∷ Beijing Yifang Foundation → Development of Public Welfare Sector [Research] → 2019
• The First Social Entrepreneurship Youth Forum (2019)
Partner Organization: The Beijing Happy Family Development Center, Charity School
Project Duration: Jun 2019 - Dec 2021
Project Status: In progress (annual event)
In recent years, social enterprises and impact investment in China have entered a new stage of rapid and substantial development. Certification and policies supporting the development of social entrepreneurship and impact investment were introduced in several cities. At the same time, research surrounding social entrepreneurship intensified across a breadth and depth of perspectives and topics. Despite the progress, there lacked a local forum that catered specifically to social entrepreneurship. The fragmented academic community resulted in inefficiencies, limiting research standards and academic influence which in turn hindered the growth of domestic social enterprises and prevented international high-level dialogue and co-operation. Ultimately inhibiting the growth of the industry. With this in mind, the Charity School, together with scholars from various universities organized the first “Social Entrepreneurship Youth Forum” with the aim of providing intellectual support in the field of social entrepreneurship in China.
The forum hopes to build an in-depth knowledge base across the industry by bringing together interested youth scholars and putting together a team of experts. In addition, establish channels to publish quality research and papers to attract Chinese journals to pay attention and support research on social entrepreneurship. In doing so, creating an ecosystem of social entrepreneurship within the country.