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| Dokumendiregister | Kultuuriministeerium |
| Viit | 13-3/35-2 |
| Registreeritud | 27.05.2025 |
| Sünkroonitud | 28.05.2025 |
| Liik | Väljaminev kiri |
| Funktsioon | 13 VÄLISABI JA EUROOPA LIIDU TOETUSTE PROGRAMMIDE KORRALDAMINE (2021-2027) |
| Sari | 13-3 Šveitsi - Eesti koostööprogramm (2022 - 2028) |
| Toimik | 13-3 Šveitsi - Eesti koostööprogramm (2022 - 2028) |
| Juurdepääsupiirang | Avalik |
| Juurdepääsupiirang | |
| Adressaat | S. P., E. L., H. M. |
| Saabumis/saatmisviis | S. P., E. L., H. M. |
| Vastutaja | Olga Gnezdovski |
| Originaal | Ava uues aknas |
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From: Olga Gnezdovski <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, 26 May 2025 13:54:17 +0000
To: Prince Sandra EDA PRISA <[email protected]>; Liechti Evelin EDA STEEV <[email protected]>
Cc: Helena Musthallik <[email protected]>
Subject: SSIP Comp 4: Request regarding participation at a coming study visit to Portugal on June 4th – 5th, 2025
Importance: High
Dear Sandra,
Dear Evelin,
I am writing to request your approval for the participation of the implementer of Component 4 in study visit to Portugal. You can find the application below.
In addition, I have just received the information that Evelyn Valtin will probably have the opportunity to speak on a panel about Estonia's existing SI financing resources (on 04.06 at 16.00 | Innovative Financing Instruments III).
Thank you in advance for your feedback,
Olga
From: Evelyn Valtin <[email protected]>
Dear all,
Hereby I’m sending a request regarding participation at a coming study visit to Portugal on June 4th – 5th, 2025 which I got special invitation on Monday (invitation is in the end of this email).
Please consider the following request for approval of work assignments abroad suitable for the program:
Participant: Evelyn Valtin, Swiss-Estonian Cooperation Program Social Innovation component project manager
Date and place: 04.-05.06.2025, Portugal, Lisbon
Event: study visit “Innovative financing instruments for social innovation“, organized by the Portugal Social Innovation from BIRDS consortia which is a transnational collaboration project between the National Competence Centres for Social Innovation of France, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
Overview of the event:
This study visit is a part of workstream of “Innovative Financing for Social Innovation”, led by the Portuguese National Competence Centre. The objective of this workstream is to contribute to the development of a long-term, sustainable strategy to finance all stages of the social innovation lifecycle, from ideation to scaling. It aims to enhance the financial sustainability and systemic impact of social innovation initiatives by focusing on three core goals:
- * Strengthening the social innovation ecosystem
- * Supporting improved public policy design and delivery
- * Mainstreaming social innovation across relevant funding frameworks
National Competence Centres play a critical role in this regard by diversifying and reinforcing financing models. This requires an up-to-date understanding of advanced financial mechanisms, including Social Impact Bonds (SIBs), social outcomes contracting, and blended finance instruments. Portugal (AD&C / Portugal Social Innovation) pioneered the use of a blended finance model using ESF funds during the 2014–2021 programming period. This model combined grants, outcomes-based funding, and financial instruments offering access to loans and equity investment. Under the ESF+ framework, Portugal is continuing to promote social innovation financing through a mix of grants, results-based payments, and non-cost-linked finance.
Purpose for participating:
The main aim of participating is to gather valuable knowledge for the sustainability of our actions and future in supporting social innovation ecosystem as regarding changing . As well, to gather good practises regarding several of our programme activities, mainly:
- * Support on Social Innovation Network activities in Estonia
- * Interaction with policymakers
- * Social innovation incubation programme
Also,
- * Learning about financial solutions for the sustainability of the activities, as well as with the support of European Funds and the ways to use blended finance model
- * The impact investment perspective and ESF+ Financing Models for Social Innovation
- * Various case Studies from Portugal, Spain, France, and Sweden regarding these topics
Three major challenges regarding the Estonian social innovation ecosystem are: raising the awareness and involvement of local governments, policymaking and funding. As Portugal is a pioneer in terms of social innovation, the expected value of participating in this study visit is to learn from Portugals’ experience and practices regarding networking, policymaking and financing support to social innovation. Additionally, to Portugal, more through Spain, France, and Sweden experiences are to be shared at the event (see more from the agenda attached).
There might also be an opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives of other organisations involved in social innovation and with social integration, in order to get more specific input into our projects’ activities. Good practices, methods and approaches regarding social innovation serve as input into awareness-raising materials (depending on the input, either an article, podcast episode, newsletter content etc).
Costs: Accommodation, travel insurance, flight tickets, daily subsidies, travelling to and from airports around 800-1000 euros.
Warm regards,
Evelyn Valtin
Swiss-Estonian cooperation program project manager on Social Innovation
Social Innovation Competency Centre in Estonia
Mob: +372 513 3656
National Foundation of Civil Society
kysk.ee/en
Vabaduse plats 2, room 309, Viljandi 71020, Estonia
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Saatja: Sofia Amandio <[email protected]>
Saatmisaeg: esmaspäev, 19. mai 2025 17:36
Adressaat: Evelyn Valtin <[email protected]>
Teema: BIRDS Study Visit
Dear Evelyn,
It was such a pleasure seeing you in Prague!
Following up on our conversation, I’d like to formally invite you to participate in the upcoming BIRDS Study Visit as a guest.
Although the agenda is now closed and all speaker slots are confirmed, we would be delighted to have you join us as a participant. Your presence would be a great opportunity for mutual learning, and I believe the visit could offer useful insights for the development of Social Innovation in Estonia. It would also give us a chance to hear more informally about your valuable experience.
Please find the agenda attached.
Warmest regards,
Sofia
Sofia Lai Amândio
Strategy and International Relations Advisor
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| Portugal Social Innovation MIssion Unit Rua Prof. Gomes Teixeira, 2 | 1399-022 Lisboa (Presidência do Conselho de Ministros) T. +351 213 927 900
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Birds Study Visit
Innovative financing instruments for social innovation
4th and 5th of June 2025, Lisbon
Author: Portugal Social Innovation
Agenda
Innovative financing instruments for social innovation
04.06.2025
Host venue: BPI All in One Lisboa
(Praça Duque de Saldanha 33, Lisbon)
10.30 | Welcome Coffee
10.45 | Opening Session
Filipe Almeida (President), Portugal Social Innovation
11.00 | Innovative Financing Instruments I
Portugal Social Innovation: financing instruments, key results and lessons learned
Filipe Almeida (President), Portugal Social Innovation
12.00 | Innovative Financing Instruments II
Case Studies from Spain, France, and Sweden: aligning finance with social innovation
Gorka Espiau (Lead Thematic Expert), Social Innovation + Iniciative
Julia Robin (Advocacy Officer), FAIR – Label Finansol
Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall (Phd Advisor) Forever Sustainable
13.00 | Lunch
14.00 | Social Outcomes Contracts (SOC): the impact investment perspective
António Miguel (Managing Partner), MAZE Impact
15.00 | The AGEAS Foundation Experience
João Machado (President), AGEAS Foundation
16.00 | Innovative Financing Instruments III
Expanding the Boundaries of Social Innovation Funding
Tomas De Groote, & Caroline Godts (Impact Coach), Sociale InnovatieFabriek vzw
Ylva Lundkvist Fridh (CEO), Mikrofonden Sverige
18.00 – 19.30 | Networking Cocktail
Rooftop Terrace, Casa do Impacto Travessa de São Pedro 8, 1200-432 Lisboa
COMO OS FUNDOS EUROPEUS POTENCIAM A INOVAÇÃO SOCIAL HOW EUROPEAN FUNDS ENHANCE SOCIAL INNOVATION
O Papel das Incubadoras de Inovação Social como Agentes Estratégicos de Mudança The Role of Social Innovation Incubators as Strategic Change Agents
05.06.2025
Culturgest (Rua Arco do Cego 50, Lisboa)
The session will be held primarily in Portuguese, with simultaneous interpretation into English.
09:15 | Abertura 09:15 | Opening
Filipe Almeida (Presidente), Portugal Inovação Social Filipe Almeida (President), Portugal Social Innovation
09:20 | O Papel Estratégico dos Fundos Europeus no Fomento da Inovação Social em Portugal 09:20 | The Strategic Role of European Funds in Promoting Social Innovation in Portugal
Joana do Ó (Diretora da Unidade de Simplificação e Interligação), Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão, I.P. Joana do Ó (Director of the Simplification and Interconnection Unit), Agency for Development and Cohesion, I.P.
09:30 | Modelos de Financiamento do FSE+ para Inovação Social em França, Espanha e Suécia (Mesa- redonda – em inglês) 09:30 | ESF+ Financing Models for Social Innovation in France, Spain and Sweden (Round Table – in English)
Juliette Memmi (Subdiretora) Missão de Apoio à Implementação dos Programas do FSE+ Juliette Memmi (Deputy Head) Mission “Support for the Deployment of ESF+ Programmes”
Juliane Ley (Técnica de Missão FSE+) Missão de Apoio à Implementação dos Programas Juliane Ley (Chargée de mission FSE+) Mission d’appui aux déploiements des programmes
A. Belén Sanz Trigo (Chefe de Serviço) Unidad Administradora del FSE, Ministério do Trabalho e Economia Social, Espanha A. Belén Sanz Trigo (Head of Service) Unidad Administradora del FSE, Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, Spain
Andreas Larsson (Gestor Regional), Conselho do FSE, Sul da Suécia Andreas Larsson (Regional Manager), ESF Council, Southern Sweden
Moderação: Sofia Amândio (Assessoria Estratégica), Portugal Inovação Social Moderator: Sofia Amândio (Strategy Advisory), Portugal Social Innovation
10:15 | O Papel das Incubadoras de Inovação Social como Agentes de Transformação Social 10:15 | The Role of Social Innovation Incubators as Agents of Social Transformation
Filipe Almeida (Presidente), Portugal Inovação Social Filipe Almeida (President), Portugal Social Innovation
10:30 | A Perspetiva das Regiões sobre a Inovação Social e o Papel das Incubadoras
10:30 | Regional Perspectives on Social Innovation and the Role of Incubators
Nuno Ventura Bento (Vogal Executivo), Lisboa 2030, CCDR-LVT Nuno Ventura Bento (Executive Member), Lisboa 2030, Regional Coordination and Development Commission of Lisbon
Jorge Brandão (Vogal Executivo), Centro 2030, CCDRC Jorge Brandão (Executive Member), Centro 2030, Regional Coordination and Development Commission of Centro
Nome a confirmar Alentejo 2030, Regional Coordination and Development Commission of Alentejo
10:50 | Pausa para Café 10:50 | Coffee Break
11:05 | O Impacto da Rede de Incubadoras de Inovação Social 11:05 | The Impact of the Social Innovation Incubator Network
Henrique Sim-Sim (Presidente), RIIS – Rede de Incubadoras de Inovação Social Henrique Sim-Sim (President), RIIS – Social Innovation Incubator Network
11:15 | As Incubadoras na Primeira Pessoa 11:15 | Incubators in the First Person
Liliana Ribeiro, Porto de Impacto | ASSOCIAÇÃO IRISOCIAL – INCUBADORA DE INOVAÇÃO SOCIAL (Porto) Liliana Ribeiro, Porto de Impacto | IRISOCIAL ASSOCIATION – SOCIAL INNOVATION INCUBATOR (Porto)
João Ramos, Academia Spin-off Social | STARTUPLEIRIA (Leiria) João Ramos, Social Spin-off Academy | STARTUPLEIRIA (Leiria)
João Cascalheira, Incubadora de Inovação Social do Baixo Alentejo | CENTRO SOCIAL NOSSA SENHORA DA GRAÇA (Beja) João Cascalheira, Baixo Alentejo Social Innovation Incubator | NOSSA SENHORA DA GRAÇA SOCIAL CENTER (Beja)
Nuno Comando, CONNECT – Transformar Conhecimento em Impacto | SCML, UCP, NOVA (Lisboa) Nuno Comando, CONNECT – Transforming Knowledge into Impact | SCML, Portuguese Catholic University, NOVA University of Lisbon (Lisbon)
12:00 | O Papel das Incubadoras na Transformação Social e no Desenvolvimento Local (Mesa-redonda) 12:00 | The Role of Incubators in Social Transformation and Local Development (Round Table)
Ana Marques, Social IN | ASSOCIAÇÃO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO AMATO LUSITANO (Castelo Branco) Ana Marques, Social IN | AMATO LUSITANO DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (Castelo Branco)
Florindo Ramos, i9social | ESCOLÍADAS – ASSOCIAÇÃO CULTURAL E RECREATIVA, Skillent (Coimbra) Florindo Ramos, i9social | ESCOLÍADAS – CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Skillent (Coimbra)
Francesco Rocca, Lx Circular | HUBIP – HUB DE NEGÓCIOS DE IMPACTO, AIEL, IES (Lisboa) Francesco Rocca, Lx Circular | HUBIP – PORTUGUESE IMPACT BUSINESS HUB, AIEL, IES (Lisbon)
Hendrik von Niessen | Ponte Hub: shift happens | ASSOCIAÇÃO REDE DO PROGRESSO, SEACOOP (Loures) Ponte Hub: shift happens | PROGRESS NETWORK ASSOCIATION, SEACOOP (Loures)
Moderação: Inês Sequeira (CEO), Rede Capital Social Moderator: Inês Sequeira (CEO), Social Capital Network
13:00 | Encerramento 13:00 | Closing
Funded by the European Union.
