Impactpreneurship 2.0: social entrepreneurship training for youth, IDPs and veterans

How do you launch social enterprises to solve the problems of communities, cities and the country's population as a whole? How do you systematize business processes in order to operate successfully and influence the country's development?

These and other topics, across 12 modules, are what participants in the "Impactpreneurship 2.0" program from the interactive learning platform FUNdraiser will study in detail during the course. The program is organized and run with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine.

What is "Impactpreneurship 2.0"?

"Impactpreneurship 2.0" is online training for young Ukrainians, IDPs and veterans who want to create a fully social business or one with a social component. The program's goal is to foster the economic development of Ukraine's regions and communities and to provide support to young entrepreneurs and civil society organizations.

Training begins: June 3.

Who is the program for?

- Ukrainians aged 14 to 35, entrepreneurs and women, IDPs, veterans, and veterans with disabilities of any age;

- residents of 12 regions: Zakarpattia, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Luhansk and Donetsk (territories under the control of the Government of Ukraine).

Applications are accepted for one month: until June 16 (inclusive).

You can apply via the relevant link.

Participants can expect:

- a course with theoretical and practical sessions

- communication and the exchange of ideas with fellow young entrepreneurs

- individual consultations and support from experienced mentors

Winners will receive grant funding to carry out their project and mentor support for 3 months after the sessions end.

Over 3 months, participants will learn what social entrepreneurship is, and will also:

- build a business model for their project

- learn to analyze the market

- systematize processes

- sharpen their strategic thinking

- learn about opportunities to attract grant funding

- formulate a strategy for using PR tools, and much, much more

Theoretical and practical knowledge will be shared by 12 practicing entrepreneurs and top experts of Ukraine, among them Svitlana Olieinikova, Oleksandr Babii, Maryna Bohun, Nataliia Zaverukha, Oleksandr Solovei, Kateryna Doroshevska, Roman Hrytskiv and others.