Inspiring Future Changemakers: Schools & Social Enterprises in Collaboration
Inspiring Future Changemakers: Schools & Social Enterprises in Collaboration
Join us for a 90-minute session exploring how Foróige’s NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) programme can connect with social enterprises to grow awareness, strengthen local impact, and inspire the next generation of changemakers.
This short webinar will introduce NFTE, showcase how it has been piloted in partnership with social enterprises, and highlight opportunities for collaboration. You’ll hear directly from those involved, including teachers and social enterprise practitioners, about the benefits of engaging young people in entrepreneurial thinking rooted in social purpose.
Together, we’ll explore how your social enterprise can:
- Build connections with schools and communities
- Increase awareness and understanding of the social enterprise sector
- Help shape future social entrepreneurs.
Agenda
- Welcome from The Wheel
- Introduction to NFTE (Foróige)
- Showcasing our Pilot
- Case Study: Teacher Perspective
- Case Study: Social Enterprise (Connections Arts Centre)
- How You Can Get Involved
- Questions & Discussion
- Wrap-Up
Free to attend but registration is essential.
This event is made possible with funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, and is delivered in partnership with Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI), the Irish Social Enterprise Network (ISEN), and the Local Development Companies Network (LDCN).
- You can book places for yourself and/or colleagues by clicking the button below.
- This event will take place on Zoom.
- Closed Captions can be enabled by participants.
- Please email matthew@wheel.ie if you have any special requirements.
Meet Your Speakers
Emma Murtagh is Director of Development and Member Services for The Wheel. She is in charge of delivering The Wheel’s funding strategy. This includes identifying new areas for growth and opportunities, overseeing funding applications, and working with our partners and stakeholders. She also supports the teams that deliver our many member services – including our Skills, EU, and Shared Island Programmes – to identify opportunities and maximise their value to our members. Emma is a qualified trainer with a BA in English and Psychological Studies and an MA in Literature and Publishing, both from the University of Galway.
Johnny Sheehan is The Wheel’s Member Engagement Manager. He works to ensure all our members are supported to work more effectively at a local, regional and national level. Johnny supports the public policy team to represent our members’, and the wider sector’s, shared interests. He has more than 25 years’ experience working in the development, youth work and environmental sectors and have served as a trustee on a number of charity boards. Johnny has a Law Society certificate in Charity Law, Trusteeship and Governance.