DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING TOOLKITS FOR SESOS TO SUPPORT SOCIAL ENTERPRISES_ SEE CHANGE

ASSIGNMENT CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND:

SEE Change Consortium, formed of Oxfam, COSV, and Beyond Group (BG) is implementing the Social Entrepreneurship
Ecosystem Change (SEE Change) project funded by the EU. The project focuses on Social Entrepreneurship (SE) as a tool to
support local development and enhance social stability. The consortium aims to strengthen social enterprises (SEs) to respond
to the social and economic situation in Lebanon and advance the legal and institutional framework for SE. Under the SEE
Change project, consortium members will:
1. Provide tailored capacity development trainings for community members on SE
2. Develop a community-led accountability framework for SEs
3. Support community monitoring of the economic and social impact of SEs
4. Provide financial and non-financial support to SEs
5. Develop social justice incubation program for new Initiatives of social start-ups
6. Provide capacity development support to Social Enterprise Support Organizations (SESOs)
7. Strengthen the networking and knowledge exchange between SESOs
8. Support the existing networks working on SE
9. Support the legal and institutional framework for SE in Lebanon through technical expertise and advocacy actions
The component related to the SESOs aims at building the capacity of these structures and strengthening the networking and
knowledge exchange between them. To do so, Beyond Group has conducted a needs assessment of a sample of SESOs, of
different sizes, operating in various regions in Lebanon. The assessment identified key learning topics to focus on, in addition to
recommendations for the implementation of the capacity building activities.
Accordingly, Beyond Group has developed a capacity building program targeting new and well-established SESOs in various
regions in Lebanon, and which includes training, coaching, and exchange learning activities. The program covers a range of
basic and advanced topics needed to develop the internal capacity of SESOs in order to improve their internal processes,
enhance their support programs, and provide better services for social entrepreneurs.
Beyond Group would like to complement the learning process by developing learning toolkits and manuals on selected topics
that will be shared with partner SESOs as well as posted online to ensure wider access.

REQUESTED SERVICES:

Beyond Group seeks to contract the services of an organization or individual consultant in developing five modules as a toolkit
to be used by the SESOs to develop their services and provide better support to SEs. These will be disseminated by Beyond
Group to the beneficiary SESOs and online.
The toolkit will cover 5 modules that were identified and delivered in the capacity building program, which are the following:

Introduction - Social Entrepreneurship in Lebanon

● Social Entrepreneurship definition
● SE models and objectives
● Business phases of SE
● Challenges and needs in Lebanon

Module 1 - Sustainable and Impactful SE Modelling

● Innovation / Design Thinking Methods
● Needs Assessment
● Exploring alternative sources of revenue streams
● Defining the vision
● Stakeholder Engagement
● Ethical sourcing
● Risk assessment & management

Module 2 - SE Scaling models

● Growth potential
● Sustainable upscaling

Module 3 - Social Impact Management

● What is social impact?

● Defining and validating the problem
● Framing the social impact
● Social Impact Measurement Framework
o Approaches and processes
o Developing Assessment and Measurement Criteria
o Communicating the social impact measured
o Integrating SDGs
● Monitoring & Evaluation
o Guidance on Framework
o Methods of verifications
o Useful tools

Module 4 - International Market Access

● Overview of Market Access Analysis
o Identifying market needs
o Facilitation of access to new markets
● Legal registration and International Market Access
● Legal requirements and procedure
● Market Access Strategies

Module 5 - Impact Fund Management

● Designing an impact fund and raising capital
● Managing and marketing an impact fund
● Investment readiness of SEs
● Reporting to investors

DURATION AND LOCATION:

The development of the toolkits is planned to be carried out from June 1, 2023, through to September 29, 2023.
The tenderer should account for feedback and validation time from Beyond Group and the EU.
The scope of activities for the development of the toolkit modules can be effectively carried out remotely.

More information related to General Instructions, Assignment Description, Scope of Work, Qualification of Successful Expert, Recommended Presentation of Proposal, Selection Criteria, and Conditions to Tendering can be found in the attached detailed Tender dossier.