The Skills Program

Edition Equal Opportunity

"Talent is evenly distributed. Opportunity is not."

Hidden Potential by Adam Grant

We want to strengthen equal opportunity in Austria.

We believe that the way to achieve this involves teaching skills in order to facilitate access to employment (IT Skills, Soft Skills, child care) or integrate groups into our society (language, soft skills, values).

We believe that the most essential ingredient for a venture to be financially sustainable is to have a valid business model or a long-term fundraising strategy.

Meet the selected ventures

Innovative initiatives and ventures;
Active in the fields of integration or access to employment and education;
With a long-term commitment to improve equal opportunity in Austria;
A team of minimum 2 people;
Based in Austria;
With proficient English-language skills.

Education

Access to Employment

Integration

What our program was about

Our program offered workshops, online webinars and expert sessions with the focus on:

Defining potential revenue sources and financing needs;
Developing a business/fundraising model using a business model canvas;
Support in drawing up a rough budget,
Analyzing the impact of the ventures (symptom/cause of the problem);
Creating a story to address partners and potential financial resources (this story can obviously also be used as the basis for any marketing strategy);
Networking and peer to peer learning.

Impact Analysis

We analysed your impact and asked: Do you treat the symptom or the cause? How do you increase your impact?

Business Strategy

Together with your peers, you worked with the business model canvas to develop a long-term strategy for your initiative.

Storytelling

You learned how to tell your story to sell your initiative - to partners or to clients, whatever your business model asks for.

Timeline

Our final event on June 20th (Invitation only) will be an opportunity for our initiatives to present their work and to network. Our invitees to the event will get insight into this selected mix of innovative initiatives in Austria and the opportunity to share their knowledge and meet like-minded people.

Partners

Karin Granner

Karin Granner is a philanthropist and a numbers person. She believes in the power of Impact Hub’s skills programs. Over the last decades, she has supported numerous social and creative initiatives in Vienna, California, Sri Lanka, and Cape Town.

Impact Hub Vienna

At Impact Hub Vienna, our mission is to connect, enable, and inspire businesses that innovate with heart, balancing social responsibility with profitability to build a world that works for all.

FAQ

Who can apply for FABB.social?

Austrian Ventures with:

an innovative approach to increase equal opportunity in the fields of education, integration, access to employment;
minimum 2 team members and a proven track record.

When is the deadline for the application?

The 4th of March, 12:00 noon (CET), but we strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we have limited spots for the skills program.

What happens throughout the program?

We will start with a pre-selection kick-off event in March (for details see timeline) where we will start with looking at what you do and how you could possibly develop a long term strategy for your initiative. Out of these participants we will select 10 ventures who will then be part of the rest of the program.

The selected 10 ventures will meet for 2 separate workshops at the impact hub in vienna. The focus of these workshops will be peer to peer learning, analysing your impact, telling your story and developing a long term strategy for your venture.

Throughout the whole program you will have access to a select number of experts to support you. For the networking event at the end of the program we will work on your presentation skills.

You will present your venture and have the opportunity to network with companies and individuals that are socially engaged and want to support equal opportunity in Austria.

How much time do you have to reserve for the program and which dates to block in your calendar?

Fill out and submit the application form: ca. 20 minutes
If invited to the Kick-off event: March 15, 2024 – full day (at Impact Hub Vienna)
If selected to the program (2x in-person workshops in Vienna, 1 webinar & in-person Final Event in Vienna):

Kick-off workshop: March 15, 2024 – full day (at Impact Hub Vienna)
Workshop #1: April 11-12, 2024 – 2 half days (at Impact Hub Vienna)
Workshop #2: May 16-17, 2024 – 2 half days (at Impact Hub Vienna)
Webinar: June 10, 2024 – half day (online)
Demo and Final Event: June 20, 2024 – full day (in Vienna)

In which language will the workshops be conducted?

FABB.social’s workshops will be conducted mainly in English. However, depending on the expert/coach, written and verbal inputs from the participants may be given in German or English, depending on what is feasible and makes the most sense for each team.

What do you have to pay?

The selected participants will get free access to the program, including expert hours, workshops and events. You will have to cover the costs of transportation and accommodation in Vienna. If you need help to find accommodation, please contact the program manager: patrick.wuerschl@impacthub.net

Will an Impact Hub membership be included?

Yes, each participating venture will receive a “Share” membership for four months, including coworking, room rental discount, global passport for 100+ Impact Hubs – see details.