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Social Business Global

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The work the association runs in the field: from access to knowledge to legislation, from employment to impact data.

Entrepreneurship Library

Entrepreneurship Library

Free knowledge for entrepreneurs, with a target of 21 libraries across 15 cities.

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hangel Social Impact Inventory

hangel Social Impact Inventory

Bringing Turkiye's data on doing good together in one inventory.

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Impact-Focused Employment

Impact-Focused Employment

An employment model that carries volunteering into careers.

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Draft Legislation

Draft Legislation

A 29-article bill that defines social entrepreneurship.

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Early-Stage Initiatives

We have only just started working on these; they are not part of the association's official project list yet. We will update this page as they progress.

Revenue Models for NGOs

Revenue Models for NGOs

Sustainable financial independence.

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Social Innovation Centre

Social Innovation Centre

Innovative, scalable solutions to social problems.

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hangel Art

hangel Art

Awareness through the unifying power of art.

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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.

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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.

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