MERSE Webinar: Social value assessment communication tool for small social entrepreneurs

Описание: Webinar on October 22nd 2025:
Social value assessment communication tool for small social entrepreneurs

INTRODUCTION
The MERSE Project developed a simplified online tool with the intention of better helping small social enterprises to measure and communicate the social value of their operations to the stakeholders. In this webinar we will demonstrate and discuss a first version of the assessment and communication tool.

ORGANIZERS
Mid Sweden University and University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute

WHO IS THIS WEBINAR FOR?
Social enterprises
Support organisations
Municipalities / regional organisations
Interest organisations / NGOs
Language: English

ABOUT THE CONTENTS
Lack of clarity about the social impact and long-term savings in society has for a long time limited social enterprises' sustainability. Assessing and communicating results and impact of the social value to stakeholders is repeatedly highlighted as a central challenge in the field of social entrepreneurship. Despite the various evaluation tools already excisting on the market, the adaptation to small social enterprises is poor and therefore difficult to use for those ventures.

MERSE developed a simplified online tool with the intention of better helping small social enterprises to measure and communicate the social value of their operations to the stakeholders. In this webinar we will demonstrate and discuss a first version of the assessment and communication tool.

The assessment and communication of social value is important from various perspectives. It's about being able to attract users and financiers, but also to identify need for change in the own company.

ABOUT THE MERSE PROJECT
MERSE stands for: Business Models Empowering Rural Social Entrepreneurship – voicing the rural norm. Where public efforts and private companies do not reach, local communities often place their hopes in initiatives from local social entrepreneurs. Now the differences and similarities in social entrepreneurship in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Ireland will be studied.

MERSE brings together 20 partners and associate partners from Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden, and is co-funded by the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme along with the Regions of Jämtland Härjedalen and Västernorrland.

VISIT THE MERSE PROJECTS WEBSITE
https://www.interreg-npa.eu/projects/...