Foundation of Social Enterprise. Mission, vision, and core values

This unit highlights the role and importance of developing an appropriate mission, vision, and core values to establish and consolidate the identity of a Social Enterprise and its operations. The unit introduces the key features of enterprises' mission, vision, and core values. It also highlights the importance of creating an organizational culture that is visible and based on core values that are not visible.

Examples of the mission and vision of Social Enterprises are also presented, as well as a set of core values most commonly found in Social Enterprises. We also highlight the importance of alignment between core values and organizational culture and enterprises' actions and behaviour on the other.

It is crucial that the mission, vision, and core values are articulated in a way that makes clear what the Social Enterprise's contribution is to improving society and social change, and what the Social Enterprise can contribute to improving society.

This unit will help participants formulate an appropriate mission, vision, and core values for Social Enterprises, which will adequately support the Social Enterprise's activities and increase its visibility in the environment, as they will formulate an appropriate message that reflects its actual activities and contribution to the betterment of society.