The Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development

Virtual school of social innovation - the first education of the ReCeD'Istria

The Foundation for partnership and civil society development announces the first Virtual school of social innovations that will held in Pula. 

The Virtual School of social innovation is a concept elaborated from the Foundation for partnership and civil society development as a part of the +Resilient project whit the aim of developing new social innovations in The Istria County. 

Whit knowledge and creativity teams of 3 people will develop a business model of a new social enterprise with the help of mentors - experts in the field of social entrepreneurship, marketing and branding, history, and storytelling. It will be an ideal opportunity to gain experience and collaborate with leading experts in these fields. The school will be held online for ten days. 

All participants will receive a certificate of participation, with the listed skills and knowledge they have acquired. The best business plan will be realized, and the members of the winning team will have the opportunity to participate in the realization od the idea for a fee (through a work contract or student contract). The team will consist of 3 members.

The first theme of the virtual school will be “Local Philanthropy - an Opportunity for Innovation and employment”. The possibility and potential that Pula has as a city in its philanthropic story goes beyond those basic socially responsible and charitable notions. Pula has a great philanthropic story that has big cultural and tourist potential. This potential can be used to rais funds and raise awareness of the importance of charity and solidarity, but through its philanthropic story, creates a foundation for future generations for socially responsible behavior and living.

The virtual school of social innovations "Local philanthropy - an opportunity for innovation and employment" is the first pilot activity of the Regional Center for Social Innovation - "ReCeD'Istria", whose interactive web platform will be published at the end of the year. The ReCeD'Istria platform will bring together information and news from various fields to help develop social innovation and social entrepreneurship that will contribute to solving problems in society.

The Regional Centre for Social Innovations - ReCeD'Istria is a pilot project implemented as part of the + Resilient project, Interreg Mediterranean program 2014 – 2020, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and co-financed by the Office of the Republic of Croatia – Office for Cooperation with the NGOs. 8 Mediterranean countries and 14 partners are participating in the project.