Service and engineering agency for a different kind of entrepreneurship What do we mean by "capacity building" nowadays? : An overview of the evolution of the notion and current practices 16 January 2014

© Reproduction forbidden without prior written authorisation What is capacity building? Capacity building in the context of social entrepreneurship: needs and current practices What will the priorities be for capacity building in the future? Workshop 10 - Capacity Building - Presentation by Hugues Sibille 2 CONTENTS 1 2 3

© Reproduction forbidden without prior written authorisation Created by the UN in the 1970s - we used to talk about Institutional Building The term was first used in the fields of development aid, cooperation and international schemes The notion of Capacity Building became more wide-spread in the 1990s, and it was adopted by most international organisations (UN agencies, conferences etc.) Workshop 10 - Capacity Building - Presentation by Hugues Sibille 3 Origins centred on development aid 1 WHAT IS CAPACITY BUILDING?

© Reproduction forbidden without prior written authorisation “The process by which individuals, groups, organizations, institutions and societies increase their abilities to: (i)perform core functions, solve problems, define and achieve objectives; (ii)and understand and deal with their development needs in a broad context and in a sustainable manner” Sources: UNDP (1997); UNDP (1998); UNESCO (2005). Workshop 10 - Capacity Building - Presentation by Hugues Sibille 4 A definition with three levels of action 1 WHAT IS CAPACITY BUILDING? Institutional Organizational Individual making legal and regulatory changes to enable organizations, institutions and agencies at all levels and in all sectors to enhance their capacities the elaboration of management structures, processes and procedures, not only within organizations but also the management of relationships between the different organizations and sectors (public, private and community) the process of equipping individuals with the understanding, skills and access to information, knowledge and training that enables them to perform effectively

© Reproduction forbidden without prior written authorisation Workshop 10 - Capacity Building - Presentation by Hugues Sibille 5 Individual level: what are the needs and current practices? Promote social entrepreneurship to future company creators Raise the awareness of young people and incorporate social and solidarity economy issues into the school curriculum 2. CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Encourage vocations Boost the skills of social entrepreneurs Provide tools for project managers and social entrepreneurs, in particular by providing a database of individual cases and approaches adopted, by sector Train entrepreneurs and creators (via ICTs, e-learning) Promote coaching and sponsorship Developing knowledge Improve the offering of university courses and foster communication between academics and entrepreneurs Encourage research within universities Set up observatories and appropriate statistical tools

© Reproduction forbidden without prior written authorisation Workshop 10 - Capacity Building - Presentation by Hugues Sibille 6 Organizational level: what are the needs and current practices? Open up traditional entrepreneurship schemes for social enterprises Open up traditional schemes for innovation to social innovation Train those working in support organisations to help social enterprises Improve access for social enterprises to financial tools for entrepreneurship Increase the visibility and the clout of social enterprises Enhance the social and economic impact of social enterprises Foster the creation of networks to increase representation on the ground Help with the formation of social enterprise groups Support the creation and growth of social enterprises through a range of specific schemes Develop specific incubators for social enterprises Develop "scale up" programmes in incubators Facilitate access to public sector procurement and socially responsible purchasing Develop specific financial tools for social enterprises Release stable funds for networks providing assistance to social enterprises 2. CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

© Reproduction forbidden without prior written authorisation Workshop 10 - Capacity Building - Presentation by Hugues Sibille 7 Institutional level: what are the needs and current practices? Create a beneficial legal framework Develop laws for the legal recognition of the sector Become involved in the creation of a legal framework that is suitable for the development of social economy practices Instigate public policies that support the social and solidarity economy Help bring about public policies that favour employment and social cohesion Policies that support regional ecosystems Achieve a lever effect through private-public partnerships 2. CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

© Reproduction forbidden without prior written authorisation Workshop 10 - Capacity Building - Intervention Hugues Sibille 8 3 urgent needs 3. WHAT WILL THE PRIORITIES BE FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE FUTURE? Social impact measurement A change in scale Representation on the ground and in the decision-making bodies Boost the collective scope of action of social entrepreneurs through the creation of networks and group initiatives. Encourage them to become involved in the decision- making bodies, in particular for the allocation of funds. Boost the ability of small and medium-sized organisations to take on the issue of social impact measurement by giving them the appropriate tools and training. Increase the ability of entrepreneurs who wish to develop their companies, and boost the expertise of networks of organisations that assist and fund social enterprises and promote public policies that foster this issue.

© Reproduction forbidden without prior written authorisation Workshop 10 - Capacity Building - Intervention Hugues Sibille 9 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Hugues Sibille, President of Avise

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