What makes us a social enterprise (and proud of it)
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We work for the common good, and will not accept business if we think that the ultimate effect of what we do is going to be detrimental for society at large.
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We employ members of our community – typically, brilliant misfits whom your average Human Resources department will never ever hire, and who would probably not want to work for you anyway.
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We share our corporate infrastructure. Anyone is encouraged to use Edgeryders as a “wrapper” for his or her project, as long as its values are consistent with our own and there is mutual trust on the ability to deliver.
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We don’t distribute profit. We reinvest it in the service of the community. We are a not-for-profit company according to our Articles of Association.
Visions and values
Our vision: a world in which every human can live up to her potential as a creative, responsible being. We believe in full participation by everyone in the life of her community and that of the planet. So, we:
- Foster maximal diversity to attack systemic problems. We now know diversity trumps ability.
- Improve ability to analyse and interpret information. Produce and use data. Have a data strategy.
Our mission: supporting self-sustaining projects and organizations for people to contribute to the common good. To achieve this, we:
- Seek out existing initiatives, organizations, people, places and networks.
- Acknowledge their good work and build on it.
- Do not duplicate them or compete with them.
- Stay open to help anyone who means well and is working on something promising.