Make a bigger impact with raiSE
WHAT IT TAKES
raiSE Social Enterprises are businesses with strategic integration of social impact within their business models. They are committed to the double bottom line of their social mission to create purposeful, measurable impact, while achieving financial sustainability.
Begin Your Journey with raiSE Membership
Join our community of like-minded leaders exemplifying Intentionality, Additionality and Proportionality through their businesses
The raiSE membership is granted to ACRA-registered businesses that embody the principles of Intentionality, Additionality, and Proportionality, demonstrating a sustained commitment to creating human-centered social impact and financial viability. No matter where along the Social Enterprise journey you are, raiSE has a membership category that will support you along your journey.
The raiSE membership Categories:
Verified Leading Social Enterprise
For Social Enterprises that have held Leading Social Enterprise status for at least a year and have opted for impact verification, ensuring accountability and transparency in their reported data.
Leading Social Enterprise
For Social Enterprises that have demonstrated all three principles of Intentionality, Additionality, and Proportionality and meet the following criteria: Sustained social impact integration into their business model for at least one year. Demonstrated business sustainability through trading revenue. A minimum of 20% Proportionality of impact to business measures (based on the raiSE Social Impact Framework).
Emerging Social Enterprise
For Social Enterprises that have demonstrated Additionality through a sustainable business model, maintained sustained social impact for at least three months, and shown early business traction.
raiSE Impact Community
For aspiring Social Enterprises that have demonstrated Intentionality and are working towards embedding social impact at the core of their business models.
raiSE Impact Community Members are not Social Enterprises.
The raiSE Social Impact Framework
Intentionality, Additionality, Proportionality
Intentionality
refers to the deliberate and strategic integration of social impact into the enterprise’s core operations.
A Social Enterprise must clearly identify the social issue or gap it seeks to address and articulate how its products or services directly respond to that need.
Impact is purposefully designed into the value proposition and business, with a clear differentiation from non-social enterprises operating within the same sector.
Additionality
requires that impact delivery is supported by processes, systems, and structures.
Social Enterprises must establish the necessary workflows, partnerships, arrangements or facilities to serve identified beneficiaries, and implement active processes to track, measure, report and disclose the social impact created.
Impact is therefore operationalised within day-to-day business practices and managed with transparency and accountability.
Proportionality
ensures that a meaningful proportion of business resources is allocated towards addressing beneficiary needs.
Impact Proportionality is measured based on the proportion of impact outputs achieved (e.g. number of beneficiaries employed) in relation to the size of the business (e.g. total staff strength). Indicators used differ across the various impact areas.
Impact is thus substantively and strategically incorporated within the enterprise’s business model.
Areas you can create impact in
At raiSE, we’re dedicated to supporting Social Enterprises that prioritise social impact.
Inclusive Employment
Creating accessible job opportunities for beneficiaries to earn an income. This fosters equity and diversity in Singapore’s workforce while upholding fair wages, supportive work environments, and potential for career growth.
Through:
• Permanent Employment
• Contract / Freelance Employment
• 3rd Party Engagement
• Procurement from Beneficiaries
• Provision of a Sales Platform for Beneficaries
• Placement of Beneficiaries
Inclusive products and services for beneficiaries
Increasing accessibility to products or services for beneficiaries through customisation to existing products or services, or providing subsidies to meet the needs of underserved communities.
Through:
• Subsidised Products and Services
• Customised Products and Services
Capacity-building products and services for social organisations
Enabling social organisations to focus on servicing their beneficiaries by providing tools, training, and resources to enhance efficiency.
Through:
• Subsidised Products and Services
• Customised Products and Services
