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Socential.net Marketplace now open to the public
March 19, 2010 By View Comments
We have successfully closed the initial pilot phase and received valuable feedback from our test users. Some of the suggested improvements have already been implemented, more are currently underway.
Everyone can now open their own social investor account on the marketplace, browse the exciting projects and make their investments and commitments.
What’s next? We are currently adding some very attractive international projects, and with this also making the marketplace available in English – this is planned for April.
So do check out www.socential.net for your chance to help make a real social impact through these innovative and sustainable projects, and thereby also see where your investment is going and what is being done with it!
Article about Socential in ceo* magazine
February 3, 2010 By View Comments
In the February edition of ceo* magazine, which is published in print today, there is a really good article about Socential and its two founders, Patrik Elsa and myself. Recommended reading for anyone who likes to get the idea of Socential explained in a more digestible manner (and anyone who wants to see me and Patrik in a corporate jungle environment 
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Here are the links to the extracted pages in English and German of the current edition.
Here are links to the full English, German, and French pdf versions of the current edition.
Socential wird in der Credit Suisse E-Magazine erwähnt
January 5, 2010 By View Comments
In seinem Artikel “Über die Zukunft von sozialen Engagements” schreibt Fritz Gutbrodt, Direktor des Jubiläumsfonds der Credit Suisse Foundation, über das Potential von Social Entrepreneurs und wie Unternehmen mit ihnen zusammenarbeiten können, um glaubwürdig und effizient soziale Wirkung zu erzielen. Dabei erwähnt er auch Socential als Beispiel einer Schweizer Organisation, die mit Social Entrepreneurs arbeitet und Firmen die Partnerschaft mit ihnen ermöglicht.
Den Artikel gibt es hier zu lesen: http://emagazine.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=273202&lang=DE
We are looking for further team members!
November 20, 2009 By
We obviously are much looking forward to going live with the online marketplace pilot on January 1st. Apart from increased visibility in the market, this also means needing to combine operations with further development – of the services as well as through onboarding more excellent social entrepreneurs. We have recognized that with the right extension of our core team, we have the opportunity to take Socential to the next level. If you, or someone you know, would like to take an active part of this exciting development, don’t hesitate to let us know!
So who are we looking for? Highly motivated and skilled individuals who share our passion for the mission and have the ability to take on tha lead and responsibility for a part of our social enterprise. Working experience is an advantage but not a must – most important is competence in the respective subject matter, and the ability to complement the team by bringing in fresh, clever ideas and challenging our thinking.
It is important to note that at least for the near term, each team member has to fund his/her own time, or work on a voluntary basis. What we can provide from day one though, is the chance to generate a significant social value combined with a great personal learning experience.
Also note that we have defined a minimum working pensum for each role, for it to bring significant value as well as to be meaningful for the team member. Currently, we are primarily looking to fill the following roles:
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CFO (minimum 20%)
Responsibilities
- Planning and operating finance
- Liquidity management
- Managing investments
- Assisting in investor relations
- Ensuring tax and financial regulatory compliance
Profile
- Experience of financial mgmt
- Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting
- Communicative skills
Online editor (minimum 20%)
Responsibilities
- Content management of Socential.org and Socential.net
- Ensuring quality of marketplace content
- Managing related matter with online customers and partners
- Documenting and escalating feedback as well as issues and improvement opportunities discovered
Profile
- Highly skilled in German language and writing/publishing
- Able and ready to take the lead for the relevant responsibilities, prioritizing matters and escalating duly when necessary
- Service-mindedness and ability to establish trust with customers as well as within the team
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Legal council (min 20%)
Responsibilities
- Identifying relevant regulations for the current as well as possible future organization
- Prioritizing and making sure relevant regulations are followed
- Developing legal formulations and documents for use by our organization and with different stakeholders
- Subject matter expert for legal questions and matter within the team as well as on external inquiries
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- Subject matter expertise for legal matters in Switzerland related to our organization as well as our operations (e.g. association & foundation law, online services)
- Ability to take responsibility and interact directly with external stakeholders when necessary
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Initiative manager (minimum 40%)
Responsibilities
- Heading (development and operation of) specific initiatives within Socential
- Identifying new initiative opportunities
- Identifying, targeting and interacting with relevant stakeholders
Profile
- A good understanding of the particular environment and market of a social enterprise as well as experience with regular business environments and -thinking
- A creative and motivated extension of our team, able to take on own responsibility and give constructive feedback, but also to challenge our thinking on other matters related to our business
- Able to set priorities, work in a structured manner, and professionally approach and work with various stakeholders
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Project office manager (minimum 40%)
Responsibilities
- Supporting the development of Socential and its priority projects
- In charge of the project office, with responsibilities such as project planning, deliverable & document management, collaboration management, task prioritization and tracking, tracking progress, tracking risks and issues, communication management and stakeholder management
Profile
- A creative and motivated extension of our team, able to take on own responsibility and give constructive feedback, but also to challenge our thinking on other matters related to our business
- Able to set priorities, work in a structured manner, and professionally approach and work with various stakeholders
- Basic understanding, and possibly experience, of project management
New social innovation research portal
November 15, 2009 By
We are sometimes asked if we give tips on research and publications on different topics related to social entrepreneurship, and are often able to provide relevant material out of our knowledge base. Now the Stanford Center for Social Innovation has opened a new research portal which will hopefully satisfy those of us hungry for more knowledge on the topic: http://csi.gsb.stanford.edu/research-by-topic
Socential Teilnahme am Forum Studienaktie
November 15, 2009 By
Am Freitag habe ich für Socential am Forum Studienaktie 2009 teilgenommen, organisiert vom Social Enterprise und Socential Pilotteilnehmer studienaktie.org.
Es war ein spannendes Event mit aktuellen Themen und guten Referenten in einem allgemein guten Setting. Besonderes wertvoll kam mir den Austausch zwischen Studenten und Berufserfahrenen vor – dies geschah hier in einer eher informellen Zusammenhang, in Kontrast zu anderen Zusammenhängen wo diese beiden Gruppen zusammenkommen (z.B. Jobmessen, die viel formeller ablaufen und die wichtigen Fragen, die sich Studenten für ihre Zukunft überlegen, selten gestellt werden).
Wir freuen uns darauf, die weitere Entwicklung von Studienaktie verfolgen zu dürfen, besonders durch ihren Projekteintrag im Socential Pilot.
Schweizer Social Entrepreneur 2009
October 23, 2009 By
Heute Abend verleiht die Schwab Stiftung den Preis “Swiss Social Entrepreneur 2009“. Socential ist beim Anlass als Gast dabei.
Die vier Finalisten wurden diese Woche an je einem Abend im SF Schweiz Aktuell vorgestellt. Die kurze Videos geben spannende Einblicke in innovative Lösungen auf aktuelle gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen in der Schweiz, und können hier angeschaut werden:
SF1 berichtet heute Abend auch live von der Preisverleihung, 19:00 im Schweiz Aktuell.
Social entrepreneurship in Google’s Project 10^100
October 6, 2009 By
Project 10100 is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. Among many great ideas selected for the online end vote, helping social entrepreneurs to drive change is obviously our favorite. The vote ends on October 8th; whether you vote or not, the site could prove a good source of inspiration for social business ideas.
Project 10100 is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.
Socential status update
October 2, 2009 By View Comments
Dear friends and stakeholders of Socential,
our social entrepreneurship marketplace initiative has entered into an exciting phase: the setting up of a pilot version featuring some of the leading Swiss social entrepreneurs and their new projects – planned for launch on January 1st 2010.
The rigorous work out into our business planning in the first half of 2009 is now proving valuable, as we are seeing that we have the right market focus as well as an implementation plan making sure we stay on track in terms of what needs to be done.
The technical solution is currently being developed by our trusted technology partner Astina, and we’re also thrilled to have been able to engage a very competent and dedicated firm for our corporate re-design, virtuallyhandmade, to give us a new, more professional look, including the web design of the to-be online marketplace.
On the communications side, we’re increasingly making efforts to reach out to further stakeholders – at the same time, more and more players in the social market are reaching out to us to discuss opportunities in the exiting field of social entrepreneurship. In this context, we’re also keen to give due credit to our social investors, partners, and advisors – as you will see on the updated website – without these people and organizations, we wouldn’t have come this far, and certainly not in this short period of time. The continued commitment of PricewaterhouseCoopers has been crucial to provide the time as well as expertise to keep us going strong through this phase. Further, the financial support granted by Avina Stiftung has enabled us to make some of the necessary investments for implementing the service.
In this rather intensive phase, we’re hoping to be able to give you more frequent updates on our progress, as well as posting notes on relevant market developments and trends. So stay tuned!
Linus & Patrik
