Social Enterprise World Forum

€4m in Ireland. 17.3 trillion yen in Japan. A new global economics council. And one beloved platform closing its doors. SEWF's May's social enterprise news roundup is here. Swipe to explore by region 👉 Read more 🔗 Link in bio #SocialEnterprise #SocialImpact #NewEconomics #Sustainability #SocialEnterpriseNews

📣 Registration is now open for the SEWF Ecosystem Leadership Exchange, organised in partnership with the Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies (CSES) We're inviting applications for a five-day immersive programme in the Korean social economy, limited to 40 participants to ensure genuine peer connection and learning. The programme features: → Innovative finance, legislation and policy, private sector engagement and public sector pathways to market → Workshops on Korea's Social Value Act and local innovation at the National Assembly → Visits to social enterprises → An optional tour of the Korean DMZ Join senior leaders in social and economic policy, social finance, CSR, corporate procurement and social enterprise for a deep dive into one of the world's leading social enterprise ecosystems. Registration is by application to ensure a mix of representatives from across the ecosystem and across geographies. Apply today! Link in bio. #SocialEnterprise #SEWF #EcosystemExchange #SocialEconomy #SocialEnterprise Korea

📣 May 2026 opportunities for social enterprises 📣 Explore the latest grants, fellowships, accelerators and challenges open to social enterprises and changemakers right now. 🔗 Full details on our website. Link in bio. @averydennison Foundation Grant Deadline: Rolling @nathancummingsfdn Grant Deadline: Rolling @WPH Fund Rapid Response Window Deadline: Rolling @pulitzercenter Impact Seed Fund 2026 - Southeast Asia Deadline: 3 May @robinhoodnyc Blue Ridge Labs Founder Fellowship 2026 Deadline: 3 May @Roche x @oneyoungworld Scholarship 2026 Deadline: 6 May @UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity 2026 Deadline: 6 May Bigglesworth Family Foundation Legal Services Grant Deadline: 7 May @UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education 2026 Deadline: 12 May @lorealparis -@UNESCO For Women in Science - Sub-Saharan Africa 2026 Deadline: 15 May @UNICEF Venture Fund - Climate Ventures Cohort Deadline: 17 May Heroes of Tomorrow: UN @sdgaction Awards 2026 Deadline: 17 May @solvemit 10th Anniversary Global Challenge Deadline: 21 May Agribusiness e-Academy - Call for Submissions Window 2 Deadline: 31 May @awswebservices Imagine Grant Deadline: 5 June @mastercardfoundation Scholars Program - Makerere University 2026/2027 Deadline: 5 June @eulac.digitalaccelerator - Open Call #5 Deadline: 12 June JIABA Food and Agriculture Social Enterprise Accelerator Deadline: 14 June #SocialEnterprise #SEWF #SocialInnovation #Funding #SocialInvesting

SEWF does not work alone. We are a network of networks, connecting globally with partners leading locally and regionally, sharing knowledge and opportunities and collaborating for greater collective impact. Today, we're proud to introduce our Network Partner Directory: national and regional networks, rooted in their own ecosystems, united by a shared purpose: an economy that puts people and planet first. Meet SEWF network partners: @actgrupa · @bijibiji.initiative · Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies (CSES) · Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP) · Chantier de l'économie sociale · @ekhosorg · @euclidnetwork · @socialenterpriseuganda · FUND2740 · @goodmarket.lanka · Hong Kong Social Enterprise Forum @ses_socialinnovation · Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia @socent_asia · @merillmalta Rural Network · Network of Africa Social Enterprise (@nase_network ) · PRESENT Coalition · @thepurposefulgroup · @purchasingwithpurpose · @raisesg · @redimpactolatam · Rural Social Enterprise Network · Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre (SCENIC) @sceih · SEED Projects · Social Economy Ukraine · Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA)@secouncilnswact · Social Enterprise Denmark / Sociale Entreprenører i Danmark · @social_enterprise_ethiopia · @socialenterpriseghana · @seinsights · socialenterprisenl · Social Enterprise Northern Ireland @socentni · Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI) · @social_enterprise_scotland · @social.enterprise.thailand · Társadalmi Vállalkozás Koalíció · Türkiye Social Enterprise Network @sosyalgirisimtr Explore the full directory and find a network near you. 🔗 Link in bio. #SEWF #SocialEnterprise #SocialEconomy #PeopleAndPlanetFirst

💵💲 Capital is never neutral. Where it flows, futures are shaped. Where it hesitates, potential is delayed.. More so , where it excludes, inequality becomes more expensive to fix later... @_sewf investment world cafe roundtable. #foodforthought #workinprogress #impact

Last chance to register for tomorrow's open Rural Social Enterprise Network meeting. Neil McInroy - one of the figures behind Scotland's Community Wealth Building Bill - joins us this week to explore what the Bill means for communities and social enterprises. 📅 Tuesday 13 May, 08:00 UTC Register today. Link in bio #SocialEnterprise #CommunityWealthBuilding #RuralEconomy

We are excited to join hands with @ruralsehub and @_sewf to strengthen the rural social enterprise ecosystem. Through this collaboration, we aim to learn from and amplify best practices across countries, foster cross-cultural exchange, and bring together contextual, grassroots-driven knowledge. By bridging insights from local to global, we look forward to forging meaningful collaborations that accelerate the journey of building the next generation of social enterprises. #newcollaboration #globalcollaboration #localtovocal

Desde EKHOS queremos compartir una oportunidad valiosa para quienes están explorando el mundo de las empresas sociales y el desarrollo económico con impacto 🌍 Se vienen nuevos encuentros de la Rural Social Enterprise Network liderada por @_sewf , abiertos al público, con un invitado muy especial: Neil McInroy, referente global en Construcción de Riqueza Comunitaria en The Democracy Collaborative, va a compartir su mirada sobre la nueva ley de Escocia en esta temática y qué implica para las comunidades rurales y las empresas sociales. Estos encuentros están abiertos a todas las personas: desde quienes ya trabajan en el sector hasta quienes sienten curiosidad por entender cómo se construyen economías más inclusivas y territoriales. 🕐 Hay dos horarios disponibles (con el mismo contenido) para facilitar la participación global: 📅 Miércoles 6 de mayo – 22:00 UTC 📅 Miércoles 13 de mayo – 08:00 UTC Una gran oportunidad para aprender de primera mano cómo se están transformando las economías desde lo local hacia un impacto más sistémico. 👉 Inscripción abierta /community/global-rural-social-enterprise-network/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Y si te gustaría visitar Escocia, para conocer esta y muchas otras iniciativas, escribí ESCOCIA debajo. El año que viene se viene una nueva Ruta del Impacto 👀 #EmpresasSociales #EconomíaConImpacto #DesarrolloLocal #EconomíaInclusiva

Scotland's Community Wealth Building Bill is one of the most significant pieces of economic legislation for communities in years and it has real implications for rural areas and social enterprises across the world. At our next open Rural Social Enterprise Network meetings, Neil McInroy joins us to unpack it. Neil was one of the driving forces behind the Bill and is Global Lead for Community Wealth Building at The Democracy Collaborative. Few people are better placed to explain what it means in practice. 📅 Tuesday 6 May, 22:00 UTC 📅 Tuesday 13 May, 08:00 UTC Open to the public. Both sessions cover the same content, so choose the one that suits you most. Register today: /community/global-rural-social-enterprise-network/ #CommunityWealthBuilding #SocialEnterprise #RuralEconomy #Scotland #InclusiveEconomy

✨ Member Spotlight Series | SEWF Youth Advisory Group Meet Mathias Charles, Co-founder of Live Love Beirut & Live Love Recycle 🇱🇧 Mathias is one of 9 young leaders from across the globe who help shape SEWF's programming and ensure the voices of young social entrepreneurs are at the heart of everything we do. 📣 Based in Latin America? Under 30? Working in social enterprise? There's still one space available to join the YAG! Reach out to [email protected] to find out more. Meet the rest of the group. Link in bio #SEWFYouth #YouthAdvisoryGroup #MemberSpotlight #SocialEnterprise #LiveLoveBeirut #LiveLoveRecycle #YoungLeaders

5 resources worth your time this week, from the SEWF Resource Library: 📖 Building Hybrid Ecosystems: Korea’s Experience and Global Lessons 📖 Women and Social Enterprise: Perspectives on Feminine Leadership in Alternative Economic Business Models 📖 Advancing a Human Rights Economy Through the Social and Solidarity Economy: Pathways to the Eradication of Poverty Beyond Growth 📖 Social and Solidarity Economy as an Engine for Socioeconomic Inclusion 📖 Boosting the Contribution of Social and Solidarity Economy Entities to Sustainable Development 🔗 Find these resources in the SEWF Resource Library. Got a resource to share? Fill in our submission form. Links in bio. #SocialEnterprise #SEWF #SocialInnovation #Reading #Learning

Meet the new SEWF Youth Advisory Group The SEWF Youth Advisory Group brings together a dynamic group of young leaders and practitioners in social enterprise, drawn from across the globe. This group plays a vital role in shaping SEWF's planning and programming, ensuring our work genuinely reflects the perspectives and ambitions of young people worldwide. Mathias Charles, Live Love (Lebanon/France) Azima Dhanjee, ConnectHear / SEWF (Pakistan) Matthew Goldsworthy, Youth Arts New Zealand (Aotearoa New Zealand/UK) Eloise Hall, TABOO Period Products (Australia) Matthew Johnny Kulai, Agridata (Malaysia) Kirsten Lawrence, The Purposeful Group (Canada) Filemon Mbando, Changemakers Hub (Tanzania) Andy Paterson, Social Enterprise Scotland (Scotland) Reuben Reeves, Agrisustainify / Central Leadership Academy (Liberia) Latin American representative: If you or someone you know is under 30, works in social enterprise and based in Latin America, there is still one space available to join the SEWF Youth Advisory Group. Please contact [email protected] for more information. Meet the Youth Advisory Group Members on our website. Link in bio