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Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Social InnovationRSS

Social Entrepreneurship describes innovative entrepreneurial action which aims at solving social challenges.

These actions could be initiated in the form of a new business (start-up) or in the context of existing organisations (social intrapreneurship). The legal structure can vary: some social enterprises are established as an association, others as a company with limited liability. This decision process is guided by potential societal benefits of either legal structure.

CEE Research

Launch of a New International Research Project: Civil Society in CEE

The study focuses on the overall situation in CEE as well as individual country contexts.

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Peter Vandor at the Philanthropisms Podcast

Peter Vandor was invited to the Philanthropisms podcast and talked about the paper “Evaluating impact potential in early-stage impact investing: Investment criteria and cognitive processes of…

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We're hiring!

At our Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation we currently have three job openings for students. The application deadline is January 21, 2026. For all information and to apply,…

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Save the Date: NGO Academy Keynote with Ruth Wodak on Dec 10, 2025

Join the upcoming NGO Academy Keynote on “The Politics of Fear”, where Em. Prof. Dr. Ruth Wodak will explore the phenomenon of “shameless normalization”: a process through which provocation, denial,…

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The Civil Society Leadership Programme for Ukraine 2025

From September 29 to October 7, 2025, the NGO Academy welcomed 22 leaders from Ukrainian NGOs to Austria for the second edition of the Civil Society Leadership for Ukraine. During those 9 days,…