CALL FOR PARTNERS – TRAINING COURSE CSR+
(Bringing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Youth Work together with Erasmus+)

APPLICANT Shokkin Group (Estonia)
WHEN March, 2015
CALL K1: 1st October 2014
WHERE Harjumaa, Estonia
DEADLINE FOR MANDATE SUBMISSION 20th September, by 12 am (midnight) CET (see details below)
DURATION 5 working days (+1 arrival, 1 departure)

TARGET GROUP
Key Action 1: Programme Countries (14 partners x 2 participants)
1 participant per country being:
– Project Managers
– Youth workers
– Youth leaders

1 participant per country being
– Staff of a socially responsible enterprise
– Relevant business and public sector stakeholders

Both business & NGO staff should be:
– Willing and able to take on responsibilities on behalf of their organisations.
– Capable of making decisions concerning new projects and partnership building.
– Working or willing to work on the learning mobility projects

FUNDING
According to the rules of Erasmus +: YIA Programme. E+ covers 100% of accommodation/food, activity and visa costs, and travel costs according to distance (reimbursed ONLY by bank transfer, once we have received the original tickets, boarding passes and original invoices).
Participation Fee: 25€ per participant upon project approval

PROJECT SUMMARY
The aim of the TC is to explore the cross-connection between youth work and CSR and to discover possible new ways of co-operation between non-profit and business sectors within the framework of E+ programme.

Due to the increasing trend of CSR becoming more and more important for business success, many companies turn their focus to contributing to the community benefits. Yet, due to the lack of experience in this field, they often do not know how to start in order to make a truly valuable contribution. At the same time many NGOs have the understanding and knowledge of social issues, yet to not have skills or resources to implement them effectively. This training aims to fill this gap by introducing E+ programme as a viable platform for a cross-sector co-operation.

METHODOLOGY:
The methodology used in this activity is based on non-formal education and it is fully functional and topic-related. The TC will be aimed at providing the participants with practical skills useful for the management of international projects and building of long-lasting and reliable partnerships among participants’ organisations for future collaboration on projects related to CSR and Youth Work within the ERASMUS+ Programme.

OBJECTIVES:
1. To bring together potential partners and facilitate the building of long-lasting and reliable partnerships among participants’ organisations for future collaboration on projects for and by young people within the new ERASMUS+ Programme.
2. To discuss and share different possibilities for CSR within the new Erasmus+: Youth programme to build and support bridges connecting youth work, youth policy and business needs.
3. To learn the different stakeholders’ positions and interests towards an overall strategy for CSR towards the youth sector.
4. To look for new approaches to working on the ground with relevant stakeholders to create synergies and foster this linkage between business and youth work, mainly by implementing partnerships.

To apply:
1. Agree to the above conditions and travel costs, fill in the partner identification form (take a closer look to your motivation partnering in such a training course. Also fill and sign the mandate (included in the email).
2. On 22nd September, we will make a selection of partners based on the above information. We will send you an email once the partners are chosen.

Necessary documents:
CSR CALL FOR PARTNERS
Mandate_4_CSR+.doc
partner identification form CSR+

Once done send to shokkingroup@gmail.com

We are looking forward to your applications!

Shokkin Group & Trainers Team,
Jana, Juan, Pavel