Bootcamp November – December 2016

The participants of the third cycle of the Accelerator and the second cycle of Incubator programs who have successfully completed the 1st Phase of the programs on December 12, continue with the 2nd Phase, which besides consulting includes additional seminars tailored to their own needs. The organizations participating in the 3rd Accelerator program are: #Tact…

School Visits at HIGGS: “Me and you together”

12 & 13 December 2016 – In the context of our actions and our desire for teenagers to become acquainted with the world of Nonprofit Organizations and the notion of charity, we have co-operated with the 4eproject program “Me and you together”, where pupils of the third grade of the 42nd Gymnasium of Athens participated.…

Social Activism & Enhanced Transparency

8 December 2016 – On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, HIGGS and Vouliwatch held the event “Social Activism & Enhanced Transparency” at HIGGS venue. The debate on transparency started by our guest, Nick Aiossa, Policy Officer at Transparency International EU Office, who presented European Programs, Integrity Pacts and OpenBudgets.eu, against corruption. Particular emphasis was…

Insight Out: Delineating “Save the Children”

22 November 2016 – Mrs. Katie Dimmer, Director of Program Operations and Mrs. Claire Bader, Director of Program Development and Quality at Save the Children spoke about how the organization operates, its departments as well as its fundraising sources. Furthermore, the speakers presented a video about the organization’s work. Please find more information about the…

Outreach: Studies & Orientation in Greece

15 November 2016 – On the occasion of International Students Day, HIGGS held the event called “Outreach: Studies & Orientation in Greece”. “Be all you can be. Become the architect of your academic and professional career”, was the theme presented by Amalia Konstantakopoulou, Director of The Tipping Point, and Incubee at HIGGS. Mrs Konstantakopoulou presented…

Outreach: NGO & E-Commerce

3 November 2016 – HIGGS held the “Outreach: NGO & E-Commerce” event during which the speakers Pantelis Charalampidis, Greenpeace Fundraising Director, Kriton Gouzios, Greenpeace e-shop platform Administrator, Spyros Tzortzis, Digital Marketing at Sociality and Kostas Brilis, Lawyer presented the different dimensions of E-Commerce. During the event, the concept of Greenpeace’s e-shop page and the management…

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…

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…

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.  

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