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Does Your Organisation Pass The P.A.S.T.A. Test?
Every pasta shape is made from the same simple, humble ingredients—typically flour, eggs, salt, and water—that act as the foundation for countless different meals.
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Social Enterprises are like pasta – each one is formed from the same simple ingredients – Purpose, Assets, Surplus, Trading and Accountability – that make up 1000s of enterprises across Ireland. Those five components come together to create magic in our communities.
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Is your organisation a Social Enterprise?
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Take the P.A.S.T.A. Test and find out.
Social Enterprises are governed in a fully accountable and transparent manner and are independent of the public sector.
Take the P.A.S.T.A. Test
Why the P.A.S.T.A. Test?
The P.A.S.T.A. Test.ie is funded under the Awareness Raising Initiative for Social Enterprise (ARISE) scheme. The scheme is designed to raise awareness of social enterprises and their positive impact in communities.
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Social enterprises play a unique role in Irish society and include a wide variety of organisations, including community and voluntary groups, charities, and businesses.
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The P.A.S.T.A. Test is an easy-to-remember and fun way to highlight the difference between social enterprises, private businesses, and charities with an easy-to-remember acronym - P.A.S.T.A.
Benefits of taking the P.A.S.T.A. Test
Join social enterprises across Ireland in this promotional campaign to highlight the difference between social enterprises, private businesses, and charities.
Free promotional materials for your social enterprise
Grow your supporter base
Learn about supports available locally for your social enterprise
Social Enterprises in Action
Lifford Old Courthouse
Bluestack Special Needs Foundation
Take the P.A.S.T.A. Test
DLDC invites you to take the P.A.S.T.A. Test and celebrate social enterprises at a 'P.A.S.T.A Party' this November.
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The event will take place on the 29th of November from 1pm to 2pm
