Accelerated social change through

the power of people

Applications for our Ideas Academy and Impact Programme are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland's Core Beliefs

We seek out people with unique insight and scalable ideas to social problems. We offer them a deeper level of support to grow their impact through our vibrant community of changemakers.

The potential of people to create social change

The power of human-first relationships

The force of community to accelerate impact

For social entrepreneurs who have developed a scalable model, we help them to develop themselves and their organisations to deliver impact at scale through bespoke financial and non-financial supports.

OUR IMPACT

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The Difference

550+ social entrepreneurs supported across the country, impacting the lives of millions of people.

Our Programmes

Are you a budding social entrepreneur?

At Social Entrepreneurs Ireland we believe that Ireland’s social problems are not being solved quickly enough. We need to develop new ideas to tackle our biggest challenges. We are dedicated to supporting social entrepreneurs at every stage of the journey through our innovative programmes, direct funding opportunities and incredible community of supporters. We know there are more social entrepreneurs in every village and town in Ireland and we want to find them.

Take the first step on YOUR journey today by downloading our FREE Spark toolkit for budding social entrepreneurs.

Are you a business, entrepreneur or philanthropist looking to support social entrepreneurs?

At Social Entrepreneurs Ireland we work with a community of impact-driven supporters to realise an Ireland where people solve every social problem. For every social entrepreneur taking action on a problem, there is a person, business or foundation helping us to support them. Speak to us about how you can.

Meeting the SEI team

At Social Entrepreneurs Ireland our mission-driven team are passionate about supporting social entrepreneurs to change Ireland for the better. We are committed to always being authentic, visionary and impact-driven. We firmly believe in diversity and inclusivity in our workplace.

Get to know us and connect with us on our team page!

Get to know our alumni community of social entrepreneurs

Over the past 17 years, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland has worked with and supported more than 500 social entrepreneurs across Ireland. Our alumni are currently championing and driving solutions in areas such as mental health, homelessness, the environment, education, and unemployment.

Learn more about the inspiring social entrepreneurs and organisations in our community.

Are you a budding social entrepreneur?

At Social Entrepreneurs Ireland we believe that Ireland’s social problems are not being solved quickly enough. We need to develop new ideas to tackle our biggest challenges. We are dedicated to supporting social entrepreneurs at every stage of the journey through our innovative programmes, direct funding opportunities and incredible community of supporters. We know there are more social entrepreneurs in every village and town in Ireland and we want to find them.

Take the first step on YOUR journey today by downloading our FREE Spark toolkit for budding social entrepreneurs.

SPARK TOOLKIT

Are you a business, entrepreneur or philanthropist looking support social entrepreneurs?

At Social Entrepreneurs Ireland we work with a community of impact-driven supporters to realise an Ireland where people solve every social problem. For every social entrepreneur taking action on a problem, there is a person, business or foundation helping us to support them. Speak to us about how you can.

SUPPORT SEI

Meet our team

At Social Entrepreneurs Ireland our mission-driven team are passionate about supporting social entrepreneurs to change Ireland for the better. We are committed to always being authentic, visionary and impact-driven. We firmly believe in diversity and inclusivity in our workplace. 

Get to know us and connect with us on our team page!

MEET OUR TEAM

Get to know our alumni community of social entrepreneurs

Over the past 17 years, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland has worked with and supported more than 500 social entrepreneurs across Ireland. Our alumni are currently championing and driving solutions in areas such as mental health, homelessness, the environment, education, and unemployment. 

Learn more about the inspiring social entrepreneurs and organisations in our community.  

MEET OUR COMMUNITY

The latest news from Social Entrepreneurs Ireland

Impact in action - alumni stories from across Ireland

Our alumni are championing and driving solutions in areas such as mental health, housing, the environment and education

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland has played a key role in helping us scale our impact; from getting the support to grow our team, being introduced to a mentor that has been a huge influence on us and it's given us the confidence to ambitiously scale our impact.

David NevilleCo-founder, jumpAgrade

SEI has been on the journey with MyMind for over 10 years. Our first Award from SEI was back in 2009 so we know just how valuable both the financial and non-financial supports are in growing our reach and impact, and we look forward to working together over the coming years

Krystian FikertFounder, MyMind

Being on the SEI Scale Partnerships programme is an honour for Mobility Mojo. Both the financial and non-financial supports will be hugely valuable to us as we work to deliver on our mission to open the world to everyone

Noelle DalyCo-founder, Mobility Mojo

Finding a community whose fundamental drive is social good, and being selected as a member within it, has re-energised the passion I found at UCD to innovate and engineer world class assistive technology that solves real problems for real people

Brandon BlacoeCo-Founder, ByoWave