GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Supporting social organizations in the Viseu Dão Lafões region to solve concrete challenges through structured mentoring, mobilizing IPV's technical and scientific knowledge, promoting social innovation and sustainable local development.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Mentors: Professors and students (preferably master's or final degree students) from the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, with an interest and/or experience in social innovation, management, technologies, psychology, education, health, etc. and all professionals with an interest in the subject.
- Mentors: Social organizations in the territory of CIM Viseu Dão Lafões (IPSS, associations, cooperatives and other non-profit entities with a social purpose) with identified challenges in areas such as management, communication, digitization, fundraising, social intervention, etc.
OPERATIONAL DURATION
3 months (with possibility of extension) | October to December 2025
SELECTION, MATCHING AND DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS
August 1-31, 2025
- Curated by the incubator team.
- Matching based on thematic affinity and skills.
INITIAL TRAINING
September 29 to October 3, 2025 in online format
- Design Thinking for Social Innovation.
- Good mentoring practices.
- Collaborative diagnosis and planning.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Outdoor sessions (group dynamics, creativity challenges)
- Visits to local projects or social enterprises
- Mentoring sessions with entrepreneurs from the region
- Practical workshops (e.g. digital marketing, eco-design, sustainability)
- Cultural events (e.g. music, theater, video) with a connection to the region
- Development of a group project with a final pitch
- Visits to local projects or social enterprises
- Mentoring sessions with entrepreneurs from the region
- Practical workshops (e.g. digital marketing, eco-design, sustainability)
- Cultural events (e.g. music, theater, video) with a connection to the region
- Development of a group project with a final pitch
EXPECTED RESULTS
- Development of entrepreneurial, social and digital skills
- Creation of micro-projects with local impact
- Encouragement of critical thinking, innovation and teamwork
- Connection with mentors and future opportunities (e.g. incubation, volunteering, internships)
- Creation of micro-projects with local impact
- Encouragement of critical thinking, innovation and teamwork
- Connection with mentors and future opportunities (e.g. incubation, volunteering, internships)
EXPECTED RESULTS REGISTRATION AND SELECTION
- Online form (name, age, motivation, availability)
- Selection in order of registration + motivation/interest criteria
- Signature of liability form (minors)
- Selection in order of registration + motivation/interest criteria
- Signature of liability form (minors)
ORGANIZATION
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