A Collective Consciousness for a Better World.
We bring together people from all over the world who share our vision and ideals of making the world a better place. We don't shy away from challenges; we take action to turn them into opportunities.
Our Mission.
As Social Business Global, our mission is to build a fair and inclusive system in which everyone — from all walks of life, institutions and civil society — can take part in doing good. We bring sustainable transformation to life through innovative models such as skills-based volunteering, social entrepreneurship and donation through shopping. The donation-through-shopping model runs on the hangel platform (hangel teknoloji ve sosyal etki A.Ş.), which is a separate legal entity.
Our Global Network Goal.
Together with our national and international stakeholders, we bring together social entrepreneurs who look at life through the lens of social benefit, forming a natural network where they inspire one another. We bring participants and stakeholders from different countries together to produce collective solutions to shared problems, without weighing one hardship against another.
Donation Through Shopping
Models that turn everyday spending into social benefit at no extra cost.
Explore on hangelCollective Solidarity System
Skills-based volunteering that matches professional expertise with civil society's needs.
Explore on hangelImpact Employment
Corporate protocols that take volunteering experience into account in recruitment.
ExploreOur journey since 2019.
First steps
The first social entrepreneurship seminars and summits were held in Sakarya and Düzce; in July 2019 the 1st International Social Entrepreneurship Workshop took place in Istanbul with participants from 20 countries.
Official founding
The International Social Benefit Association was founded on 05.08.2020; together with Mersin University, Turkiye's first international academic social entrepreneurship workshop was held online.
Opening to academia
A workshop was held with İzmir Metropolitan Municipality; in partnership with Mersin University, Turkiye's first, and the world's 26th, Master's Program in Social Entrepreneurship opened.
Draft law and disaster solidarity
The 29-article draft Social Entrepreneurship Bill was completed; after the 6 February earthquakes we took part as a stakeholder in the Hatay Model Village Project (4,000 volunteers and 10 tiny houses in the project); we also distributed 120 tons of fuel aid together with Shell Türkiye.
2020-2025 Impact and Transparency Report
The five-year impact report was published: 15,621 people were reached across 126 events. A protocol for the Revenue Models for NGOs conferences was signed with the Ministry of Interior's Directorate General for Relations with Civil Society.
Public consultation and conference tour
The draft Social Entrepreneurship Bill was opened to public consultation; the Revenue Models for NGOs conferences continue across different provinces.
The Principles That Define Us.
The four core values behind every decision we make and every project we undertake.
Transparency
We build an accountable system where everyone can see where resources come from and where they go.
Collective Impact
We grow not alone, but by uniting NGOs, brands, young people and institutions around a shared purpose.
Evidence-Based
We measure every step and report outcomes with data, turning good intentions into tangible, traceable impact.
Sustainability
Not one-off giving, but a self-renewing model of resources and solidarity embedded in everyday life.
İsmail Hilmi ADIGÜZEL.
A social entrepreneur and author working in social entrepreneurship, civil society and social innovation since 2009.
Involved in social projects across 147 universities over the course of his personal career since 2009, ADIGÜZEL has instilled the vision of "Systematic Good" in thousands of young people through over 300 conferences.
As the founder of hangel.org and the International Social Benefit Association (Social Business Global), he has brought to life innovative models that turn people's everyday activities into resources for NGOs.
300+
Conferences
15K+
Youth Reached
Why Social Entrepreneurship?
Social entrepreneurship turns giving from a one-off act into part of everyday life.
A Strong Community
Become part of a strong network of thousands of young people and volunteers working with 42 universities; let's grow knowledge, experience and solidarity together.
Lasting Impact
With our vision of Systematic Good, turn your everyday activities into a tangible resource channeled to NGOs; join a movement where small steps turn into big change.
Join Us
Be Part of This Collective Consciousness.
Whether you volunteer or represent an NGO, there are many ways to contribute to this story with Social Business Global.
About Social Business Global
Social Business Global (official name: International Social Benefit Association) is a civil society organisation that promotes social entrepreneurship and social innovation from Turkiye to the world. Social Business Global works together with hangel; its events, volunteering and public-sector cooperation run on the hangel platform.
Visit hangel.org →Some of Social Business Global's work
- International Social Entrepreneurship Workshops since 2019, each with participants from about 20 countries (the first in Istanbul, July 2019).
- A 29-article draft Social Entrepreneurship Law.
- 258 awareness conferences across Turkiye.
- The Social Enterprise Dataset, built from a detailed review of 634 social enterprises.
- Turkiye's first master's programme in social entrepreneurship, in cooperation with Mersin University; an "Applied Social Entrepreneurship" course open to all departments at Maltepe University.
- A youth and volunteering network cooperating with 42 universities.
- Co-implementation of the Ministry of Interior of Turkiye project conferences on revenue models and sustainability for NGOs.
Figures from the association's pages and its 2020–2025 Impact and Transparency Report.
Latest news from Social Business Global
- Social Business Global and hangel: together for volunteering and social impact
- Social Business Global publishes its 2020-2025 Impact and Transparency Report
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit '25 brought young people together in Istanbul
Social Business Global in the press
- Anadolu Ajansı — Türkiye'nin sosyal girişimcilik etki haritası çıkartılacak
- TRT Haber — Türkiye'nin sosyal girişimcilik etki haritası çıkarılacak
- Hürriyet — Rekabetin yeni adı: sosyal fayda
- CNN Türk — Online çalıştaya Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı'ndan tam destek
- Akşam — Uluslararası Sosyal Girişimcilik Çalıştayı İstanbul'da toplandı
- Milliyet — Gençler sektörün zirvesindekilerle buluştu
- Habertürk — Şehzadelerde sosyal girişimcilik eğitimi
- Investing.com — Sosyal Girişimlerin %32,56'sı Uluslararası Düzeyde