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LEARNING JOURNEY 2020

LEARNING JOURNEY 2020

Social Impact through Employee Engagement26-27 March 2020 / Brussels, Belgium

Social Impact Measurement and Management23-24 April 2020/ Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Financing for Social Impact 28-29 May 2020 / Oslo, Norway

The Fundamental Training on Venture Philanthropy and Impact Investing15-16 June 2020/ Barcelona, Spain

Crash Course on Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment23 September 2020 / Porto, Portugal(DURING THE EVPA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020)

Scaling Impact for Social Investors 8-9 October 2020 / Lisbon, Portugal

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Based on the solid research conducted by EVPA's Knowledge Centre, the EVPA learning offer is built to support the investors for impact to achieve greater social impact in their daily work. EVPA Training Academy has developed a series of courses to answer your needs, no matter the size of your organisation or your level of experience in the social impact field.

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Social Impact through Employee Engagement26-27 March 2020 / Brussels, BelgiumCourse director: Sara Seganti, Training Academy Senior Manager

OBJECTIVESThis two-day programme will help you understand how to design and implement impact-driven employee engagement activities starting from the fundamental needs of the social purpose organisation, with the goal to generate more social impact.

TARGET AUDIENCE This training targets corporate social investors (CSIs)*, corporate foundations, corporate social impact funds, corporate social businesses, corporate social accelerators, and anyone who is interested in exploring what strategies to take to maximise their social impact through employee engagement.

TAKEAWAYSAt the end of this training, you will walk away with ready-to-use tools developed by EVPA which will help you (re)design, monitor and evaluate your employee engagement activities. Moreover, experienced practitioners will share their real-life case studies and offer you concrete examples of social impact-driven employee engagement activities.

*A Corporate Social Investor (CSI) is any vehicle formally related to a company that aims to create social impact – i.e. impact-first or impact-only organisations linked to companies.

Joint Certificate offered by EVPA and RSM

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Social Impact Measurement and Management23-24 April 2020 / Rotterdam, The NetherlandsCourse director: Sara Seganti, Training Academy Senior Manager

OBJECTIVESThis two-day workshop will help you set up your impact measurement system and improve the way you manage the information collected to maximise your impact at the portfolio level.

TARGET AUDIENCE This workshop is especially relevant for investors or funders (including foundations, social impact funds and social investors) supporting social purpose organisations who are considering setting up or improving their impact measurement system.

TAKEAWAYSThe course is based on EVPA’s Practical Guide on Measuring and Managing Impact, a resource that distills best practices into five easy-to understand steps to measure impact and that is considered a reference at the European level. You will walk away with ready-to-use tools developed by EVPA and Social Value UK. You will also have the chance to learn from experienced practitioners through real life case studies.

Joint certificate awarded by EVPA and Social Value UK

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OBJECTIVESThe course offers a clear overview of the financial instruments (FIs) - grants, debt, equity - available to fund social purpose organisations (SPOs) and how to match the goals of investors for impact with the needs of SPOs.

TARGET AUDIENCE The Financing for Social Impact Training is dedicated to organisations that invest for impact who want to know and learn from other practitioners how to deploy different financial instruments to maximise their social impact.

TAKEAWAYSThe course is based on the latest EVPA’s Report: “Financing for Social Impact | The Key Role of Tailored Financing and Hybrid Finance”, which gathers practical examples from over 30 experts in tailored financing across Europe.

At the end of the programme, you will walk away with a clear understanding of the impact finance practices and how and when to use them to deploy your impact strategy and make your investees stronger.

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Financing for Social Impact 28-29 May 2020 / Oslo, NorwayCourse director: Sara Seganti, Training Academy Senior Manager

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The Fundamental Training on Venture Philanthropy and Impact Investing15-16 June 2020 / Barcelona, SpainCourse director: Lisa Hehenberger, Lecturer in Strategy and General Management at ESADE Business School

LEARNING OBJECTIVEThis course is built to provide the basic concepts and practical tools of Venture Philanthropy and Impact Investing (VP/II) in developing impact-centric investment strategies.

TARGET AUDIENCE This course is strongly suggested for anyone who would like to implement a VP/II framework in their existing investment strategy. The course targets professionals from foundations, social impact funds,

financial institutions and corporations who look for new ideas in innovative financing to tackle social issues.

TAKEAWAYSYou will learn how to design an investment strategy and develop an investment process while keeping impact in the spotlight. You will start using the key practices of VP/II such as tailored financing, impact management and non-financial support. You will have the opportunity to work on practical cases with top speakers in the field and to follow training modules on ESADE’s e-learning platform before and after the training in order to develop an action plan for your organisation.

Joint certificate awarded by EVPA and ESADE Business School

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Crash Course on Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment23 September 2020 / Porto, Portugal (DURING THE EVPA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020)

Course director: Sara Seganti, Training Academy Senior Manager

LEARNING OBJECTIVEThis one-day workshop aims to raise awareness about how the Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment (VP/SI) approach can tackle social issues in a more efficient way. It takes place one day before the EVPA Annual Conference.

TARGET AUDIENCE Highly recommended to everyone new to the VP/SI field. The course targets professionals from foundations, social impact funds, financial institutions, public administration, NGOs and corporations who look for new ideas in innovative financing to tackle social issues.

TAKEAWAYSYou will walk away with a general understanding of the venture philanthropy space and its three core practices: tailored financing, non-financial support and impact measurement. You will also get to hear first-hand stories from different actors from all over Europe and you will receive guidance from EVPA experienced members to make the best of the Annual Conference experience.

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Scaling Impact for Social Investors 8-9 October 2020, Lisbon, PortugalCourse director: Filipe Santos, Professor at Católica-Lisbon and INSEAD

OBJECTIVESThe programme is designed to give senior social investors and impact leaders a deep understanding of a variety of scaling strategies according to different business models.

TARGET AUDIENCE The course targets senior professionals and leaders of foundations, corporations, impact investing funds, financial institutions and social accelerators, who want to understand how to maximise the impact of their investments.

TAKEAWAYSYou will take the time to revise your scaling strategy and to help your peers improve theirs. This programme is based on peer learning and sharing of leadership experiences, inspired by the latest models and frameworks for scaling.

Joint certificate awarded by EVPA and Católica-Lisbon

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The Fundamental Course on Venture Philanthropy and Impact Investing has made me look into the EVPA’s structured approach and allowed me to go back and rethink our processes, look what we’ve put in place, do some tests and implement some new changes. We got some fantastic insights from the speakers that I took back to my workplace.

– EOGHAN RYAN, SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND, IRELAND -

The Social Impact Measurement and Management Training is all about improving: from better reporting to our investors and stakeholders about what we’re doing to learning how we can do things better, in a more efficient way, and having a greater impact for those whom we serve.

– IVANA STANCIC, SMART KOLEKTIV, SERBIA -

The friendly environment during the Crash Course on Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment allowed for great sharing of ideas amongst a network where you feel others are happy to share knowledge and offer advice from their own experiences.

– DEIRDRE O’SULLIVAN-WINKS, ENDEVA, BERLIN -

What I really appreciated during the Scaling Impact for Social Investors course was how we were constantly reforming the discussions to real life cases. And how welcomed we were to give inputs and share personal experiences.

– STEFANNIA RUSSO, IKEA SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, THE NETHERLANDS -

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CHECK OUT ALL OUR 2020 COURSES

Social Impact through Employee Engagement26-27 March 2020 / Brussels, Belgium

Social Impact Measurement and Management23-24 April 2020/ Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Financing for Social Impact 28-29 May 2020 / Oslo, Norway

The Fundamental Training on Venture Philanthropy and Impact Investing15-16 June 2020/ Barcelona, Spain

Crash Course on Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment23 September 2020 / Porto, Portugal(DURING THE EVPA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020)

Scaling Impact for Social Investors 8-9 October 2020 / Lisbon, Portugal