What funding is available to changemakers in Finland and how would changemakers like to develop their funding strategies and revenue models?

This event presents the results from the Changemaker mapping carried out by Ashoka Nordic and Sitra, diving deeper into how changemakers and social entrepreneurs perceive the funding landscape. In our mapping, 70% of changemakers reported that lack of funding is a key obstacle for creating social impact. So what types of funding are currently available for changemakers and how are changemakers looking to diversify their funding options? 

"We see this discussion also as a step towards the ideation of upcoming activities that we and other actors will organise when it comes to funding social innovation, as we think it is important to discuss how we can implement the recommendations in our mapping."

 

Watch an engaging discussion together with three experts in the field, all Changemakers themselves! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event materials

Markus Raivio's presentation (click the document)

 

Agenda

9.00 – 9.10 Welcome and presentation of Changemaker mapping results 

9.10 – 9.55 Three perspectives on how to fund systems changing social innovation

Laura Catana, FASE, European Investor Relations Manager 

Markus Raivio, Kukunori ry, Managing Director 

Katja Anoschkin, Arvoliitto, Impact Specialist 

9.55 – 10.20 Discussion 

10.20 -10.30 Wrap up and closing 

 

About the Finnish Changemaker Map

The goal of the Finnish Changemaker Map is to understand the needs of changemakers in Finland, the trends among changemakers and how various parties can support changemakers to further increase their impact on society. Here you can find the final report here and the interactive maps.

The event was held on Zoom. In addition, we streamed the event live on Ashoka’s YouTube channel. On Zoom we are able to include 100 participants hence, for our next events, please register in advance to ensure a place. When you participate on Zoom, you are able to discuss with other participants and meet new people. If you would rather focus on listening, you can join our next events on YouTube instead.

The language of the "Funding Social Innovations" event was English.