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Name of Node: - Social
Initiative Netherlands
Social Initiative is the
Dutch group that tries to
help
Threefolding-social-society
to emerge. This through
direct involvement in daily
social questions together
with other networks, NGO's,
grass group organisations
and individuals. Next to
that we are doing research,
giving workshops, and
participating in many Civil
Society social events.
Number of members - 3
Social Initiative has 3
Nodal Members , 5 Supporting
Members and a few friends.
Nodal members are
individuals, directly
involved with the activity
of Social Initiative as a
network. Supporting members
are those members who
totally support our work and
engage in the perpetrations
of events, and activities.
Friends are those who are
interested, want to be
informed, and come sometimes
to meetings.
Geographic information
Social Initiative
Social Initiative is a
geographic node of GlobeNet3
based in the Netherlands.
Members are spread all over
the Netherlands
Brief Description of Node
The members and supporting
group and friends are
individuals, who in their
own work found creative ways
to work for the social
Threefolding approach using
various entry points in the
Dutch society.
Vision of Social Initiative
Social Initiative will work
to organise workshops and
events to advance the
understanding of social
Threefolding for
comprehensive sustainable
development, and will try to
build up a network with
other NGO's who will support
the Threefolding approach.
Mission
The mission of Social
Initiative is:
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To work
at creating a solid base
for working together in
Social Initiative, in
order to achieve its
vision and mission.
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To link
with other individuals,
groups, networks and Ngo's
dedicated to the
advancement of social
Threefolding and
comprehensive sustainable
development.
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To
create educational
situations which encourage
enthusiasm in people to
understand and implement
social Threefolding.
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To
strengthen through
conscious consultation
existing efforts - within
business, political
parties, and civil society
groups - for achieving
comprehensive sustainable
development through social
Threefolding.
Goals of Social Initiative
To realize its
vision and mission, Social
Initiative will work towards
the following:
-
Social
Initiative will organize a
year of practical self
learning-practice of
Threefolding
understanding, exchanges
of experiences on social
Threefolding concepts for
supporting members,
friends, and all that are
interested as an on going
involvement towards
activities in the future.
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Organize workshops and
festivities to advance the
understanding of social
Threefolding.
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Organising a network of
organisations that want to
work towards the
advancement of social
Threefolding and
comprehensive sustainable
development.
-
Getting
involved in social
questions, finding key
positions in order to be
available at the right
time in the right place
for creative propositions
as answers to social
needs. This by advancing
insights out of social
Threefolding and
comprehensive sustainable
development.
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Develop
possibilities and
conditions to the rise of
Civil Councils.
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Develop
conditions for tri sector
co-operation between civil
organisations - governing
responsible local or
national institutions, and
business organisations.
Organization Structure and
Impact
Social Initiative
is a loose, non-hierarchical
network of practitioners and
advocates of social
Threefolding.
Mode of Operation
Social Initiative members
work through the inspiration
of entry points. Through the
inspiration of entry points
we belief to find a way to
listen patiently to what is
needed in the other in the
here and now, and that
insight becomes our entry.
The entry points are found
in workshops, discussions,
lectures or all other social
activities and events. After
that these entry points are
discussed, and raised to the
conscious level, as to be
more aware and as a base to
a better understanding of
the needs, and ways to find
answers.
Date established
Social Initiative
established itself July,
2002.
Contact info:
Margalit Laufer
The Netherlands
T ++31 -30-6916832
M ++ 31- 06-44784864
E margalit@freeler.nl
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