1. Social Enterprise and Government: Partners in Development

2. Gomer Padong
Philippine Social Enterprise Network
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@SocEntPH

3. Traditional Economic and Social Responsibilities
Private Sector/Businesses
Utilize markets to exchange goods and services for profit; drive productivity and innovation
Value on efficiency
Voluntary Sector/Nonprofits
Engage individuals in action to address social issues and achieve social impact
Value on equity and empowerment of the poor and marginalized
Public Sector/Government
Respond to market failures by providing public goods and services or through redistribution
Establishment of law and order

4. Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship
Opportunities to provide public services through private organisations
Call for business ethics
Demands for accountability
Demands for sustainability
Gaps in public service delivery
Demands for efficiency
Preferences for choice and competition
Reliance on business and non-profit service providers
Private Sector/Businesses
Public-private partnerships
Competitive sourcing
Corporate social responsibility
Earned-income ventures
Social Entrepreneurship
Public Sector/Government
Public-Voluntary sector partnerships
Voluntary Sector/Nonprofits

5. Social Enterprises and Government: A Tight Fit
Where government can support:
Mainstream social enterprises in government processes and services.
Include #SocEnt in development planning. Put it as part of programs and actions to engage citizens. Build a roadmap together with stakeholders.

6. Where government can support:
2. Raise the profile of social entrepreneurship. Government has power to ignite national interest in certain themes just by mentioning them more often. Validation from government will benefit the whole SE sector by increasing interaction and support from both traditional businesses and citizens.

7. Where government can support:
3. The government as a market. Some good and services are better procured from social enterprises.

8. Where government can support:
4. Improve access to finance. #SocEnts repeatedly cite access to suitable finance as a barrier to growth and sustainability.

9. Where government can support:
5. Keep talking to the social enterprise sector. Listen to the sector. This kind of engagement is fundamental to develop policies and initiatives that will support social enterprises and social entrepreneurs in ways that genuinely benefit them. We encourage government to continue engaging with organisations like us and the people we support!

10. Where government can support:
6. Put in place a policy to foster growth and support towards social enterprises.

11. Terimah kasih. Shukran. Maraming salamat.