Позитивные изменения. Том 2, № 3 (2022). Positive changes. Volume 2, Issue 3 (2022) - страница 17

In addition, we continue working with social contractors, who, in fact, are also social entrepreneurs, but are part of a different registry. Combining these registries seems like a good idea, but so far it seems hard to implement.

How does “Our Future” Foundation assess its impact on the development of social entrepreneurship over the years of its work?

We have not conducted a full-scale assessment of the social impact of the Fund as a whole; rather, we evaluated the contribution of its educational unit – the Social Entrepreneurship Laboratory. The study found that for every ruble invested by stakeholders, the Laboratory generates 7.62 rubles of social value.

Globally speaking, almost 900 projects all over Russia have received our help and support in various formats (financing, implementation of the project “More Than a Purchase”, franchising, educational loans, accelerators, etc.). The law on social entrepreneurship and the registry to count the number of businesses have appeared with our participation. Educational programs have started to appear in universities with the support of the Foundation, such as professional retraining courses at the Higher School of Economics. Thanks to the Social Entrepreneurship Laboratory’s Training of Trainers program, 68 certified teachers are currently working in the regions, conducting their own Social Entrepreneurship Schools, which have already produced more than 1,500 graduates. We recently reformatted the course for university teachers, focusing on methodology, and posted it for public access on the Stepik platform. Thanks to “Growth Formula” accelerators (with more than 100 graduates), communities of ambassadors have been established in the regions. These active and successful social entrepreneurs are now joining into local associations (for example, in Astrakhan, Kaliningrad, Yugra). That is also an important part of social impact development.

Уже давно слово «инкубатор» в бизнес-среде перестало ассоциироваться с сельским хозяйством, а приобрело значение инструмента по развитию начинающего предпринимательского проекта (или даже просто идеи), позволяющего в пространстве системно-организованной экспертной помощи вырасти в устойчивый проект. Социальные предприятия также не остаются в стороне. Что дает им участие в инкубаторах и в чем особенности программы инкубатора для проектов социального воздействия?