

In recent years, topics such as social innovation, sustainability and social investment have been gaining prominence and are increasingly included on international agendas. However, academic training available on these themes has not accompanied the demand of organisations and the labour market.
At the same time, third sector organisations, which are largely responsible for implementing responses to the needs of our communities, often have informal governance and leadership models, with gaps in the planning, management and monitoring of the projects they promote.
To this end, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has decided to create and support a series of initiatives aiming to: