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BFSE - A Better Future for the Social EconomyLepsza przyszłość ekonomii społecznej
Warsaw, 16 March 2011
Consolidation, mainstreaming & evaluation
Toby JohnsonAEIDL, Brussels
Consolidation
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Reminder of objectives (LfC call):facilitate mutual learning by identifying good practicecontribute to policy development at EU levelidentify and engage with stakeholders
We have both:a time-limited objective – must be project-manageda permanent capacity-building objective – the process is
important
Communities of practice:groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something
they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly – Etienne Wenger
Ruth Santos, Ecotec, 2005
The value of transnational co-operation according to EQUAL projects
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better understanding of legal & institutional contexts
better dissemination of innovative results ability to transfer social innovations develop true European mindset establish formal & informal networks
Ruth Santos, Ecotec, 2005
BFSE contribution
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share information, knowledge & skills & bring discussion to broader European level
create new tool to measure added value validate good practice to implement in OPs make recommendations on social economy
development to Commission, MSs, regions, local authorities
Learning networks questionnaire, Mar 11
The process
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Is not command-and-control – relies on shared objectives
Financial procedures should obscure the collaboration on the content
Means peer-to-peer communication – equal status This requires channels
personal contact and exchange, build up shared understanding, enthusiasm, teamwork
social networking technology was invented for this Socialeconomy.pl + Wikipreneurship
Making meetings interesting
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Inclusive environment (seating patterns etc.) Break the ice Use informality – coffee breaks… Bring in different viewpoints (not only experts!) Use drama: debate, simulations… vary the techniques: European Café, Open Space,
buzz groups, hot seat discussions, voting on the agenda priority, one-minute pitches…
Get out into the real world – site visits Document in different formats (photos, video…)
Learning activities in Communities of Practice (Etienne Wenger)
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Policy demand
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Member States Employment DG
social innovation CSR ESF poverty flagship
Enterprise DG – statutes Competition – state aid & SSGIs Internal Market DG
Public procurement Single Market Act – financial instruments Social Business Initiative
Mainstreaming
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Reports Policy briefs Website Learning seminar Final conference
Presenting argumentsPolicy brief contents
title problem relevance – to policy and to people the solutions that have been tested
what made the differencewhat underlying principles are provenhard facts & figures
lessons learned policy recommendation
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Presenting argumentsPolicy brief
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Self-evaluation
check funder requirements allocate time & resources agree what to evaluate:
relevance – the right objectives? effectiveness – the right activities? efficiency – budget well spent?
consider both products & processes collect evidence time for mid-term & final cycles?
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Collecting evidenceTypes of indicators
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input or activity indicatorscosts
output indicatorsdirect effects
result or output indicatorsconsequent changes in behaviour
impact indicatorswider socio-economic effects (usually too early to say)
Collecting evidence Collection methods
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hard evidence = statisticslabour market & social statistics on Eurostatpress articlesprevious policy & evaluationsnumber of trainees, hours etc.immediate results
soft evidence = opinion surveysstructured interview / call centre / focus groupcard exercise / exit questionnaire / vox populionline questionnaireomnibus survey