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Social Impact Award
Vienna, ATImpact-drivenNon-Profit EnterpriseSocial ImpactEducation
Impact3Sustainability Goals
Employees51 - 100
Founded2009
LocationVienna
About us
The Social Impact Award (SIA) empowers youth globally to become agents of change, fostering social entrepreneurship and innovative solutions. Since its founding in 2009, SIA has supported over 30,000 social innovators through workshops, events, and incubation programs. Operating in more than 25 countries, SIA builds deep collaborations with over 1,000 organizations, including strategic partners like SAP and the European Union. The organization is dedicated to creating a deep impact in local communities, focusing on quality education and decent work.
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Sustainability Goals
Quality Education
Empowering Youth through Social Innovation Education
The organization provides extensive workshops, events, and incubation programs, supporting over 30,000 young social innovators in building their ventures.
Decent Work & Economic Growth
Fostering Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Growth
The Social Impact Award supports young social innovators in establishing their own ventures, contributing to sustainable economic growth and the creation of decent work opportunities.
Partnerships for the Goals
Building Global Partnerships for Social Impact
Through an innovative licensing model and over 1,000 global partner organizations, the Social Impact Award fosters cross-sector collaborations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
FAQs
Q1What is the mission of the Social Impact Award?
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The Social Impact Award (SIA) empowers young people to make a positive difference. The organization strives to create deep impact in local communities globally and supports young social innovators in building their ventures. Since 2009, over 30,000 social innovators have been supported.
Q2How does the Social Impact Award support young social innovators?
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SIA offers extensive workshops and events on social entrepreneurship and runs incubation programs to validate impact and business models. The organization also fosters an active alumni community and a monthly newsletter called "Spark" for young social entrepreneurs.
Q3Where does the Social Impact Award operate?
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The Social Impact Award operates in more than 25 countries worldwide through an innovative licensing model, including Armenia, Austria, Germany, India, and Mexico. In the last year, the organization was active in 47 cities and has run programs in 29 countries since 2009.
Q4Which SDGs does the Social Impact Award primarily address?
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The Social Impact Award primarily focuses on SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). Secondarily, the organization contributes to SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
Q5Who are the Social Impact Award's key partners?
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The Social Impact Award maintains deep collaborations with over 1,000 organizations globally. International partners include the European Union (co-funded), Impact Hub, and WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien. Global strategic partners are SAP, Erste Stiftung, and WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien.
Q6When was the Social Impact Award founded?
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The Social Impact Award was founded in 2009. Since then, the organization measures its success by the impact it creates in local communities globally.
