. Social Enterprise London (SEL) provides a network for social enterprises in London, giving business advice and support. SEL has developed some of the most cutting edge knowledge andresearchon social enterpriseanywhereintheworld;alltheresourcesareavailabletoeveryone,freeofcharge.IthasaUKsocial enterprisedirectory,alistofUKfundersandalistofUKsocialenterprisesupportorganisations. The London Development Agency (LDA) is the Mayor of London's agency responsible for driving London's sustainableeconomicgrowth.OneofitsmainaimsistosupportLondonsbusinesses,promotinginnovationand givingadvice,trainingandfinancetohelpbusinessesthrive.ItsupportsmanysocialenterprisesinLondon. TheNationalCouncilofVoluntaryOrganisations(NCVO)isaregisteredcharitybasedintheUK,whichgivesvoice and support to civil society. NCVO is a highly effective lobbying organisation and represents the views of its members, and the wider voluntary sector to government, the European Union and other bodies. They also providedirectsupporttoorganisationsthroughtheirconsultancyservice. TheAdventureCapitalFundisanewstyleoffunderforcommunityenterprise.Theybackcommunityenterprises byofferingacombinationoffinancialinvestmentsandexpertsupport.Theyexpectbothasocialandafinancial returnontheirinvestment. DevelopmentTrustsAssociationisanetworkofcommunitypractitioners.Theyhelppeoplesetupdevelopment trusts,andhelpexistingtrustslearnfromeachotherandworkeffectively.Theyalsoinfluencegovernmentand others at national and local level, to build support and investment for our movement. Development trusts are community owned and led organisations. They use selfhelp, trading for social purpose, and ownership of buildingsandland,tobringaboutlongtermsocial,economicandenvironmentalbenefitsintheircommunity. SocialFirmsUKisthenationalsupportorganisationforthedevelopmentoftheSocialFirmsectorintheUK.We carryoutlobbyingandawarenessraisingactivities,researchandpracticalinitiativestoincreasethenumberand ensurethequalityofSocialFirmsintheUK. The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) exists to provide training and opportunities to enable people to use their creative and entrepreneurial abilities more fully for social benefit. SSE supports individuals to set up new charities,socialenterprisesandsocialbusinessesacrosstheUK. ThirdSectoristheUKsleadingpublicationforeveryonewhoneedstoknowwhatsgoingoninthevoluntaryand notforprofitsector. SocialEnterpriseisamonthlymagazineandonlineservice,whosemissionistobringtogetherthehugerangeof individualsandorganisationsinthesocialenterprisemovementinaspacewheretheycanlearnaboutandinspire oneanotherandtelltherestoftheworldwhattheyremissing.

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StateSocialEnterpriseSupportBodiesintheUK
In2002theUKgovernmentlaunchedaunifiedSocialEnterpriseStrategy,andaSocialEnterpriseUnit(SEnU)to implementit.TheroleoftheSocialEnterpriseUnitisthereforetoactasafocalpointandcoordinatorforpolicy makingaffectingsocialenterprise;topromoteandchampionsocialenterprise;totakeactionneededtoaddress barrierstogrowthofsocialenterprises;andidentifyandspreadgoodpractice.TheSocialEnterpriseUnitsitsin theDepartmentforTradeandIndustry. The Social Investment Business manages government funds available to third sector organisations charities, social enterprises and community groups. They aim for a strong, well capitalised and thriving third sector to enrichthelivesofthepeopleandthecommunitiesitserves.OneofthefundsmanagedbytheSocialInvestment Business is called Futurebuilders England, a fund aimed at substantially improving the financial and strategic capability of the third sector so that it can play an ever greater role in improving the lives of the people and communitiesitserves. In the Cabinet Office there exists aMinister for CivilSociety Nick Hurd. He is responsible for charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations. Civil society refers to the totality of voluntary civic and social organisationsthatformthebasisofafunctioningsociety,ratherthantheforcebackedstructuresofthestateor commercialinstitutionsofthemarket. AlsointheCabinetOfficeisTheofficeofCivilSociety(orOfficeoftheThirdSector),whichworkstosupportall areas of the voluntary sector including charities, social enterprises, and voluntary and community groups. They fund Funding Central, which is afree website for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises that providesaccesstofundingandfinanceopportunitiesandmanytoolsandresourcessupportingorganisationsto developappropriateincomestrategies. TheGovernmentisboundtothethirdsectorbyTheCompact,anagreementwhichsetsoutsharedprinciplesand guidelinesforaneffectivepartnershipbetweenthem.TheCompactisnotlegallybindingbutisbuiltontrust.

AfricanSocialEnterpriseSupportBodies
EnterpriseAfricaseekstodevelopanddisseminateknowledgeaboutenterprisebasedsolutionstopovertyand the institutional conditions that enable entrepreneurs to improve the quality of lives for themselves and their communities. Through rigorous case analyses developed through intensive handson field research, Enterprise Africa scholars access local knowledge to put forward important institutional lessons about what works in developmentpolicy.EnterpriseAfricaisaprogramoftheMercatusCentreintheGeorgeMasonUniversity. SocialEnterpriseAfricaisaCommunityInterestCompanybasedintheUK,butwithlinkstocountriesinWestand East Africa. They are interested in finding ways to bring economic infusion into Africa, either through trade mechanisms,thesupportofindigenousNGOsandCBOs,orthroughinnovativeprojects,whichworktoalleviate povertyinAfrica. AngelAfricaAngelAfricaisanonprofitorganizationwhosemissionistobuildthelargestnetworkofbusiness andprofessionalleadersdedicatedtopromotingeconomicgrowthinAfricabyleveragingourcollectivetalentto encourageentrepreneurshipandprivatesectordevelopmentandinitiatives. FateFoundationFATEFoundationisanonprofit,privatesectorledorganisation.Itwascreatedandfundedby Nigerians in March 2000, because they felt that the viable youth of Nigeria are able to directly attack the high ratesofunemploymentandpovertyinNigeria. TheAfricanSocialEnterpriseForumTheAfricanSocialEnterpriseForumwasconceivedbyJerryanneHeathand Magogodi Makhene, forum coChairs who identified a need for actionoriented information and dialog about AfricansocialentrepreneurshipamonginfluentialthoughtleadersandyoungprofessionalsinNYC.Jerryanneand MagogodifoundedtheAfricanSocialEnterpriseForumwithadedicatedExecutivePlanningCommittee. BusinessActionforAfricaisaninternationalnetworkofbusinessesandbusinessorganisationsfromAfricaand elsewhere, coming together insupport of 3 objectives: Top positively influence policies needed for growth and poverty reduction, to promote a more balanced view of Africa, and to develop and showcase good business practice. Educate!IsaUgandaandColoradobasednonprofitwhichunlocksthepotentialofAfricanyouthtosolvetheir communities' greatest problems of poverty, disease and environmental degradation. The Educate! Experience equipshighschoolstudentsacrossUgandatocreatesocialenterprisesfinanciallysustainable,innovative,and effectiveinitiativesthataddressthegreatestchallengesfacedbycommunities. All for Africa takes a collaborative approach to poverty reduction by working with the private sector to foster projectsthatgenerateeconomicandsocialbenefitsinthecommunitiesinwhichtheyarelocated.Programsfocus

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on agriculture, clean water, community health, education, energy, environmental impact, microfinancing and skills training/livelihood creation. In addition, All for Africa promotes collaborative conversation and education amongstallstakeholdersincludingprivatesector,NGOsandcivicorganizations.

ASEC(AfricanSocialEntrepreneurshipCompetition)TheASECisthefirstandonlysocialenterprisebusinessplan competition specifically for University students in Africa. The purpose of the ASEC is to harness and channel Africa'sentrepreneurialambitionsintofinanciallyviablesocialenterpriseswhichsolvelocalsocialproblemsatthe grassroots level. Through this competition, we are challenging today's generation of African business school studentstoidentifysocialproblemsandsolvingthemwithbusinessbasedapproaches. AFFORDrunprojectsandprogrammessuchasSEEDAwhichseektomobilizeAfricandiasporaintheUKandother partnerstosupportandinvestinsustainableenterprises,particularlySMEs,thatwillgeneratewealthandjobs andrespondtothejobscrisisinAfrica.AFFORDsamissiontoenhanceandexpandthecapacityofAfricansinthe diasporatocontributetoAfrica'sdevelopment. Supporting Entrepreneurs and Enterprise Development in Africa or SEEDA is the flagship programme of AFFORD.SEEDA harnesstheresourcesoftheAfricandiaspora skills, knowhowandfinancetosupportsmall andmediumsizedbusinessesinAfrica.

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