- Don’t miss out on this opportunity for your social enterprise to be included and heard
- Important opportunity for social enterprises to influence future policy decisions, funding priorities, and support programme development
The Census is open until 28th June and can be accessed: HERE
Action 51 of Trading for Impact the National Social Enterprise policy includes a commitment to periodically hold a Census of Social Enterprise.
Growing, strengthening, and realising the impact of social enterprises within communities are key goals of the Government’s Social Enterprise Policy,
and the information collected during the Census is key to the continued targeted delivery of this policy, and how the sector will be supported into the future.
Minister for Community Development and Charities, Jerry Buttimer TD said:
“This Census will help us understand where social enterprises are growing and where they need additional support to ensure decisions
made about the sector are informed by the voices and experiences of those delivering real impact on the ground.
“For the first time, we will be able to conduct a comparative analysis between the data from 2023 and 2026, which will provide
a strong evidence base to Government, along with those stakeholders we work in partnership with, to target our work to support the sector.”
Following a competitive tendering process, that included a social clause, the Consortium of Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland and Amárach Research
were awarded the contract to deliver this project on behalf of the Department of rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.
The Census can be accessed: HERE