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.
The Cooperation Between Enterprises and Non-profit Organizations: Toward Economic Solidarity
The social economy in general is a crucial part of the EU socioeconomic landscape. In the context of the COVID 19 crisis, social economy actors have assisted the recovery by strengthening social services to complement government action directed to economic solidarity....
“Community Forum: European Citizens Needs” in Palermo
"Palermo-Italy will be the destination where the first international conference of the project SINET: Social Innovation NETwork will be organized on 9th September 2021 at the University of Palermo". Our first international conference titled as "Community Forum:...
Digital Youth Work – What Is It and How Can It Shape the Lives of Youth
European youth is spending an increasing amount of time using digital media. What was once mostly a tool for entertainment is now utilized in areas of life such as education and work. Young people now reside in these digital dimensions in which they share opinions and...
Youth Makes Change Happen – Social Day
"Active citizenship, solidarity, volunteering, career development, social responsibility, youth fund, support, cooperation, sustainability. A unique concept, well known globally, a powerful tool for solidarity and social responsibility, which unites all young people...
Social Innovation and Sport Sector
Although it is a fact that sport and sporting practice actively contribute to social and human development, it is only in recent years that sport and its use has been considered more consistently also as relevant tool to achieve social innovation objectives, that...
Global Competence for Advancing Global Social Change
“Twenty-first century citizens live in an interconnected, diverse and rapidly changing world. Emerging economic, digital, cultural, demographic, environmental forces and global diseases (like COVID-19) are shaping everyone’s lives around the planet, and increasing...
Creating Social Impact by Helping Our Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The new pandemic has us glued in front of our TV watching the news, concerning about our loved ones that are vulnerable, and adapting to major changes in our lives, from schools closing to having to isolate ourselves. People are worried, but not sure what they can do...
Education and Social Innovation: Changes and New Dimensions of Education
Social Innovation has positively impacted the education sectors, with a higher incidence over the last three years, in a period in which due to the pandemic it was necessary to rethink and completely rebuild the educational strategies in the different sectors of...
Digital Transformation in the Non-Profit Sector
The concept of digitalisation and digital transformation, widely known in the private sector, has become increasingly important also for non-profit organisations. Even with all the issues that this process brings with it, the need and the benefits of digitalisation...
Social Entrepreneurship in Spain
The importance of social entrepreneurship is so relevant because its projects seek to solve the most important social issues and to find ideas that bring about large-scale change. It is not just about producing more, it is about revolutionizing the way we produce....
Why Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations is Important?
Non-profit marketing is the implementation of a marketing strategy that consists of marketing tools and ‘instruments’ for promoting a nonprofit- organization mission and vision. This includes sharing the organization's future activities, events, fundraisings and the...
The Conference on the Future of Europe – The Multilingual Digital Platform
For many decades there has been talk of the possibility of applying a more direct democratic process in the political sphere of the European Union. This is now embodied by the Conference on the Future of Europe. This initiative is a chance for citizens to be directly...
Social Innovation for Sustainable Development
Working towards a global sustainable development is one of the most defining goals of the 21st century and social innovation has a crucial role in working towards achieving that goal. Considering the fact that this is an issue concerning the whole world, it is...
The Role of the Erasmus Programme in Promoting Social Innovation
The Erasmus+ programme is one of the most significant achievements of the European Union. It has played, and continues to play, a key role in promoting social innovation on the European and international scenario. Erasmus+is the European Union's programme for the...
Environmental Education: What is it and How are Digital Tools Changing it?!
Environmental education has become a central element of raising awareness among youth about the incumbent complications caused by climate change. It is easy to get overwhelmed by daily life and therefore pay less attention to how our behavior might influence the...