Our Future
Russian nonprofit organization
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| 2023 | Published a collection of methodological materials 'Production and placement of social advertising by social enterprises'. |
| 2023 | The project expanded sales beyond gas stations to include Russian hypermarkets O'Key and Selgros, as well as the Wildberries internet platform. |
| 2022 | The 'More than a Purchase!' program was recognized as the best in the 'Social Entrepreneurship' category at the 'Best Social Projects in Russia' forum. |
| December 2022 | Foundation was awarded the 'Positive Changes 2022' award in the nomination 'Development of the practice of implementing the evaluation of social projects', recognizing their systematization of methods and programs in assessing socio-economic efficiency of social enterprises. |
| September 2022 | Signed an agreement with the National Accreditation Council for Business and Management Education (NASDOBR) to jointly develop educational and professional standards in social entrepreneurship. |
| September 2022 | Published a free online course on social entrepreneurship on the Stepik educational platform, developed with RANEPA experts. |
| September 2022 | The foundation held a competition to develop a 'social entrepreneur' distinction mark, similar to the Russian State quality mark. |
| July 2022 | The foundation received a diploma from the Donors Forum for forming the ecosystem of social entrepreneurship. |
| July 2022 | Fund experts participated in testing and reviewing the Federal Law No. 189 on state and municipal social service order. |
| May 2022 | The award ceremony took place at the end of May, with a record 436 applications submitted and the prize fund increased by 30% to 4.2 million rubles. |
| March 2022 | As part of the 'Union. Assistance' charitable program, the foundation received a diploma for contributing to solving social problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. |
| March 2022 | Signed an agreement with the Krasnoyarsk Regional Business Development Center 'My Business'. |
| 2021 | Our Future Foundation ranked 6th in Forbes ranking, scoring 63.8 points out of 100. Foundation was awarded the EVPA Data Transparency Label for active participation in research. |
| 2021 | Launched a new cooperation program with Sibur called 'The Growth Formula'. |
| 2021 | The project expanded to about 2,000 retail outlets, selling goods worth over 150 million rubles and supporting 35 manufacturers, including 8 enterprises from the All-Russian Society of the Blind. |
| 2021 | The Fund transformed the 'Social Entrepreneur' competition in response to Ministry of Economic Development proposals, dividing it into two separate competitions: one for social impact projects with loans of 10-40 million rubles, and another for social and entrepreneurial projects with loans of 3-7 million rubles. |
| October 27 2021 | The award presentation took place in an online format, with more than 200 applications submitted. |
| September 2021 | Signed a cooperation agreement with the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development of Moscow. |
| 2020 | Astrakhan State University receives support from the Our Future fund in Astrakhan Oblast |
| 2020 | The Our Future Foundation signed an agreement with an internet platform to create infrastructure for selling social entrepreneurs' products online. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the project began producing disposable medical masks and gloves. |
| 2020 | The Fund announced a 6-month loan repayment deferral for bona fide borrowers whose business activities were suspended due to the pandemic. |
| 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Impulse of Kindness awards ceremony was not held. |
| 2020 | The foundation ranked 3rd in the Forbes ranking of best charitable foundations among the wealthiest Russians. |
| April 2020 | Began conducting telephone consultations and started an online training marathon for social entrepreneurs on 'How to transfer business online' during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Our Future Foundation ranked 8th in Forbes ranking of the 20 Best Charity Foundations of the Welthiest Russians. |
| 2019 | Organized a visit to Moscow for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, including a press conference and book presentation. |
| 2019 | Volgograd State University receives support from the Our Future fund in Volgograd Oblast |
| July 2019 | Entered into a partnership agreement with the Corporation for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship (SME Corporation) to provide loan guarantees for social entrepreneurs. |
| April 2019 | Launched a joint comprehensive program with Sibur petrochemical company to support and develop social entrepreneurship in Tobolsk and Tobolsky District, implemented through a grant competition. |
| April 18 2019 | Signed a cooperation agreement with the government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. |
| 2018 | Vyatka State University receives support from the Our Future fund in Kirov Oblast |
| 2018 | Sochi State University receives support from the Our Future fund in Krasnodar Krai |
| 2018 | Kalmyk State University receives support from the Our Future fund in the Republic of Kalmykia |
| 2018 | The fund increased the minimum loan amount from 500,000 to 2 million rubles, and expanded loan options to up to 10 million rubles for entrepreneurs. The maximum loan maturity was also increased from 7 to 10 years. |
| October 4 2018 | At the 7th 'Impulse of Kindness' award ceremony, an agreement was signed between the Our Future Foundation and the Social Projects Support Fund. The award also won first place at the Eventiada IPRA GWA ceremony in the Corporate Social Responsibility category. |
| May 16 2018 | Hosted the largest all-Russian gathering of social entrepreneurs, focusing on manufacturers and inviting retail representatives for the first time, held in the House of Moscow Oblast Government. |
| December 2017 | Completed the first grant competition 'Act Without Borders', a joint project with Baltika Breweries supporting social entrepreneurs. 9 projects from 6 regions received financial support totaling over 3.4 million rubles for budding entrepreneurs, and 7 projects from 7 regions received over 2.7 million rubles for existing entrepreneurs. |
| October 2017 | Held the second international conference 'Social Innovation: Defining the Future' in Moscow. |
| June 8 2017 | Participated as a partner in the second Forum of Social Innovations of the Regions in Krasnogorsk. |
| May 2017 | The 'More than a Purchase!' project was awarded the All-Russian Prize 'Good Deed' by 'Business Russia' in the special category of 'Social Entrepreneur Support'. |
| 2016 | Launched a pilot project for social investment development in Ugra, resulting in 30 investors ready to finance 8 regional social entrepreneurship projects worth 115.6 million rubles. |
| 2016 | The project expanded to 134 gas stations in 14 regions of Russia, with plans to connect over 3,000 filling stations nationwide. |
| May 2016 | Signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA), a leader in promoting social entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan. |
| April 2016 | Signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Republican Confederation of Entrepreneurship from the Republic of Belarus. |
| 2015 | A special nomination 'For personal contribution to the development of social entrepreneurship in the field of culture' was introduced, with Evgeny Mironov as the first winner. |
| 2015 | The Our Future Foundation began supporting the All-Russian competition of projects in social entrepreneurship 'The Best Social Project of the Year' in collaboration with MSP Bank, Russian State Social University, and the Ministry of Economic Development. |
| May 2015 | The Fund collaborated with Nornickel company to finalize 15 business projects aimed at addressing social problems in the Arctic region. |
| March 19 2015 | Signed an agreement with the International Forum of Business Leaders to promote mentoring in social entrepreneurship, with initial focus on a joint project in the Perm Krai. |
| 2014 | Supported social entrepreneurship in the Volgograd Oblast by signing a trilateral agreement with the regional Ministry of Economy and the Center for Consulting and Outsourcing 'Our Future'. |
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