Useful Links

Social Enterprise

Resources / Guides / Reports

  • Social Enterprise Policy Bank

    This Policy Bank was created to help social enterprises in Ireland achieve good governance. The website provides access to free policy guidebooks, templates and other helpful resources.

  • Social Enterprises in Ireland

    A Baseline Data Collection Exercise. This report, for the first time, provides the sector with key data relating to social enterprise in Ireland.

  • Social Enterprise Toolkit

    This is a resource for both communities and individuals setting up a social enterprise in Ireland. Chapters include; mission and purpose of the social enterprise; setting up / governance issues and finance.

  • National Social Enterprise Policy for Ireland 2019 – 2022

  • Pobal Managing Better Series

    Good Governance, Financial Management and Human Resources

  • ‘Working to Change’ Social Enterprise and Employment Strategy 2021 – 2023

  • European Commission Social Economy Action Plan

Social Enterprise

  • Irish Social Enterprise Network (ISEN)

    ISEN provides support to social enterprises through networking events, education/guidance and advocacy.

  • Buy Social

    Brought to you by the ISEN. BuySocial.ie helps you find social enterprises supplying goods and services near you. Do Good. Spend Well.

  • Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI)

    SERI works to champion for the social enterprise sector and its members, both nationally and internationally, through representation, awareness and support.

Social Impact

  • Social Entrepreneurs Ireland

    Their mission is to find people with solutions to social problems and support them across six core programmes from incubator to achieving scale. Supports include training, mentoring and direct funding.

  • Rethink Ireland

    Provides cash grants and business support to social innovations that can make a real difference. They support projects with the knowledge and advice they need to succeed and make an impact nationally.

  • Social Impact Ireland

    Work with individuals at whatever stage they are at on the social enterprise journey through a variety of programmes and workshops, including Incubator Programme, One-to-One Business Advice Clinics and Information Evenings.

  • Community Foundation Ireland

    One of the largest philanthropic organisations in Ireland and it manages charitable funds on behalf of a number of non-profit organisations and trusts.

Social Enterprise programmes - Pobal

  • Pobal - Community Services Programme

    Supports community based organisations to deliver social, economic and environmental services that tackle disadvantage. The programme makes a contribution towards the cost of a manager and staff.

  • DAF Kickstart

    Aims to support and encourage social enterprises to create meaningful jobs for people with criminal convictions through feasibility/market research and a jobs creation fund.

  • DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises

    Aims to improve the impact and sustainability of social enterprises it offers capital and feasibility assistance.