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The fact that many of these organisations were born in contexts of “solidarity”, “good will”, “charity” and support to specific communities, coupled with the fact that they have had a great growth in the last years, has created new and great challenges, among which we highlight the following three:
The fact that many of these organisations were born in contexts of “solidarity”, “good will”, “charity” and support to specific communities, coupled with the fact that they have had a great growth in the last years, has created new and great challenges, among which we highlight the following three:


high dependence from State financial support, which tends to be shorter and shorter;
* high dependence from State financial support, which tends to be shorter and shorter;


need to respect mandatory criteria and rules imposed by the State, as a condition to maintain public support, in areas like staff training, quality and safety systems, certification and accountability;
* need to respect mandatory criteria and rules imposed by the State, as a condition to maintain public support, in areas like staff training, quality and safety systems, certification and accountability;


and need to be sustainable and economically efficient in a context of economic crisis, with high probability of seeing reduced public support, increase and diversification of social problems and need create new answers and balance out incomes and expenses.
* and need to be sustainable and economically efficient in a context of economic crisis, with high probability of seeing reduced public support, increase and diversification of social problems and need create new answers and balance out incomes and expenses.


These challenges create the need for new spaces of collaboration, learning and sharing, making essential to develop networking and promote an European framework of discussion about the theme. Social innovation arises from the contact and collaboration between different partners, working in indifferent contexts, facing a wide range of problems and experiencing a variety of practices and solutions.
These challenges create the need for new spaces of collaboration, learning and sharing, making essential to develop networking and promote an European framework of discussion about the theme. Social innovation arises from the contact and collaboration between different partners, working in indifferent contexts, facing a wide range of problems and experiencing a variety of practices and solutions.
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- OBJECTIVE 3: Define joint training and consultancy standards, in result of partnership experience/results integration.
- OBJECTIVE 3: Define joint training and consultancy standards, in result of partnership experience/results integration.


- OBJECTIVE 4: Propose new European project proposals. o OBJECTIVE 5: Create and enlarge the network of European partners, as a resource for these and other European partnership projects
- OBJECTIVE 4: Propose new European project proposals.
 
- OBJECTIVE 5: Create and enlarge the network of European partners, as a resource for these and other European partnership projects


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