One of the aims of a society that aspires to a greater presence of volunteering in its practices and behaviour is to make a significant contribution to valuing human beings. How?
There are already links between social impact and the financial sector, but it is hoped that this relationship will become stronger in the future in all its dimensions, in order to make companies, the social and financial sectors, as well as society in general, prosper.
Social entrepreneurs, public and private institutions, companies, NGOs, schools and universities that contribute to the fight against climate change and other environmental issues can compete for a prize of €10,000 (to be divided into 5 categories - €2,000).
Established in 1964 in Porto, the Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda Foundation embraces central challenges for the development of Portuguese society with a spirit and practice of social entrepreneurship and a clear focus on measuring social impact. Financial literacy is one of them.
Committed to fostering research in the field of social innovation, Stone Soup Consulting inaugurated the Award on Research in Social Innovation in 2012, funded by a portion of its annual income. This year, a project set to take place in Brazil emerged as the award's recipient.
Universities, as centers of knowledge and training, play a crucial role in building a more just and supportive society. An often underestimated dimension of this role is university volunteering, a practice that transcends the boundaries of the classroom and reaches out directly to the communities around them.
Since resources are so scarce for the scale of the objectives to be achieved in many non-profit organizations, the area of human resources is decisive for anyone responsible in this area.
Operating since 2013, Porto's Platform + Emprego is reaching its 10th anniversary with many lives transformed and the desire to go even further. What's more, it already has new goals on the horizon, for the benefit of those who need it most. It has replicability potential and the team is available for more information (see below).
At the 7th conference on the pathology and rehabilitation of buildings, Father Jardim Moreira, a long-time defender of human rights, gave the audience a tough confrontation with reality. He spoke of housing as a right. But forgotten. Here is the second part of the article.
