We talk about numbers, without turning big!
For many years, the projects ofSocial economy have been serious Difficulties in financing transformative projects without falling into the trap of traditional banks and boxesthus breaking the ethical traceability of these initiatives.
This situation is slowly reversing thanks to the Awareness and the appearance of financial options aligned with values of the social economy. In this sense, entities such as Facts they have carried out, and they continue to do so, a great task of promotion and dissemination of the options and possibilities that ethical finances They offer us. One of the most useful tools for getting to know ethical funding thoroughly is the web Ethical money.
In order toBringing ethical finances to more entities, Facts and the Financing and Investment Group of the ESS of the#ESSBCN2030 strategy have promoted the ‘Let’s talk about numbers’ campaign: a project in collaboration with the medium Social.cat. Very interesting talks have been held with different representatives of Third Sector Projects that have already integrated ethical funding into their economic plan and they share their experiences In order to be inspiring by many other entities.
In the ‘Let’s talk about numbers’ series you can see different chapters, each of them focusing on a Type of entity and their specific needs. To first chapterMinyons Escoltes i Guides de Catalunya, Escoltes Catalans and Esplac talk about how youth organizations are betting on these services when financing their activities. In the second chapter, the xende ofActs cooperativethe Emilia of the Training and Work Foundationand the rita of Point of reference They explain what their process has been in betting on funding that shares and respects their social values.
Funding round
The next April 9 will take place the Meeting between social projects and ethical finance In the block4BCN. Registered entities will be able to participate in a funding round To talk to each of the ethical finance entities. In addition, there will be a round that will review the pending challenges of ethical finance and one Tasting of funded products. To be able to participate, you must sign up here.
Author of the photograph of the news: Vicente Zambrano González. Extracted from the Image Bank of the Barcelona City Council.
