On May 25, nearly 200 people participated in the webinar “Social Entrepreneurship – Does It Make a Difference?”, organized by the Entrepreneurship Forum, Örebro University, and Forum for Social Innovation Sweden.
Many societal challenges, particularly in the social welfare sector, are currently being addressed by a growing group of entrepreneurs active in social enterprise, both in the private and nonprofit sectors. These individuals are strongly motivated to improve society. But how do we know that their efforts are actually making a difference?
The government has developed a strategy for social enterprises—a sustainable society through social entrepreneurship and social innovation. The strategy emphasizes the need to develop more meeting places, financing options, and Theory of Change better Theory of Change.
At the webinar , Elin Vimefall, an associate professor of economics at Örebro University, began by presenting research in this field. Among other things, she discussed the economic case for social interventions and early interventions as economically sound.
Tomas Bokström, project manager for the Social Health and Impact Center at RISE, spoke about the development of new solutions for the welfare sector. These include contractual arrangements in which public or private partners are given incentives to work together toward the best possible outcomes.
Hugo Mörse, director of Leksell Social Ventures, spoke about outcome-based contracts, including those in collaboration with the City of Norrköping.
Annica Johansson, Operations Manager at Effektfullt, presented an impact framework for measuring, increasing, and demonstrating societal benefits.
To conclude, a discussion was held based on questions that had been submitted and those that were being raised, led by Pernilla Norlin, Deputy CEO and Head of Communications at Entreprenörskapsforum.
Here you will find the presentations shown during the webinar.
