BFSE - A Better Future for the Social EconomyLepsza przyszłość ekonomii społecznej

Warsaw, 16 March 2011

Consolidation, mainstreaming & evaluation

Toby JohnsonAEIDL, Brussels

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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

Collecting evidenceRelationship among levels of indicators

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