Agency for the sustainability of social enterprises
C - PARTNERSHIPS & GOVERNANCE
C1 - Is the governance of this GP fully inclusive?
Beneficiaries are highly involved in governance
Comments and learning points
Governance envisages the involvement of beneficiary representatives or of their representative association.
C2 - How influential has this GP been on local or national decision makers?
A little influence achieved
Comments and learning points
The Agency has moved in two directions:
- Awareness-raising and promotion to encourage meetings between social enterprises and public administrations (e.g. local councils, health authorities).
- Setting up informative seminars on the new regional regulations governing social cooperatives in a bid to attract social entrepreneurs and public administration employees and to provide them with an overview of the laws that clarify these regulations.
C3 - How much partnership work has been involved?
A great deal of cross sectoral partnership working
Comments and learning points
Nine partners are involved in the GP: Irecoop Veneto - Istituto Regionale per l'Educazione e Studi Cooperativi, Bassano del Grappa Health Authority (ULSS 3), Vicenza Health Authority (ULSS 6), Veneto Orientale Health Authority (ULSS 10), Banca di Credito Cooperativo del Veneziano, Confcooperative - Unione Regionale del Veneto, Emme&Erre S.p.A., Unioncamere Veneto, and the Department of Economics at the University of Padova.