in Intentional Communities Intentional communities in Israel background Groups of young adults electing to contribute to changing the face of the Israeli society by living in Israels social and geographic ID: 371658
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Social Businesses
in Intentional CommunitiesSlide2
Intentional communities in Israel - background
Groups of young adults electing to contribute to changing the face of
the Israeli society by living in Israel’s social and geographic peripheryMaintaining community lifestyle and promoting values such as social responsibility and solidarity Creating partnerships with the local communityPromoting social initiatives that will improve community livingCurrently there are more that 150 young communities all over IsraelThe young communities movement is a growing social trend that represent the diversity of the Israeli society
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Challenges of Intentional communities in Israel
Most of the social initiatives
established by members of the communities depend on philanthropic sources of funding and, as such, their long term stability is fragile Limited suitable employment opportunities in the Israeli peripheryMost of the community members are employed by NPOs and social organizations with relatively poor organizational and financial stability. Photo can go here. No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.Slide4
The solution – The social business model
According to
the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Professor Muhammad Yunus – a social business can be defined as a non-dividend company that is created to address and solve a social problemSocial businesses yield two very important outcomes for the intentional communities as well as the wider communal context in which they operate: Economic opportunities allow the intentional communities to establish their own financial independence and sustainability; these businesses employ local residents and allow for tangible financial growth of the entire community Social benefits are evident as well as the endeavor improves communal life and channels monetary gains toward continued public benefit. Slide5
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ocial business
Principles The investors/owners can gradually recoup the money invested, but cannot take any dividend beyond that pointThe purpose of the investment is purely to achieve one or more social objectives through the business activity of the companyNo personal gain is desired by the investors The company must cover all costs and be financially sustainable, while achieving the social objective that was defined in its visionOnce the original investment has been recouped by the investors, profit stays within the company to expand its outreach and increase the social impactSlide6
Why do we need it ?
The need to attain financial independence
Address social and community problemsDeveloping internal skills of the community membersPhoto can go here. No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.Slide7
What are the strength as an intentional community?
Identifying
needs and Promoting social initiatives in order to solve themGreater chances of success because of the wide circles of partnersNetworking Photo can go here. No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.Slide8
What are the weaknesses as an intentional community?
Making the connection between the social business and the community members
Complicated decision making process Financial abilitiesThe need to identify the entrepreneur that will lead the process from the community membersThe tension between the desire to maximize profits and the desire to maintain the values of the communityPhoto can go here. No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.Slide9
Case study – The neighborhood sustainability center
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No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.The Center for Neighborhood Sustainability helps create and sustain a flourishing neighborhood using existing tools and resources from within the communityThe Center is a home to a large garden with plots for vegetables, where the landscaping and architecture is constructed sustainably from mud and recycled materialsThe Center serves as a sustainability education center and a community gathering place where local residents come together for daily meetings, community events and holidaysSlide10
Case study – The neighborhood sustainability center
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No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.The center provides teaching and training to groups of all ages and abilities. Among its customers there are educational institutions, nursery schools, primary school groups and groups from the Jewish Agency programsClasses include: community development, promoting environmental awareness, composting, mud construction and water recyclingSlide11
Case study – The neighborhood sustainability center
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No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.The neighborhood sustainability center has become a community center that hosts events such as holiday celebrations, performances, parties and evening discussions and seminarsParticipants include local community members, students and residents from across Be’er ShevaThe center also has s second hand boutique named RubashkaSlide12
Case study
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Pao-TevaPhoto can go here. No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.“Pao-Teva” is a nursery school that run by a cooperative of local parents, offers an excellent preschool education for both parents and their young children The school’s values include: Quality Education, Healthy Food, Connection to Nature, and Parental InvolvementSlide13
Open discussion – a definition of a social business ?
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No more than two, but preferably one.Feel free to fill an entire slide with only a photo to break upyour presentation if you like.How do we evaluate the social impact of the business?Which part of the income should be invested in the social initiative? Will a donation given by a regular business transforms it to a social business?Will hiring employees with special needs (according to the government rules) transform a regular business to a social business ?Slide14
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