64 Civil Society Social Innovations

From Collaborative Workspaces to Volunteer Time Credits

In light of the close of the recent 2013 Social Innovation Summit in New York, New York at the end of May, it's curious to ask what exactly civil society social innovations are. That is to say: what do they look like? How big are they? Who participates? Who isn't invited to participate? How do we identify grassroots social innovations without an institutional vocabulary?

While the definition itself is continuously argued for as well as redefined, the civil society social innovations in this SocialBusiness.org slideshow range from the large to the small, the creative to the corporate, product to service, and of course, to places in between and beyond i.e. the creatively corporate such as volunteer time credit and collaborative workspace hubs.

SCORE
4.4 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa
GENERATION
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Gen Alpha (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 51%
Activity 72%
Freshness 8%
Accessible Loans
CATEGORY
Social Good
Accessible Loans
Community-Empowering Language Lessons
CATEGORY
Social Good
Community-Empowering Language Lessons
Localized Impact Investing
CATEGORY
Social Good
Localized Impact Investing
Impact-Driven Health Tech Startups
CATEGORY
Social Good
Impact-Driven Health Tech Startups
Non-Profit Acceleration Headquarters
CATEGORY
Social Good
Non-Profit Acceleration Headquarters
Danish Innovation Collaborations
CATEGORY
Social Good
Danish Innovation Collaborations
Social Investment Learning Communities
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Investment Learning Communities
Social Innovation Incubators
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Innovation Incubators
Large-Scale Change Networks
CATEGORY
Social Good
Large-Scale Change Networks
Invite-Only Change Conferences
CATEGORY
Social Good
Invite-Only Change Conferences
Globally Involved Enterprises
CATEGORY
Social Good
Globally Involved Enterprises
Cause Mentorship
CATEGORY
Social Good
Cause Mentorship
Social Innovation Campuses
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Innovation Campuses
Volunteer Time Credits
CATEGORY
Social Good
Volunteer Time Credits
For-Profits Women's Clinics (UPDATE)
CATEGORY
Social Good
For-Profits Women's Clinics (UPDATE)
Adventure Philanthropy Platforms
CATEGORY
Business
Adventure Philanthropy Platforms
Impactful Intrapreneurship Ventures
CATEGORY
Social Good
Impactful Intrapreneurship Ventures
Social Enterprise Connectors
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Enterprise Connectors
Social Entrepreneurship Publications
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Entrepreneurship Publications
Biodiversity Contests
CATEGORY
Social Good
Biodiversity Contests
Green Java Distributors
CATEGORY
Social Good
Green Java Distributors
Online Education Charities
CATEGORY
Social Good
Online Education Charities
Student-Funded Enterprise Competitions
CATEGORY
Social Good
Student-Funded Enterprise Competitions
Nature Vacations With Purpose
CATEGORY
Social Good
Nature Vacations With Purpose
Social Finance Forums
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Finance Forums
Nigerian Entrepreneurship Incubators
CATEGORY
Social Good
Nigerian Entrepreneurship Incubators
Fearless Social Innovation Festivals
CATEGORY
Social Good
Fearless Social Innovation Festivals
Decentralized Waste Management Solutions
CATEGORY
Social Good
Decentralized Waste Management Solutions
Green Social Networks
CATEGORY
Social Good
Green Social Networks
Social Business Logistics
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Business Logistics
Hubs for Changemakers
CATEGORY
Social Good
Hubs for Changemakers
Community-Bridging Organizations
CATEGORY
Social Good
Community-Bridging Organizations
Creating Community Bonds
CATEGORY
Social Good
Creating Community Bonds
Social Innovation Brokers
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Innovation Brokers
Social Innovation Philanthropies
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Innovation Philanthropies
Purpose-Driven Workouts
CATEGORY
Social Good
Purpose-Driven Workouts
Change-Making Business Incubators
CATEGORY
Social Good
Change-Making Business Incubators
Stuff-Sharing Social Enterprises
CATEGORY
Social Good
Stuff-Sharing Social Enterprises
Innovative Micro-Crowdfunding Sites
CATEGORY
Social Good
Innovative Micro-Crowdfunding Sites
Entrepreneurial Non-Profit Practices
CATEGORY
Social Good
Entrepreneurial Non-Profit Practices
Community-Building Barter Apps
CATEGORY
Social Good
Community-Building Barter Apps
Poverty-Fighting Soap
CATEGORY
Social Good
Poverty-Fighting Soap
Collaborative Workspace Launches
CATEGORY
Social Good
Collaborative Workspace Launches
Social Innovation Hubs
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Innovation Hubs
Healthier Cooking Instruments
CATEGORY
Social Good
Healthier Cooking Instruments
Social Innovation Networking
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Innovation Networking
Incubating Himalayan Innovation
CATEGORY
Social Good
Incubating Himalayan Innovation
Corporate Social Innovations
CATEGORY
Social Good
Corporate Social Innovations
Social Enterprise Magazines
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Enterprise Magazines
Virtuous Event Celebrations
CATEGORY
Social Good
Virtuous Event Celebrations
Social Entrepreneur Associations
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Entrepreneur Associations
Indian Organic Farming Promotion
CATEGORY
Social Good
Indian Organic Farming Promotion
Urban Slum Sanitation
CATEGORY
Social Good
Urban Slum Sanitation
Social Responsibility Strategists
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Responsibility Strategists
Austrian Innovation Hubs
CATEGORY
Social Good
Austrian Innovation Hubs
Microloans for Homelessness?
CATEGORY
Social Good
Microloans for Homelessness?
Social Innovation Habitats
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Innovation Habitats
Plastic-Ridding Projects
CATEGORY
Social Good
Plastic-Ridding Projects
Sustainable Sanitation Systems
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sustainable Sanitation Systems
Community-Driven Workspaces
CATEGORY
Social Good
Community-Driven Workspaces
Social Impact Collaborations
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Impact Collaborations
Community Hot Desks
CATEGORY
Social Good
Community Hot Desks
Change-Focused Mobile Markets
CATEGORY
Social Good
Change-Focused Mobile Markets
Majority World Tech Incubators
CATEGORY
Social Good
Majority World Tech Incubators

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