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The SE Fellowship Programme aims to support social enterprises in improving their capabilities and financial sustainability through curated matching with experienced professionals interested to contribute to the social enterprise sector, for a 4 month engagement between an SE and a Fellow, with regular mentoring sessions to achieve concrete and targeted milestones for growth.

 

Target Programme Outcomes for SEs

 
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Improved processes for long term sustainability

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Increased revenue

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Reduced operational costs

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

For Social Enterprises

 

 

Who should join the programme?


    • SEs facing urgent challenges in multiple areas and seeking advisory for business turnaround 

    • SEs that require specific interventions in 1 – 2 areas to improve performance (e.g. marketing, HR, operations, financial management)

    • SEs facing urgent challenges in multiple areas and seeking advisory for business turnaround 

    • *Please note that this programme is only open to raiSE Social Enterprise members.

Why should you join?


Social enterprises will be able to:


    • Learn from the knowledge, skillsets and expertise of experienced industry practitioners

    • Leverage on the wide networks of our Fellows for new collaborations and business opportunities

 
 
 

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Participating Fellows will be able to:


  • Give back to society by supporting social enterprises, helping to scale their impact through improved business models;
  • Gain new insights and perspectives from working on the unique challenges and opportunities presented to SEs with a double bottom-line;
  • Develop empathy and understanding about social issues and emerging needs.

 

We are looking for individuals who are:


  • Experienced in business turnaround, business strategy, financial management, operations management, marketing/sales, digitalization/IT;
  • Passionate about addressing social/environmental issues;
  • Eager to share your knowledge and nurture budding social entrepreneurs to help them overcome bottlenecks and challenges in their SEs;
  • Able to commit to a mentoring engagement at least once a month for a period of 4-6 months, and
  • Have at least 5 years of professional working experience and some experience working with start-ups, SMEs, SEs or social service agencies.

 

Fellow application for the current run of the programme is currently closed.

Apply now

 

 

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