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25
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

María Luisa Chávez: «Working Together Making A Difference»

24 October 2016 – In support of the UN Day celebration on 24 October 2016, HIGGS organized at its premises an event with the title “Working Together Making a Difference”. Mrs. María Luisa Chávez, Former Chief, NGO Relations Unit, UNDPI, Member, Board of Trustees at UNIS, and Member of the Advisory Board of HIGGS, was the keynote speaker. Mrs. María Luisa Chávez presented the UNDPI’s work and emphasized on the role of NGOs with the UN by sharing with the audience her professional and personal experience as well. Representatives from different Greek NGOs were present, making the event lively by arising a lot of questions regarding the UNDPI and its role.

Ms. Maria-Luisa Chávez, retired from the United Nations in 2013, after a thirty-two year career ranging from a Political Affairs Officer to Chief of Non-Governmental Organizations Relations. Please find her Biographical Note here.

22
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

Women Entrepreneurship Week 2016

22 October 2017 – On the occasion of the Women Entrepreneurship Week, HIGGS, Effect and Knit2Lead joined forces to make an informational event on issues related to entrepreneurship, as well as issues related to empowerment of women and gender equality.

The speakers talked about their experiences from the business sector, how they succeeded and how they overcomed hardships.

21
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

Imp!act ethelon powered by euphoria

21 – 23 October 2016 – HIGGS in cooperation with Ethelon held the event titled “Imp!Act ethelon powered by euforia”.

The aim of the event was to motivate new entrepreneurs who want to develop and fulfil their own idea in the field of social entrepreneurship. The attendees participated in experiential seminars and presented their ideas to qualified mentors coming from the field of social entrepreneurship.

20
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

Insight Out: Delineating “Doctors Without Borders”

19 October 2016 – Mr. Apostolos Veizis, Head of Programs at Doctors Without Borders talked about the principles and the activities of the organization, the programs in war zones as well as the help they provide to victims of natural disaster, endemic/epidemic disease, and armed conflict.

Please find more information about the organization here.

 

18
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

Credit Institutions and Social Offer in Greece

HIGGS conducts a series of small surveys on issues that concern the NPOs’ ( Nonprofit Organizations) ecosystem operating in Greece.

One of these issues is whether the various programs implemented by banks can effectively support Greek Nonprofit Organizations. More specifically our first survey presents the ways in which Greek banks support NPOs in the context of their corporate social responsibility.

Some ways of enhancing and supporting NPOs work are the following:

  • The ability to submit requests for donations to the four major credit institutions in Greece.
  • The ability to use e-banking services in order to make donations to charitable organizations.
  • Credit card programs such as Alpha Bank’s “Bonus in Love” and Visa Solidarity Project by Visa Europe and Greek credit institutions.

Read the survey here.

Unfortunately the survey is not available in English. Should you need any further information, please contact us at [email protected].

14
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

World Day of Vision | Against Blindness: Experimental Action provided by Lara Guide-Dog School Hellas

14 October 2016 – On the occasion of the World Day Against Blindness, HIGGS in cooperation with the Lara Guide-Dog School Hellas held an event during which participants had the opportunity to take a tour at HIGGS premises with their eyes closed, first by using a white club and then under the guidance of Richard, a guide dog, in order for them to understand the difference.

13
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

Outreach: NGO & Social Media

13 October 2016 – We held our first interactive event called “Outreach: NGOs & Social Media” during which the speaker Mr. Dimitris Mouzakis, Digital Communications Adviser provided the organizations with useful information concerning the social media.

The event was attended by 40 organizations.

You will find the presentation of the event here.

03
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

Meet GIVMED #Incubated by HIGGS

GIVMED, one of the participants of HIGGS Incubator Program, was established to encourage and enable individuals to share their unused, unexpired medicine with social pharmacies, elderly houses, NGOs and others with an easy, fast and reliable way and save people’s lives. GIVMED is the first network of exploitation of over-the-counter drugs for the benefit of socially vulnerable groups and has received international awards and distinctions for its work in 2016. In particular, GIVMED:

  • In September was selected among 10 candidates, in the final phase of the Social Impact Award contest, claiming the opportunity to make GIVMED’s application accessible also from a computer.
  • In August was selected among 300 applications as a healthcare pioneer at the European Alpbach Forum 2016 Health Symposium, in Alpbach Austria, at the same time being the only organization that represented Greece.
  • In July, GIVMED received the Golden Prize at the Volunteering Festival 2016 “Voluntary Action” in health and welfare.
  • In March took the first place at TEDxAUEB TECH after the evaluation of its business plan.
  • In January received the Angelopoulos fellowship in the field of social health and participated in the CGIU (Clinton Global Initiative University) which was held in Berkeley.

 

 

 

03
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

Bootcamp & Workshops of Accelerator II

11 July – 8 August 2016 – The second Bootcamp of the Accelerator program welcomed 10 Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs). Most of the organizations that participated work on the humanitarian sector and come from cities out of Athens and more specifically from Thessaloniki, Lamia, Tripoli and Crete:

#Alzheimer Hellas, #Emfasis Foundation, # Agigma Zois, # The Voluntary Ministry of Hospital Patients (ΕDΑΝΙ), #Hliahtida, #The Federation of Professionals and Craftsmen of Arkadia (OEVEA), #Syzoi, #Parents Association(Amea-Lamia), (Association of Friends of Volunteers of the Society for the Protection of Minors of Thessaloniki), # Faath

After the successful completion of the Bootcamp, participants proceed to the second phase of the program, where they have the opportunity to attend “closed” seminars / workshops based on their own proposals. The seminars began in September and will last until the beginning of November, covering the following sections:

  • Erasmus +
  • Project Design I, II
  • Drafting Proposals
  • Budget
  • Project Monitoring / Implementation
  • Best Practices from the 1st NPO Assessment in Greece (THALIS)
  • Sponsorships I, II
  • Digital Footprint
  • New Tools for NPOs
  • Newsletter
  • Accounting Issues for NPOs
  • Volunteer Management
  • Social Impact
  • Advocacy
03
Oct, 2016

By Higgs

HIGGS participates at the SAP Social Sabbatical program

HIGGS was among the organizations selected by the international SAP company for the SAP Social Sabbatical program. From October until November, a team of 3 SAP professionals from South Africa, China, and the UK / Germany offices was at HIGGS to offer free consulting services to a project focusing on its strategic development.

SAP Social Sabbatical is a short-term voluntary program of the multinational SAP company that offers consulting services to NGOs around the world. SAP professionals are leveraging their business and technology expertise and experience to help participants meet a variety of challenges, including more efficient operation, as well as strategic and development issues.

The organizations selected collaborate with a team of 3-4 consultants who offer new perspectives and apply innovative processes and techniques to the organizations they work with. The program started in 2012 and the services are offered free of charge for the participating organizations. Please find here more information about the program.

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