A key recommendation of the 2017 Mulvey Report is to support the growth of social enterprise and social economy initiatives in the north east inner city area. To help implement this, the NEIC Programme Implementation Board has commissioned Collaboration Ireland to launch a consultation and research study to ensure the interests and needs of community groups, residents and other key stakeholders are incorporated in any future social enterprise plan.

Background of the workshop

Building on our first workshop which took place on July 3rd, Collaboration Ireland wants to invite you to a day-long co-design workshop to help shape a new Social Enterprise Plan for the NEIC. By joining the workshop, you will be ensuring that your voice (along with the voice of local residents, community and social impact community and social impact initiatives and organisations) are heard and used to inform the development of the plan.

Through a series of interactive exercises, participants will work up components of the plan that they'd like to see included in the final action plan. In the afternoon, Sophie Reynolds will chair a discussion with Andrew Forde/Richard Gavin (DRCD) and Noel Hand (Noel Hand, Department of Employment and Social Protection and member of the NEIC Implementation Board).

Aims of the workshop:

To work with participants to test out and refine the strategic aims and goals of NEIC social enterprise plan
To work in teams to work up specific components of the plan
To begin building up a roadmap of important milestones for the plan and to share your preferences for how you’d like to be involved in the plan going forward

Morning registration will start at 9:30, with the event kicking off promptly at 9:45, and finishing at 17:00. Breakfast, lunch and refreshments (from social enterprise café, Third Space) are kindly being provided by the NEIC Programme Implementation Board.

Places are limited at the workshop, so please RSVP here as soon as possible here to secure your place. Feel free to contact Sophie Reynolds (sophie@collaboration.ie) or Duncan Walker (duncan@collaboration.ie) should you have any questions.

Have your say - fill out our social enterprise and social economy mapping survey!

Finally, if you haven’t already done so, we would like to remind all social purpose organisations and initiatives, (including but not limited to social enterprises, charities, community and voluntary groups) with an interest in shaping the plan to please complete this mapping survey (Deadline is August 9th and the survey takes no longer than 10 mins to complete).

The results of the survey will be used to help us gain a better understanding of social enterprises and social economy organisation and initiatives operating in or near the north east inner city, and the kinds of supports and measures that could make a difference for them if included in the final plan.

Please fill it out and ensure your voice is included in the final NEIC Social Enterprise plan!

Sophie Reynolds will chair a discussion with Andrew Forde/Richard Gavin (DRCD) and Noel Hand (Noel Hand, Department of Employment and Social Protection and member of the NEIC Implementation Board).

Co-design workshop: Help shape a new Social Enterprise Plan for the NEIC