This document discusses creative entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship as ways to increase financial sustainability for civil society organizations (CSOs) in Serbia. It proposes a two-phase project called "Pomak" to establish creative social enterprises employing young people. Phase 1 included developing resources on social entrepreneurship and hosting a conference. Phase 2 aims to transform 6 CSOs into creative enterprises through training, mentoring, and establishing physical spaces for their businesses. The overall goal is to sustain CSO programs and services while employing youth.

1. #pomakSRB
Creative entrepreneurship for
sustainability of CSO's
Ivan Živković
@ivanzivkovic | @toc_ngo
#IYCKr, 13. 09. 2015.

2. Who am I?

3. Who are we?
• CSO/NGO, for 11 years, for youth with youth
• Mission of TOC is to diminish Youth risks (health,
economic, social) and Youth risk behavior, through
encouragement of creativity, growth of activism and
participation of young people on local and national levels.
• Programs
– Youth Ombudsman // youth at risk
– Prevention HIV/ AIDS and sexual transmitted infections among
vulnerable groups
– Peer education programs // Click real
– Development of local economical growth through creative industries
• Networking - strengthening partnerships

4. Problem?
• The issue of financial sustainability is a
challenge and one of the key issues faced by civil
society organizations.
• Unstable financial situation makes it impossible
for organizations to implement quality services
for young people.

5. Precondition?
• People involved in CSOs on management &
coordinating positions posses, because of the
nature of work and requires of donors and
legislators, diverse knowledge and some skills
for business.
• By nature we are ready for new challenges and
enthusiastic, presence of good entrepreneurial
ideas is the basis to launch a creative socially
responsible company.
• creativity of young people

6. Idea?
• idea is that on original, creative and dynamic way
accelerate proactive youth into civil society
organizations and empower them for starting
initiatives for improvement of social status and
economic situations of young people in Serbia
throw social entrepreneurship and creative
industries.
• Every CSO has its own company

7. Creative industries?
• those industries that are based on individual
creativity, skill and talent with the potential to
create wealth and jobs through developing
intellectual property
• Some sectors:
– advertising, architecture, the art and antiques
market, crafts, design, designer fashion, film,
interactive leisure software, music, the
performing arts, publishing, software, television
and radio, festival, cultural tourism etc.

8. Social entrepreneurship?
• Social enterprise is often defined as finding
business and market based solutions to
systemic social issues, such as social exclusion,
long-term unemployment and sustainability.
• A social enterprise puts a higher premium on its
social mission and its social returns which
moderate the way it runs its business.
• Social enterprise is when going to work is your
good deed of the day.

9. Pomak 1.0
• handbook “Pomak - creative entrepreneurship for
sustainability of CSO's”
– youth activism
– youth guide for social entrepreneurship
– creative industries and freelancing
– crowdfunding

10. Pomak 1.0
• national conference on social entrepreneurship
and creative industries
– 80 participants
– 15 lecturers
– 3 days

11. Pomak 1.0
• website pomak.org
• Mobile app

12. Pomak 1.0 - conclusions
• Expanding fields such as creative industries and
social economy, have a key role in local
development and process, we must continue with
creation of supportive environment and
innovative programs for their sustainability
and youth employability. Such initiatives rely on
the creativity of young people to improve their
social status and economic situation.

13. Pomak 2.0
Specific goal:
Set up of mechanism for sustainability of CSOs
programs, services and activities through creative
social entrepreneurship that employ young people

14. Pomak 2.0
Establishment of a system of sustainability for
6 CSOs and transformation in 6 creative
enterprises employing a minimum of 6 young
people
Open call for CSOs
Kick-off training
Study trips
Mentoring
Organization strategy and business plan & visits
Formal establishment

15. Pomak 2.0
Equipped 6 spaces for creative social business
based on young designers ideas with support
of social responsible companies
Provide a space
Call for concept design by young architects
Donors conference

16. Instead (some kind) of a conclusion
“If we want to keep moving forwards equity and
sustainability, we have no other choice than to be
creative and innovative!”

17. Thank you!
discussions / questions / contacts
ivan.zivkovic@toc.rs
www.pomak.org | www.toc.rs