Description: Practical guide for practitioners and NGOs, that is describing what social enterprises are in Serbia, steps to found one, fields of activity, financing possibilities and the legal framework.
Author: Smart Kolektiv
Link or file: Vodič za pokretanje socijalnog preduzeća
Language: Serbian
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Description: short guide to the social economy sector in Poland. It will teach you what social economy is, how it works in practice, why it is worth supporting entities that employ people at risk of social exclusion, and finally, you will find inspiring stories and good practices from the lives of social entrepreneurs operating in Wielkopolska
Author: ROPS Poznań
Link or file: Why do we need a social economy?
Language: Polish
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Description:A guide for young people who want to act in their local communities. It addresses issues occurring in their immediate surroundings and suggests ways to influence. Naturally, social activism cannot be learned from theory alone — practice is essential. That is why the handbook highlights tools that can help young people change the reality around them. Some of these tools are already familiar, such as student councils or volunteering. Others may be new to many — student cooperatives, school participatory budgeting, or youth city and municipal councils.
Author: ROPS Poznań
Link or file: Społecznicy na start!
Language: Polish
Description: a novel by polish writer and educator Janusz Korczak. It is set in America, and the main character is nine-year-old Jack, a clever and resourceful boy who is excellent at maths. The boy sets up a cooperative in his class, and his main assets are two bicycles, which are later stolen. This is the titular bankruptcy of Jack. The author introduces children to the principles of economics and finance in an accessible way, showing them how to manage their budget simply, all hidden in an interesting story about the adventures of a little boy.
Author: Janusz Korczak
Link or file: Bankruptcy of Little Jack
Language: Polish
Description: a practical handbook designed to help third‑sector organisations understand and use crowdfunding as a fundraising method. It explains the core mechanics of how crowdfunding works. The guide outlines the advantages and risks of crowdfunding and offers strategic advice on how to manage funds responsibly. It provides detailed guidance on addressing common challenges, like financial management, risk mitigation, and governance compliance for nonprofit groups. Overall, it serves as a step‑by‑step resource to support effective and sustainable crowdfunding campaigns in the third sector.
Author: Consortium of the Success Project (inc. CRN)
Link or file: Success Crowdfunding guide
Language: English
Description:Operating manual produced as part of an Erasmus+ project that explains in a clear and practical way how to start and manage social enterprises, including cooperatives. It covers definitions of social economy, differences between traditional and social enterprises, planning and management aspects, and provides concrete examples that are also useful for young people.
Author: Erasmus+ – ELDORA Project
Link or file: How to establish and manage social entreprise (handbook)
Language: English
Description: Hanbdook and board game to learn crowdfunding for social enterprises
Author: Coompanion
Link or file: https://www.almostthere.se/projects/stratecrowd
Language: English, Swedish
Description: A handbook to help people to grow sustainable ideas faster
Author: Linda Fragner, Frida Panoussis, Thomas Arctaedius
Link or file: Odla Ideer
Language: English, Swedish
Description: This material is a complete educational guide designed to help teachers and students create, manage, and learn through school cooperatives. It explains what school cooperatives are, why they are important for education, and how to implement them step-by-step inside a school environment.
Author: UCEV and UCOERM
Link or file: Cooperatives Escolares
Language: Spanish
Description: resource designed for teachers to introduce cooperative principles in the classroom through a guided, story-based activity. It provides educators with structured prompts, questions, and exercises that help students explore cooperation, shared ownership, democratic decision-making, and collective benefit. The material supports active learning and discussion, making it suitable for use in primary or lower-secondary education when teaching social economy and cooperative values.
Author: Saskatchewan Co-operative Association (SCA), Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA)
Link or file: My cooperative adventure
Language: English
Description: Tips to help newcomers to develop or create a job integrated social enterprise
Author: Tillväxtverket
Link or file: Handbook
Language: Swedish
Description: The 5th German Social Entrepreneurship Monitor 2024 provides a data-driven analysis of the current state, trends, and challenges within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Germany to inform policymakers.
Author: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Link or file: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Language: German
Description: the programme consists of two parts. The first part – theoretical – contains information on the objectives and content of education and its correlation with the core curriculum. This part is supplemented by recommendations on how to use the programme and a presentation of teaching methods. The second part consists of 18 lesson plans of varying degrees of difficulty. The modules correspond to the curriculum content covered, from building social awareness to the practical dimension of entrepreneurship. They are supplemented by teaching materials necessary for the proper conduct of classes.
Author: SNRSS
Link or file: Handbook
Language: Polish
Description:A simple visual guide on how to fund a social enterprise
Author: Coompanion
Link or file: Handbook
Language: Swedish
Description: in an action-oriented workshop, students explore the phases of social and sustainable entrepreneurship by using innovative methods to develop and pitch their own creative solutions to social and environmental problems.
Author: Teach Economy Portal für Wirtschaftsleben
Link or file: Handbook
Language: German
