Social Impact Vouchers

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-11-15

Description

Description (EN):

Facing challenges of long-term unemployment and remaining difficulties for integrating disadvantage groups into the labour market, the SIV project will introduce a novel instrument to increase the capacities of social enterprises and public stakeholders for leveraging private capital for solving social challenges of unemployment. The partners will jointly test the initiation of Social Impact Funds in the CE countries to make use of private capital for integrating disadvantaged- groups into the labour market. On this line, the partners will also establish the capacities for an incentive system for SMEs to hire long-term unemployed people, based on a voucher system. The voucher system will be financed via the Social Impact fund. Building on these pilot activities, the partners give guidance to stakeholders on how to create the necessary capacities and abilities to replicate both the Social Impact Fund and the voucher system.

Achievements (EN):

Social Impact Vouchers (SIV) are employment vouchers that have a social impact on the labour market. The innovative voucher system brings together employee seeking companies and job seeking disadvantaged people in a very simple way. The free and uncomplicated employment vouchers enable companies and applicants to get to know each other and test each other over a period of three months with the aim of permanent employment. For companies, SIV is a new additional opportunity to test and hire exceptional and motivated employees. For applicants with limitations, SIV offers an authentic platform to introduce themselves to companies with their strengths and weaknesses and to prove themselves in a three-month test phase. The innovative international project is financed by a Social Impact Fund, which is funded by private industry, crowdfunding and foundations. Non-profit organisations, municipal partners and competence centres in eight countries in Central Europe are testing the innovative project simultaneously and jointly. In their cooperation, they benefit from each other‘s country-specific innovations and special features. Each placement promotes the integration of disadvantaged people and provides companies with highly motivated employees. To summarize it in regard to the project's end: The Interreg Social Impact Vouchers (SIV) project followed the goal of tackling issues related to (long-term) unemployment in novel and innovative ways. For this, tailored voucher models were conceptualized and ultimately implemented in all eight partner countries. From a financing standpoint, the novel element is the establishment of social impact funds to support the voucher models. Within the preparation phase, the strategies and specific action plans for implementing the voucher models and social impact funds in each region were developed. In the later stages of the project, these ideas were piloted and evaluated. In the participating countries, there are different types of assistance for disadvantaged groups in the labour market. However, they often lack the individual approach that increases the job seeker's potential to get employed. The project was different in that it primarily focused on individuals – we were interested in each individual story. Each involved country decided for itself on which target groups to pilot test the innovative approach of support through vouchers. Vouchers were a ticket to our tailor-made voucher programmes. The main project benefit was the individual approach and the sufficient time we devoted to disadvantaged job seekers. Thanks to coaching, training and consultations, we got to know the job seekers‘ needs and potential. Subsequently, we looked for suitable jobs that accommodated their disability and had the potential to develop their talent. The target group was also various employers, whom we prepared for employing a disadvantaged job seeker and provided with support. In total, we managed to place over 340 job seekers in the labour market - long-term or short-term. Every single case was a valuable lesson, the benefits of which we will use in our future work. The project partners plan to continue these activities, even improved by the experience gained in the project. Partners of the “Social Impact Vouchers” programme developed a comprehensive data-based monitoring and evaluation system which enabled the partnership to provide and analyse up-to-date data about the project’s progress as well as about the impacts of the project’s professional activities. Due to the available data the partnership could make evidence-based decisions regarding the implementation of the pilot voucher programmes and the setting-up of the social impact funds for financing them. The profound data analysis and evaluation also enabled the partnership to develop strategies and formulate recommendations for scaling the social impact voucher programmes and the social impact funds regarding their capacities and scope.

Website: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/home.html

Expected Results (EN): R 1.2 Status of capacities of the public and private sector for skills development of employees and entrepreneurial competences achieved through transnational cooperation driving economic and social innovation in central European regions.

Expected Outputs (EN):

Problems arising from the limited public financial capacities, reluctance among companies in hiring people form disadvantaged groups and problems of acquiring jobs with disadvantages are countered. Thereby the project will introduce a mechanism to overcome these shortcomings and enable a endurable capacities for the integration of disadvantaged groups into the labour market. Expected project results will be. - Capacities for lasting private capital leverage and socially innovative mechanism for the integration of disadvantaged groups into the labour market. - The reduction of long-term unemployment in the partner regions. - Decrease of labour shortage in the partner regions and thereby increased productivity of SMEs. -tool kit and trainings for broad uptake of the mechanism, strengthening the capacities for social innovation in CE. A baseline for measuring the impact will be drawn with the beginning of the project (evaluation matrix). Nonetheless, from past experience and a qualified forecasting it can be estimated that in 2020 approx. 1 Million € additional private funds will be leveraged, creating xxx new jobs and 2021 further 1,2 Million € additional private funds (philanthropic investments) will be leveraged. The tool kit (starter kit / webinars) will be used by approx. 400 organisations in CE enabling them to initiate similar activities.

Thematic information

Labour market and employment Social inclusion and equal opportunities

Specific Objective: To improve skills and entrepreneurial competences for advancing economic and social innovation in central European regions

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: Sozialunternehmen Neue Arbeit gGmbH

Address: Gottfried Keller Straße 18c, 70435 Stuttgart Zuffenhausen, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.neuearbeit.de

Total budget: EUR 373 666.46

ERDF budget: EUR 298 933.17

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Name: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Department: Kompetenzzentrum für Nonprofit Organisationen und Social Entrepreneurship

Address: Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://wu.ac.at

Total budget: EUR 393 912.87

ERDF budget: EUR 315 130.30

Centire s.r.o.

Name: Centire s.r.o.

Address: Záhradnícka 72, 821 08 Bratislava, Slovakia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.centire.com

Total budget: EUR 297 241.60

ERDF budget: EUR 252 655.36

Fundacja Fundusz Współpracy

Name: Fundacja Fundusz Współpracy

Address: Górnośląska 4a, 00-444 Warszawa, Poland

Legal status: private

Website: http://cofund.org.pl

Total budget: EUR 273 605.66

ERDF budget: EUR 232 564.81

Zadruga za etično financiranje

Name: Zadruga za etično financiranje

Address: Ilica 36, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Legal status: private

Website: http://zef.hr/

Total budget: EUR 273 180.00

ERDF budget: EUR 232 203.00

Caritas der Erzdiözese Wien - Hilfe in Not

Name: Caritas der Erzdiözese Wien - Hilfe in Not

Department: Hilfe in Not

Address: Albrechtskreithgasse 19-21, 1160 Wien, Austria

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.caritas-wien.at

Total budget: EUR 222 554.84

ERDF budget: EUR 178 043.87

Sklad 05 – ustanova za družbene naložbe

Name: Sklad 05 – ustanova za družbene naložbe

Address: Britof 469, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.sklad05.si

Total budget: EUR 211 382.00

ERDF budget: EUR 179 674.70

IFKA Iparfejlesztési Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft.

Name: IFKA Iparfejlesztési Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft.

Address: Andrássy street Budapest, 100, H-1062 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ifka.hu

Total budget: EUR 166 465.92

ERDF budget: EUR 141 496.03

Centrum pro komunitní práci Severní Morava

Name: Centrum pro komunitní práci Severní Morava

Address: Palackého 30, 750 02 Přerov, Czech Republic

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.cpkp.cz

Total budget: EUR 164 978.32

ERDF budget: EUR 140 231.57

Diakonisches Werk der evangelischen Kirche in Württemberg e.V.

Name: Diakonisches Werk der evangelischen Kirche in Württemberg e.V.

Address: Heilbronner Straße 180, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.diakonie-wuerttemberg.de/english/

Total budget: EUR 153 540.38

ERDF budget: EUR 122 832.30

Rzeszow Regional Development Agency RARR S.A.

Name: Rzeszow Regional Development Agency RARR S.A.

Address: Szopena Street 51, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rarr.rzeszow.pl/

Total budget: EUR 148 282.28

ERDF budget: EUR 126 039.94

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Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

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Social Entreprise Stuttgart

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Centire

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Cooperation Fund Foundation

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Cooperative for ethical financing

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Caritas of the Archdiocese Vienna

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Fund 05 - Foundation for Social and Impact Investment

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IFKA Public Benefit Non-Profit Ltd. for the Development of the Industry

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Centre for Community Organizing Northern Moravia

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Social Welfare Service of the Protestant Churches in Württemberg

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Rzeszow Regional Development Centre

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Summary

Project name (EN): Social Impact Vouchers

Project acronym: SIV

Project start date: 2019-03-01

Project end date: 2022-05-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 678 810.33

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 219 805.05

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 82.50%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 219 805.05.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Social Impact Fund Pilot Action Plan

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2019-12-20

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

COUNTRY REPORTS AND INFOGRAPHICS FOR TARGET GROUP SEGMENTATION

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2010-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

COUNTRY REPORTS ON SOCIAL IMPACT INVESTMENT WITH STATUS QUO DIAGRAM

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2019-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Updated Social Impact Fund structure

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2020-05-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Capacity Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2022-05-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Social Impact Fund Management Routine

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2022-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Improved Voucher Process

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Improved Voucher Management Work-Flow

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

First Evaluation Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Growth Potential Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2022-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Growth forecast calculation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2022-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Second Evaluation Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2022-05-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Refunding feasibility report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Policy Report Croatia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Policy Report Germany

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Policy Report Hungary

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Policy Report Slovenia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Policy Report Austria

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Policy Report Poland

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Policy Report Slovakia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

Study on the Social and Economic Added Value of the Support Programme “Employment Vouchers” respectively the Interreg CE “Social Impact Voucher” (SIV) Programme in Germany (Württemberg) by means of a Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analysis

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SIV-.html

Publication date: 2023-02-16

Document date: 2021-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

138 / 138 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 434 / 1 434 (100%)

Notes on the data

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