INCLUDE - Pathways to Community Investment

This is the final report of the INCLUDE project. INCLUDE identified on a worldwide scale good examples of collaborative business initiatives as well as business engagement in cross-sectoral partnerships, which contribute towards skills development and employability of disadvantaged groups, towards social inclusion and innovation in addressing societal challenges and communicates them.

The INCLUDE project provided local intermediaries like civil society organisations, economic development agencies, chambers of commerce and public authorities with support that will help them to engage businesses in innovative cross-sectoral partnerships.

INCLUDE builds upon the results of CSR-Laboratory “Skills for Employability enhanced through Employee Engagement”.

• INCLUDE identified on a worldwide scale good examples of collaborative business initiatives as well as business engagement in cross-sectoral partnerships, which contribute towards skills development and employability of disadvantaged groups, towards social inclusion and innovation in addressing societal challenges and communicates them
• INCLUDE generated a typology of successful models and tools showing how business investment in cross-sectoral partnerships is best fostered by local intermediary organisations to become an effective contribution towards a cohesive community
• INCLUDE ran and supported three transfer projects in Central and Southeastern Europe: Heads Help in Slovakia, Naš Niš in Serbia and ENGAGE in Romania.
• INCLUDE fostered the international exchange of experts and multipliers through local seminars and an international multiplier workshop.

The INCLUDE project was supported by the European Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (2007-2013) managed by the Directorate-General for Employment, social affairs and equal opportunities of the European Commission. It’s supported by the German Federal Department of Labour and Social Affairs and has co-funding from Citi.

The project was led by UPJ (Germany) and Business in the Community(UK) in partnership with Asociata pentru Relatii Comunitare (Romania), Önkéntes Központ Alapítvány (Hungary), SMartKolektiv (Serbia), Pontis Foundation (Slovakia) und Özel Sektör Gönüllüler Derneği (Turkey).