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Description

The Fellowship for Transformative Ideas is a year-long entrepreneurial incubation program at Impact Hub Yerevan that will support impact entrepreneurs and help them implement their transformative approaches for a more sustainable world.

Goal & Benefits

The fellowship aims to inspire, connect, and enable entrepreneurs to develop and realize new ideas that have a positive impact and to do their best work in a supportive environment which includes over 250 of Armenia’s best and brightest entrepreneurs, mentors and individuals with over 110 organizations/enterprises/initiatives represented.

The goal of the fellowship is to support entrepreneurs by offering Impact Hub’s unique ecosystem, which includes:

• professional individual coaching by Fellowships Manager
• mentorship by entrepreneurs/professionals in their area of practice
• membership at Impact Hub Yerevan with access to an inspiring space & infrastructure
• peer-to-peer learning component and professional networking through facilitated events with a community of 250+ creative innovators
• access to 100+ impact hubs around the world

* Please note: this fellowship program does not include financial assistance.

Brought to you by Impact Hub Yerevan

Brought to you by the UNDP in Armenia, Catalyst Foundation, and Impact Hub Yerevan.

Brought to you by Impact Hub Yerevan and the American University of Armenia.

Posters are a powerful medium for social change. A megaphone for dreamers, the frustrated, and the oppressed, they serve as a record of societies’ struggles for peace, social justice, and political reform. Their sharp messages and arresting imagery make them extremely effective in raising awareness and influencing opinion, and thus they remain one of the most persuasive and resonant tools with which artists drive social change.

We are proud to partner with the European Union Delegation in Armenia and with these incredibly talented artists to bring this exhibition to you.

The official hashtag of this campaign is #ArtOfCorruption. Follow Art of (anti) Corruption on Facebook.

Brought to you by Impact Hub Yerevan and the European Union in Armenia.

Brought to you by Impact Hub Yerevan and the European Union in Armenia.

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Robert Bosch Stiftung and Impact Hub have joined forces to explore issues of employment across Europe with a view to improving civil society across the continent.

As a starting point, 5 Impact Hubs (Birmingham, Florence, Moscow, Yerevan and Zagreb) will work on an employment-related topic highly relevant to their region and their citizens – such as Youth Unemployment, Social Inclusion for the Unemployed, and Future Forms of Working – developing a deep and system-level understanding of the issue before designing, and ultimately implementing, interventions and solutions to these issues.

Impact Hub Yerevan will be focusing on mapping existing challenges in Armenia, and learning from other Impact Hubs to identify alternative models of employment as well as geography independent business opportunities.

Beyond (un)employment is Impact Hub Yerevan’s first real foray into leading collaborations with partner Impact Hubs from other countries, and we’re really keen to make sure the value and opportunities it brings are shared with our community and city, in alignment with our mission.

We believe that Armenia’s highly educated and innovative population is the country’s greatest asset, that is why we chose 20 of the most innovative individuals involved in various sectors to be our experts. They are Corporate/HR Executives, University Students, Academics, Social Entrepreneurs, Civil Society Representatives, Media Makers and many more. We will be hosting 12 expert meetings during the next nine months and will come up with tangible solution packages to tackle unemployment issues in Armenia. Three of the experts from our group will also have the chance to be ambassadors for a learning circle meeting in one of the four partner Hubs.

Through beyond (un)employment we aim to achieve the following:

• Raise awareness on the issues brought up during the expert meetings and possible solutions through social media & media
• Overcome silos between organisations, institutions, individuals working on unemployment themes
• Higher engagement and purpose in work, resulting in a healthier workforce
• Contribute to social cohesion and stronger engagement of citizens around unemployment themes
• Give citizens the possibility to actively shape and influence their environment and society as a whole, enhancing a vibrant and engaged citizenry

Brought to you by Impact Hub Global, Impact Hub Yerevan and the Robert Bosch Stiftung (Foundation).

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UNDP and Impact Hub are joining forces again to launch the 2017 edition of the #Accelerate2030 platform, aimed at supporting and promoting the most promising impact-driven ventures across the globe who focus on tackling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Five entrepreneurs, selected with the support of the global Impact Hub network, will have the opportunity to participate in the Social Good Summit Geneva, Switzerland in October 2017.

This year #Accelerate2030, an international cross-border scaling program for impact-driven ventures, encourages ventures from 17 developing and transitioning countries across 4 continents to apply to this unique acceleration program: Armenia, Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, Ghana, Mali, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Turkey, Myanmar, Philippines, Cambodia, Mexico and Malaysia.

Ventures participating in Accelerate2030 will receive customised scaling support based in their needs including:

1. Access to new markets
2. Access to unique Geneva ecosystem specialised in globalisation
3. Tailored support from top experts
4. Access to investors and financial institutions
5. Customised assessment of impact measurement systems
6. Opportunity to become a certified B-corp

• 3rd May – Applications for ventures open
• 2nd June – Deadline for receiving applications
• 14th June – National pre-selection and Pitching Event
• 23rd June – Submission of top 3 national nominations by each Impact Hub
• 26th June – 7th July – International final selection
• 10th July – Announcement of the international finalists
• October (dates TBC) – International finalists take part in the Geneva Scaling Week and the Social Good Summit, Geneva
• October 2017 – June 2018 – Tailored scaling support for international finalists

Brought to you by Impact Hub Geneva and the UNDP.

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The Green Armenia fellowship program aims to support efforts to educate, advance, and promote awareness about the environment in Armenia as well as the proper care and conservation of it. This fellowship program aims to support and sponsor ideas, products, films, documentaries, presentations, or enterprises created to spread the ideas of environmental preservation among the population of Armenia. Green Armenia will work closely with Impact Hub Yerevan to take advantage of its unique ecosystem, which includes workspace infrastructure, entrepreneurial support, a collaborative community, as well as educational programs and events.

The winner of this fellowship will be given up to 8 months access to Impact Hub Yerevan’s facility, as well as monetary grant towards the cost of the project.

Green Armenia will publish/ broadcast the final product.

Green Armenia is the environmental committee of the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA) a nonprofit technical organization.

This fellowship is open to all Armenian residents of any age and educational background.

• Deadline to submit the application: April 30, 2017
• The winner will be announced: May 25, 2017
• Project completion deadline: January 31, 2018

Brought to you by Impact Hub Yerevan and the Green Armenia

For most of 2016, the Impact Hub Yerevan team has been studying the social enterprise ecosystem of Armenia.

The objective of this research is to support the work of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Armenia by providing a situational analysis of the current social enterprise (SE) ecosystem, and by mapping the various stakeholders within the social entrepreneurship space in Armenia.

This study seeks to outline the SE landscape in Armenia, however it is not an exhaustive or comprehensive review of all SEs and their support organizations in the contry. The specific focus of this analysis is:

• to identify, review and record the existing enabling environment for SEs;
• to document the scope of capacity-building activities supporting SEs;
• to understand the profiles of those organisations that are considered as representatives of SEs;
• to map the SE sector and identify gaps.

Moreover, special attention is given to legislation, policy & regulations, social investment structures and other available support schemes in order to identify further potential that would contribute to SE development and lay the foundation for future strategic partnerships.

Methods utilized for this study included desk-based literature review of existing information and studies on this topic, field visits and interviews with regional SE initiatives, stakeholder interviews and focus groups. An online survey was also launched in mid-September 2016 with the aim of mapping those initiatives/organizations that are self-identifying as SEs.

Based on our in-depth research, we are sharing concrete recommendations with our EU partners in Armenia, as well as with stakeholders across the social entrepreneurship space, to further boost this growing sector. Click here to read the report and learn more about our recommendations.

Brought to you by Impact Hub Yerevan and the European Union in Armenia.

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UNDP and Impact Hub are joining forces to launch the #Accelerate2030 platform aimed at supporting and promoting the most promising impact-driven ventures across the globe who focus on tackling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Five entrepreneurs, selected with the support of the global Impact Hub network, will have the opportunity to participate in the Social Good Summit Geneva, Switzerland on October 6th 2016. During their stay in Geneva they will be connected with a dynamic ecosystem of impact investors, representatives from international organizations and governments, experts from the global supply chain and fellow entrepreneurs – all committed to scaling innovative ideas that accelerate the achievement of the SDGs.

#Accelerate2030 scouts for entrepreneurs working on solutions focused on one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals. Entrepreneurs from the following countries are invited to apply: Mali, Ghana, Sudan, Malaysia, Philippines, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Russia and Armenia. You don’t need to be an Impact Hub member but you need to apply through an Impact Hub in your country.

Together with the other finalists you will get the spotlight at the first Social Good Summit in Geneva. The Summit will focus on the Role of Innovation and entrepreneurship to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in an ecosystem that is conducive to scaling up ventures for social good like yours.

During your stay in Geneva, you will benefit from:

Visibility & exposure

• Pitching your venture on the main stage of the Social Good Summit in Geneva in front of a hand-picked audience of impact investors, representatives from international organizations and governments, as well as experts from the global supply chain and peer entrepreneurs.
• Opportunities to meet leaders in the field of international competitiveness of SMEs
• Targeted one-on-one meetings with strategic peers, held in the week of the summit, based on your specific needs
• Media exposure

Capacity-building & Learning

• Scaling-Up Clinics tailored towards assisting you to reaching the next stage of business development and entering the global economy. These sessions will be organized in collaboration with the International Trade Center (ITC) prior to the summit on two main topics:
  • Maximizing international performance through marketing, branding and packaging
  • Activating market linkages to regional and international value chains with the support of ITC (communicating with potential customers and identifying additional distribution channels to local, as well as foreign markets)

• Access to ITC’s services and products
• Benefiting from ITC’s wide-range of partnerships

Invitation to the Impact Investment and International Development Organizations conference by UNDP & INSEAD In addition to the event hosted in Geneva, the ventures nominated at national level will receive an invitation to the conference Impact Investment and International Development Organizations”(IIIDO) hosted by UNDP and INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Initiative in Yerevan, Armenia in March, 2017.  IIIDO will focus on the opportunities and mechanisms of impact investing and the role that development agencies can play in promoting it. This event will present the entrepreneurs with another great opportunity to present their projects to both impact investors and development organisations targeting sustainable development goals as part of their major missions.

– Deadline for submissions: August 25, 2016
– Announcement of 5 winning ventures to travel to Geneva: September 9, 2016
– Social Good Summit in Geneva: October 6, 2016

Brought to you by Impact Hub Geneva and the UNDP.

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Have you noticed issues in your village, in your community, or in your country that you wished someone could solve for you? Great! You can do more than take notice. With our 30-Day-Challenge program we will show you how you can turn those issues into opportunities to improve yourself and your community by taking positive and proactive steps. This new workshop is created to provide all participants with the insights and tools to transform ideas into viable social projects or social businesses.

Please note: Participation is FREE of charge. Armenian translation will always be available during the workshops.
Խնդրում ենք հաշվի առնել, մասնակցությունը անվճար է: Սեմինարների ընթացքում լինելու է հայերեն թարգմանություն:

INDIVIDUALS OR TEAMS

Every attendee or team member must be at least 18 years old

STUDENTS

With a passion for improving their communities and their lives

ENTREPRENEURS

Who want to impact their communities with their work

As the title “Turn A Problem Into An Opportunity” reflects, the focus of these workshops is to support you with the process of spotting relevant issues in your community and how to come up with creative and innovative solutions you can implement.

Once we have formulated our ideas, every attendee will receive practical advice and techniques that will help them test, shape and refine their ideas into feasible/viable social business ideas. This will be supported by interactive exercises so that participants fully experience the creative process.

The 30-Day-Challenge will take place in four different regions of Armenia, and you can choose to participate in one of them. Starting from October 19, you will gather with other participants and international experts for a full-day introductory workshop, then you’ll have 30 days to do some homework in your own community. After 30 days, we will meet again to wrap it up in a final workshop in November. In a nutshell, this is what each of those three sections will focus on:

INITIAL WORKSHOP – 1 FULL DAY

During this workshop you will understand how you can find opportunities in problems and what you do to turn them into a social venture. You will also learn how to test your ideas/solutions in the market and/or in your community using tools such as the “Lean Canvas”, and finally how to pitch or share your ideas with others.

Dates:

• October 19 – Gyumri
• October 20 – Yerevan
• October 21 – Gavar
• October 22 – Stepanavan

THE 30 DAY CHALLENGE

You will have 30 days to do your research and test your prototype solution. Through interviews, brainstorming sessions and mind maps, you will shape your idea and prepare to pitch it in the final workshop.

FINAL WORKSHOP – 1 FULL DAY

After pitching and receiving feedback from social enterprise experts, you will learn how to validate your initial business model and start the process of building a viable social enterprise. In the end, Best Idea, Best Team and Best Progress in 30 Days will be announced.

Dates:

• November 22 – Gyumri
• November 24 – Stepanavan
• November 25 – Gavar
• November 27 – Yerevan

Just keep in mind, it is all about Learning, not winning. Although the best ideas will be recognized by our panel of experts, this series of workshops is a learning experience that should provide you with the tools for discovering and implementing ways to create your own meaningful job or enterprise in the future.

PETR VITEK

Petr has 3 distinct professional roles: social entrepreneur, consultant and a volunteer.

As an entrepreneur, Petr co-founded Impact Hubs in Prague, Brno and Ostrava. He has 7 years of consulting experience with focus on Performance Management, Strategy Execution, Balanced Scorecard, Value Creation, Processes, Human Capital and Change Management. He has volunteered at Amnesty International Czech Republic for 10 years, with People in Need in Namibia , and is serving now at Vodafone Foundation Czech Republic.

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ONDREJ ZAPLETAL

The Vodafone Czech Republic Foundation is an independent charitable organization founded by Vodafone Czech Republic. It makes social investments by funding projects demonstrating creativity and leadership of youth, projects which use mobile technology for the benefit of disadvantaged groups, and via the unique World of Difference programme bringing professionals from the private sectors to build capacities of non-government organizations.

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ANI OKKASIAN

Ani Okkasian is the co-founder of Sibling, a Los Angeles based research studio that leverages academic research methodologies to help social entrepreneurs better understand the issues they are trying to address. This venture stems from being an adjunct professor at Woodbury University where Ani teaches transdisciplinary research seminars focused on crafting new insights into social phenomenons. Concurrently, Ani is the Director of Programs for Impact Hub Los Angeles where she oversees program development, marketing/communications, sales/recruitment and community management. Prior to this, Ani served as the Marketing and Communications Manager for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and also worked for the Los Angeles Board of Education as a field director for Board District 3. She received her master’s from Georgetown University in the Communication, Culture and Technology program, an undergraduate degree in Communications from Woodbury University and is a graduate of the Southern California Network’s Leadership Los Angeles Fellowship.

JASON KELLER

Jason Keller is the co-founder of Sibling, a Los Angeles based research studio that leverages academic research methodologies to help social entrepreneurs better understand the issues they are trying to address. This venture stems from being a interdisciplinary studies and art history professor at Woodbury University. Jason earned his M.F.A. from the University of California, Irvine. Although his thesis work explored transformative experience through performance, his current research interests explore how different stages of the economy have affected cultural practices at large, from the service based economy of the early nineties to the fourth and final stage of the experience economy of today. Most recently Jason has written an essay entitled Romantic Pranksters for the catalog, “The Intransigent Ticket: Artist as Filter,” an exhibition that examines the aesthetic opposition by European artists to the boredom and anxiety that come with the diminishing role of contemporary Europe. Jason is currently developing a series of anamorphic portraits on celebrity culture as well as hosting a food series, Los Angeles Eats Itself, where experimental cuisine and noir history merge into educational debauchery.

ANY QUESTIONS? Feel free to ask us at [email protected]

Brought to you by Impact Hub Yerevan and GIZ.

In collaboration with World Vision Armenia, Gyumri Youth Initiative Center and Kolba Labs.

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ENGLISH TEXT

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ԱԿԲԱ Ֆեդերացիայի և Իմփաքթ Հաբ Երևանի համատեղ Ֆելոուշիփը մեկ տարի տևողությամբ ձեռնարկատիրական ինկուբացիոն ծրագիր է, որն աջակցում է ձեռներեցներին, ովքեր իրենց նորարարական մոտեցումներով փորձում են լուծել գյուղատնտեսական խնդիրներ։

Նպատակ և առավելություններ

Ֆելոուշիփի նպատակն է աջակցել ձեռներեցներին՝ առաջարկելով Իմփաքթ Հաբի յուրահատուկ էկոհամակարգը, որը ներառում է՝

• Անհատական մասնագիտական մոտեցում և աջակցություն ֆելոուշիփի ղեկավարի կողմից
• Մենթորություն փորձառու ձեռներեցների և ոլորտի մասնագետների կողմից
• Անդամություն Իմփաքթ Հաբում, հնարավորություն օգտագործելու ոգեշնչող աշխատանքային տարածքը և ենթակառուցվածքը
• Մասնագիտական ցանցի ընդլայնում և 250+ ստեղծագործող նորարարների համայնքի մեջ փորձի փոխանակման հնարավորություն
• Աշխարհի ավելի քան 100 Իմփաքթ Հաբերին հասանելիություն
• Հասանելիություն ԱԿԲԱ ֆեդերացիայի գյուղատնտեսության ոլորտում լայն կապերի ցանցին

* Խնդրում ենք հաշվի առնել, որ ծրագիրը չի նախատեսում ֆինանսական աջակցություն։

Brought to you by Impact Hub Yerevan and ACBA Federation.

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