Building Social Enterprise Engagement

This event will focus on how social enterprises can better engage with their stakeholders – communities, customers, service users etc. Various speakers from social enterprises, support organisations and universities will share insights, stories and recommendations.

Also at the event, social enterprise supports will be highlighted and the Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards 2021 will be launched

This event will help you:

• Learn how social enterprises can better engage
• Hear from other local social enterprises
• Find out more about social enterprise supports
• Network
• Hear about the Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards 2021

Note: Zoom details will be emailed the morning of the event, please ensure you check your spam folder

Event Running Order (Subject to change)

-          Welcome (Mary MacSweeney, Chair of Dublin City Social Enterprise Committee)

-          Presentation / Discussion: Social Enterprise & Community Engagement (Facilitated by Dr. Roisin Lyons featuring: DCU Masters students: Kavish Gakkhar,                Muskan Sahdev & Chris Clancey)

-          Panel Discussion: How social enterprises can better engage with stakeholders (Facilitated by Bernie Walsh)

• Stuart Fraser, Frontline Make Change
• Richard Gavin, Department of Rural & Community Development
• John Boyle, William Fry
• Ingrid McElroy, National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

-          Presentation on Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards (Evanne Kilmurray & Shane Meehan, Inner City Enterprise)

-          Launch of Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards 2021 (Richard Gavin, Department of Rural & Community Development)

-          Panel Discussion: Updates and Advice from last years' Awardees

• Kevin McLoughlin, Re-Create
• Aoife Smith, The Great care Co-op
• Krystian Fikert, My Mind
• Jeanne McDonagh, The Open Doors Initiative

-          Social Enterprise-Ecosystem Shout-Outs (Hosted by Dr Deiric O'Broin, Head of Social Enterprise DCU) 

Featuring representatives from: Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, LEO Dublin City, DCU and more ...

Further Information: 

The event is part of a series - which represents Dublin's involvement in the European Commission’s: European Social Economy Regions - 2021 Project. The objective of the project is to build networks of Social Economy and Social Enterprise stakeholders, encourage collaboration and to raise awareness about the Social Economy at regional and local level. To find out more about ESER 2021, please visit: European Social Economy Regions 2021

This event is brought to you by: Dublin City Council and the Dublin City Social Enterprise Committee and is supported by various stakeholders such as Inner City Enterprise. 

Please note: Photographic and video recording will be taken at this event. The purpose of which will be to promote the: event and event series. Please inform the event organiser if you do not wish to be featured in a recording. Please refer to our standards on how data is managed at: https://www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Legal/GDPR/