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𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 = 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗘𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗨𝗣! 🎓✨

All month long, we're sharing three practical guides to help schools, teachers and parents put children's rights at the heart of education — built with our wonderful partners Alli asbl Association Luxembourgeoise pour la liberté d'Instruction 🇱🇺 and European Democratic Education Community 🇪🇺:

📘 𝟭𝟮 𝗔𝘂𝗴 — The legal & ethical framework: what schools actually owe children
📗 𝟭𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴 — Best practices from democratic schools: participation that's real, not "for show"
📙 𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝘂𝗴 — Digital rights for kids, told through our storybook heroine Zara 💫

Everything is shaped by what young people themselves told us — because nobody knows school like the people sitting in it every day. 💬

Are you a teacher, parent or school leader who wants to bring these ideas to life? We do workshops, training and co-creation projects — and we'd love to hear from you! 📩 [email protected]

FutureEd is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

👉 Which guide are you most curious about? Tell us below! 👇

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹? 🤔

We asked. They delivered. 💬

In our latest FutureEd focus group, Belgian youth talked to us about human rights, democracy and digital rights in their schools — and their honesty floored us. They talked about classmates quietly sharing food with those who have none 🥪, about school rules that feel "half targeted" at certain religions, about student councils that look democratic but change nothing, and about growing up on monitored screens. 👀

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴, we share their words — anonymous, unfiltered and wiser than you'd expect. Their insights are shaping three practical FutureEd guides for schools and parents that we're presenting all through August. ✨

📰 Come read tomorrow at collectiveup.be/news

FutureEd is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. 🇪🇺

👉 Parents & teachers: when did a young person last surprise you with their wisdom? Tell us below! 👇

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀. 💫

This week's DIGISET Collaboration Lab showed what happens when social enterprises and tech providers finally sit at the same (virtual) table. 🤝 Now comes the fun part: making it official!

The DIGISET MoU is like a friendship bracelet for organisations 💙 — a good-faith agreement, no legal strings, no costs. Social SMEs learn digital tools and AI from the pros; tech providers gain real-world pilots, honest feedback and access to Europe's social economy. And DIGISET tells your success story to the whole of Europe. 📣

📋 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eY0jzwL4zWbc3ADzYeadUGl4drwpYdp5vpNF7Vt217M/viewform
📋 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zs2GnfOFgk_BNwlldZf7Tm-kegvDY9ikvTNCV1_ZFdk/viewform
💬 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: https://discord.gg/DzfrXtAc

DIGISET (Project 101167934) is funded by the European Union.

👉 Which organisation would YOU love to partner with? Tag them below! 👇

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⏰ Tomorrow is the day! 🎉

The DIGISET Collaboration Lab goes live Wednesday 29 July, 14:00–15:30 CEST — online, free, and open to everyone who believes technology and social impact belong together. 💙

Imagine a room where a social enterprise looking for the right digital tools meets a tech provider looking for meaningful work — and they actually get to talk. That's the Lab: inspiring expert talks 🎤, hands-on solution showcases 🛠️, and matchmaking conversations designed to spark real partnerships. 🤝

Whether you run a social organisation or build technology, tomorrow you could meet the partner you didn't know you were missing. ✨

🎟️ Grab your free spot before tonight: https://www.eventbrite.be/e/digiset-collaboration-lab-tickets-1994151947155

DIGISET (Project 101167934) is funded by the European Union.

👉 Tell us in the comments: what's the ONE digital challenge you'd love a partner to help you solve?

DIGISET Collaboration Lab Join us for an inspiring session where Social Economy Organisations meet Tech Partners to spark new collabs

💡 One free online session. Two hours. Maybe your next great partnership.

𝗢𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 (𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧) 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 (𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹) 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 🤝

Expect inspiring AI talks, hands-on solution showcases, and matchmaking conversations designed to end with a real next step: a Memorandum of Understanding — simple, non-binding, and the start of collaborative projects or even joint EU funding adventures 🚀

Whether you run a social enterprise looking for the right digital tools, or you're a tech SME who wants your solutions to change lives — this Lab was made for you. 💙

🎟️ 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱: https://www.eventbrite.be/e/digiset-collaboration-lab-tickets-1994151947155

Who would be YOUR dream partner? Tag them below so they don't miss it! 👇

DIGISET Collaboration Lab Join us for an inspiring session where Social Economy Organisations meet Tech Partners to spark new collabs

🚪 We're opening the doors wide: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗨𝗣 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽! 🎉

Spring is when Europe's project consortia take shape — and almost every one of them is missing the same piece by the end of the summer: 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

That's us. From photovoice walks with kids in Ghent 🇧🇪 to co-creation workshops in Cluj-Napoca 🇷🇴, we bring the voices of children, newcomers and elders into projects that shape their neighbourhoods.

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴, we're sharing exactly which EU calls we're building for this autumn — Horizon Europe, the New European Bauhaus and Driving Urban Transitions — and how your organisation can team up with us. 🤝

Whether you're a city, a university, a school or a grassroots organisation: there's a door for you.

Which of your ideas deserves an EU-funded project behind it? Tell us in the comments — we might just build it together. 👇

🌍 Some projects end. The best ones become something bigger. 💛

𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗧 has been helping social enterprises across Europe get stronger with digital tools, data, and AI. In August, the project officially wraps up — but we're not saying goodbye. We're saying: join us. 🤝

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 and become part of the DIGISET partnership network. Together we'll keep co-creating projects, sharing knowledge, and making sure digital transformation leaves no one behind.

✍️ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 & 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eY0jzwL4zWbc3ADzYeadUGl4drwpYdp5vpNF7Vt217M/viewform
✍️ 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zs2GnfOFgk_BNwlldZf7Tm-kegvDY9ikvTNCV1_ZFdk/viewform

📖 And don't miss this week's blogpost on how 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗧'𝘀 𝟭𝟰 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 reached Brussels: https://www.collectiveup.be/news/from-projects-to-policy-digisets-final-act

What would YOUR organisation build with a network like this? Tell us in the comments 👇

💛 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆? 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁. 🌍

Through our DIGISET project, we met social enterprises all over Europe doing extraordinary things with very ordinary tools. Imagine what you could do with a tech partner who builds WITH you — not just for you. 🤝

That's why we're opening the DIGISET partnership network to social economy organisations and SMEs:

✨ Get matched with tech SMEs who understand mission-driven work
✨ Join EU-funded projects as a real partner
✨ Learn alongside a European community that keeps growing after DIGISET wraps up in August

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀:
✍️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zs2GnfOFgk_BNwlldZf7Tm-kegvDY9ikvTNCV1_ZFdk/viewform

If you had the right tech partner tomorrow, what's the FIRST thing you'd build together? Tell us below 👇

Digitalisation journey - Social SME Want to discover how technology can boost your impact and competitiveness as a social organisation? This form is addressed to social SMEs interested in exploring technological, digital or innovative solutions that can improve their operations, efficiency, sustainability or social impact. By completi...

🏙️💬 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. Not in theory — for real, with their voices shaping the projects that change their streets.

That's what we do at CollectiveUP. 🌍 Through photovoice, co-creation and community workshops, we help European cities and projects listen to the people they serve — kids, newcomers, elders, everyone.

This September, a big new European funding call for urban transformation opens (the 𝗗𝗨𝗧 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🇪🇺), and teams all over Europe are forming right now. We're looking for new partners to build the next generation of projects with us! 🤝✨

Do you know an organisation, city or school that should be working with us? Tag them below or share this post — you never know which connection sparks the next big project. 💛

👉 And tell us: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱? 👇

🤝✨ 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: Europe's social enterprises need YOU!

Behind every neighbourhood cooperative, social enterprise, and community organisation, people are doing amazing work — often with digital tools that are years behind. 💛

Our DIGISET project is changing that. We're launching partnerships (MoUs) that match tech and digital providers with social SMEs across Europe 🇪🇺 — to support them in their digital transition, share knowledge, and even team up on EU-funded projects. 🚀

If you (or someone you know) work in software, AI, digital training, or IT services and want your skills to create real social impact — this is your moment!

📝 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘀.𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀/𝗱/𝟭𝗲𝗬𝟬𝗷𝘇𝘄𝗟𝟰𝘇𝗪𝗯𝗰𝟯𝗔𝗗𝘇𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗨𝗚𝗹𝟰𝗱𝗿𝘄𝗽𝗬𝗱𝗽𝟱𝘃𝗽𝗡𝗙𝟳𝗩𝘁𝟮𝟭𝟳𝗠/𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺

👉 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁? 𝗧𝗮𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! 👇