SINet Blog
People from around Europe gathered to present you information and resources about social innovations, European solidarity, community fundraising, digital transformation of the nonprofit sector, and other tools for sustainable community development.
Technology to Support People With Disabilities in Sports as a Great Social Innovation
Nowadays, more and more attention is being paid to the quality of life of people with disabilities. Indeed, there are numerous examples of innovation and inclusion of people with disabilities in everyday life through the removal of architectural barriers and...
The Final Event of SINet Project: International Conference – Digital Civil Society
On 16th of June, was held the first International Conference: Digital Civil Society at the University for Information Science and Technology "St. Paul the Apostle" in Ohrid. The conference was organized by Poraka Nova and the Municipality of Ohrid, as part of the...
Use of Digital Platforms to Create Engagements: Design an Awareness Campaign
“You don’t have to be a ‘person of influence’ to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me.” – Scott Adams (American cartoonist and satirist) Digital platforms, including social media,...
Social Innovation and Smart Working: the new frontier of ‘fair working”
With a worldwide pandemic scenario behind us, in which we were forced to lock ourselves indoors for two long years, what was immediately apparent was how to reorganise the work of public and private employees. The adoption of smart work made it possible for people to...
Waddist – a platform for and by young people
“Did you cry in the past week?” this is the question with which Sarah Latre, Youth Information Coordinator at the youth organization De Ambrassade from Belgium, asked us while presenting their social innovation at the 33rd General Assembly of the ERYICA (European...
The role of Social Innovation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Innovation, as a term, refers to the development and creation of new techologies or high-tech products. But, when innovation is perceived as helping the overall society prosper and ‘flourish’, then innovation ‘’grows’’ in social innovation. Social innovation is...
Digital Storytelling for Non-profits
Can you imagine a world without stories? Stories influence people, their emotions, behaviors, and actions. Stories find their way to human hearts and heads in a way that very few (if any) other communication methods can. Storytelling is the most powerful way to put...
Communication and Interpersonal Relations
Communication and Interpersonal Relations: Not only "efficiency and effectiveness", but also "quality". In the daily context, interpersonal relationships are characterized by an increasing digitalization. This phenomenon has undoubtedly contributed to a development of...
The EU Youth Dialogue: What is it and How does it Promote Youth Participation and Social Innovation?
The EU has increasingly recognized the importance of involving youth in policy mechanisms and has actively placed young people in citizen dialogue efforts. The role of youth in the European social context is vital to long-term effects of implemented policies as they...
Education and Social Change
Education is, and always has been, a very important factor with a big social impact, and a vital element contributing towards social change and social innovation. Significant transformations throughout history and across communities have been initiated and encouraged...
Šibenik the home of the third event of the SINet project – Training: Social Innovations seen as Opportunities for better Social Impact
Šibenik was the home to the third event of the SINet project, during which we held the Training Course: Social Innovations seen as Opportunities for Better Social Impact which was held from 16th until 18th March 2022 and was organized in collaboration with the host...
Gamification, Active Didactics and Ludodidactics for Social Innovation
What would happen if elements of games and game design techniques became part of our social life and did not remain anchored to the world of play? This question brings us back to a concept that has recently become known to the general public, Gamification, but what is...
Apps for Solidarity. Digital Tools to Foster Community and Solidarity in Digital Societies
Today, smartphone applications offer us a wide and diverse range of services and uses. One of them is the launching of community and solidarity initiatives. Public and humanitarian institutions and groups of citizens are using technology and apps to launch innovative...
The Experience Behind the Training Course: Social Innovations seen as Opportunities for better Social Impact
From 16-18 of March 2022 the municipality of Shibenik and Udruga Mladi EU hosted the Training: Social Innovations seen as Opportunities for better Social Impact, within the Social Innovation Network – SINet Project, led by Poraka Nova from North Macedonia, in...
Starting a Non-profit Organisation in 10 Steps
Setting up a non-profit association can be very rewarding personally, but you may also encounter some disadvantages that you did not count on at the beginning of this adventure. You need to focus on good planning in order to make your non-profit organisation succeed....