This report summarizes the findings of an analysis of practical examples of support for social innovation. It presents examples from organizations that support social innovation in Spain, France, Latvia, and Sweden. The countries and organizations featured in the report are part of the Building Capacity for a Sustainable Society (BuiCaSuS) project, one of several EU consortia collaborating to strengthen centers of excellence and ecosystems for social innovation in EU member states, linked to the new funding period for the European Social Fund (ESF).
The examples described in the report include methods, tools, and approaches designed to support the various elements of a social innovation process, as well as examples at the individual, grassroots, societal, and systemic levels.