Share&Learn Trip 2012 - empowering Italian change makers

impact - insight - leadership - dialog

Social Enterprise Italy - what is it?

Social Enterprise Italy is a no for profit organization

created to provide new ideas to support the development of an efficient social enterprise ecosystem along Italy.

The principal mission is to create a supportive and

responsive environment to help the Italian social enterprise ecosystem to develop, grow, succeed.

In order to favor and accelerate the process, Social Enterprise Italy believes in the need to integrate the

Italian Eco-System with the International Social Enterprise Scene.

A bridge to connect international change makers

Share&Learn London Trip is a peer learning international programoffered to the italian social entrepreneurs community.

Thanks to SEI, small groups of Italian social entrepreneurs will be able to visit some of the most disruptive and developed social

innovation eco-systems inside and outside Europe.

The first stop is London and Oxford.

A small delegation of italian social entrepreneurs will meet their UKcounterparts to exchange knowledge and stimulate collaborative

social impact.

The importance of peer learning

When first considering a startup enterprise, entrepreneurs often need basic coaching and hands-on tips about issues such as writing a business plan, leasing space and finding staff.

As a firm matures, these needs become more focused, with a special emphasis on growing the business through financing or strategic partnerships. Research from the Kauffman Foundation has shown that businesses in this stage of development, second stage, learn the best from their peers — the people who have "been there, done that."

These individuals often become their most credible sources for information and insight as they share similar responsibilities, stresses, opportunities and a passion for growth.

Other research indicates that peer learning activities typically result in: (a) team-building spirit and more supportive relationships; (b) greater psychological well-being, social competence, communication skills and self-esteem; and (c) higher achievement and greater productivity in terms of enhanced learning outcomes.

The program

The trip will be divided in 3 days between London and Oxford. During the second and third day the delegation will attend Oxfordja, one of the most innovative conference for social entrepreneurs, where SEI have planned tailored made sessions to present the italian community to the world.

Italian Change Makers will be able to :

1.Gain insights and Learn about one of the most vibrant social enterprise community in Europe

2.Engage with various social entrepreneurs and other important actors in the UK’s social entrepreneurship space. These include a range of intermediary organizations working topromote social innovation.

3.Be inspired from high quality individuals

4.Share their own experience in front of an international audience

5.Be ambassador of the change among the italian community

6.Have a lot of FUN

Fee and Sponsorship

We offer sponsorships however we are asking also a free donation to the delegates.

The sponsorship includes flight and hotel.

For more information send an email to info@socialenterpriseitaly.net

March 28/29/30th 2012London-Oxford

Some highlights

1st Day Peer Learning Roundtable in London @ SEL

Site visit and Workshop @ NestaSite Visit @ Unltd

Dinner with Social Enterprise Italy Ambassadors

2nd Day OxfordJam Conference

3rd DayOxfordjam Conference

Social Impact Measurement Workshop @ Red Ochre

International Community

Italian Community

We Connect People and Changemakers!

The first Italian Changemakers Circle

• For the first peer learning trip SEI has selected 3 italian changemakers.

• Select ion cr i ter ia have been: 1.Experience of the entrepreneur 2.Business model quality 3.Level of i n n o v a t i o n 4 . S o c i a l I m p a c t 5.International exposure

Officine Creative is a social cooperative formed in 2007 by Luciana delle Donne after a carreer in the banking sector, Luciana

has decided to stake his professional skills to find a way to help women prisoners. Officine Creative launched the brand Made in

Carcere (Jail) which manufactures shopping bags, fashion accessories and special items. All products embed the values of respect,solidarity and freedom. All the products are in fact created

by prisoner women who are studying, invent and create new items by using recycled materials.

Luciana Delle Donne

Made in Carcere Lecce

www.madeincarcere.it

Eugea (Ecologia Urbana Giardini E Ambiente) was grounded by a group of researchers in entomology from the Department of

Science and Technology at the University of Bologna. Their main aim is to bring beauty, colour and purity in your life.

Eugea promotes Private Ecology, reminding us that the rights and duties of the citizen are to contribute to the knowledge and to care of the delicate balances in nature. The lack of understanding in the

nature’s balances and their variations are fundamental for our existence on the Earth.

The packaging is made by the Cooperative Sociale ASSCOOP – ONLUS, dedicated to integrating and helping people with social problems.

Gian Umberto Accinelli

Eugea Bologna

www.eugea.it

Last Minute Market is a spin-off of the University of Bologna, which was founded in 1998 as a research activity. From 2003 LMM

became a business and starts to operate throughout the country by developing local projects aimed at recovery of unsold goods (or

marketable) in favor of charitable organizations.

Last Minute Market has always been involved in analyzing all the

steps of the food chain and identify where and why waste it is originated.

LMM in 2000 has developed the first system of professional reuse of unsold goods from the mass distribution in Italy.

Matteo Guidi

Last Minute Market - Bologna

www.lastminutemarket.it

Alberto CamporaFounder of Social Enterprise Italy@yes_we_tweet@SeItaly

Paolo CampagnanoCo-founder of Social Enterprise Italy and founder of Hub Rovereto.@paolocampagnano@SeItaly

Francesca BarisaniCommunity Manager @ Social Enterprise Italy@LaChiiicca@SeItaly

The Team

Social Innovation places we will visit

NESTAwww.nesta.org.uk

Red Ochrewww.redochre.org.uk

Social Enterprise London www.sel.org.uk

OxfordJamwww.oxfordjam.org.uk

Unltdwww.unltd.org.uk

Lily LapennaFounder and CEO of MyBnk and Advisory Board Member of Social Enterprise Italy@LilyLapenna@MyBnk@SeItaly

Paolo VenturiDirector of Aiccon and Advisory Board Member of Social Enterprise Italy@AICCONnoprofit

Flaviano ZandonaiDirector of Iris Network and Advisory Board Member of Social Enteprise Italy@Editormanque

Special thanks to our Advisory Board

Special Thanks to our SEI Ambassadors

Marco ZappalortoSocial Enterprise Italy AmbassadorResearch and Analysis @ NESTA@MarcoZappalorto

Francesca CignolaSocial Enterprise Italy Ambassador Business Development Manager @ NESTA

Carolina BandinelliSocial Enterprise Italy AmbassadorPhd Candidate @ GoldSmiths University

Martin CooperSocial Enterprise Italy AmbassadorSenior Consultant @ Red Ochre

Special Thanks to our Friends circle

OxfordJamwww.oxfordjam.org.uk

CIVAwww.civa.org.uk

MyBnkwww.mybnk.org.uk

HUB Westminsterwww.hubwestminster.net

Lama Agencywww.agenzialama.eu

Common Groundwww.gotocommonground.com

What’s next?

The March Trip is the first of a series of Peer Learning Experiences that SEI would like to offer to the Italian Social Enterprise Community.

For more information contact us at info@socialenterpriseitaly.net

Contacts

Social Enterprise Italy

Uk HQ9 Mansfield Place, London NW3 1HSItaly HQVia Valbusa Grande 2, Rovereto 38068

Emailinfo@socialenterpriseitaly.netalberto@socialenterpriseitaly.net

Twitter@SeItaly

Social Enterprise Italy is a project registered under CIVA Charity Number

1122095