Hosted by local organisations during SEWF’s hybrid event, Community Hubs connect local and global conversations. Community Hubs feature content from the SEWF global event (either live streamed or on-demand), while hosting their own programme of activities, including in-person networking, discussions and more. The Hub model gives you flexibility and agency in shaping an event to best suit your community and objectives.
Community Hubs are hosted during SEWF Week, mainly during the two-day hybrid event (2025 dates: 29-30 October). The week includes:
Community Hubs can choose the duration of their event from a few hours to up to one or two days. Community Hubs provide a space for their community to come together to view SEWF content (live or on-demand) and have local conversations, while connecting globally through the SEWF event chat, Q&A and networking (SEWF Digital Pass required).
Any organisation dedicated to convening, supporting and growing the local social enterprise ecosystem can host a Community Hub. It can be a single organisation or a collaboration between different organisations in a village, town or city.
Community Hubs have been held in 26 countries around the world (view past Hubs). We recognise that while some regions and communities may already have a thriving and supportive social enterprise ecosystem, others may be at the start of building and nurturing an ecosystem that supports social enterprise. We welcome anyone who wants to share new learnings and bring the global social enterprise movement closer to home, connecting local and global conversations.
Hosting a Community Hub helps raise awareness of social enterprises in your community and strengthens local support for the sector. It creates a space for social entrepreneurs, changemakers and the wider ecosystem to connect, learn, share and collaborate. By bringing people together, a Hub fosters meaningful conversations, builds networks and amplifies the impact of social enterprise in your community.
By signing up to host a Community Hub, you are committing to organising and delivering an event in your local area that supports the local social enterprise movement. This includes live streaming or showing on-demand sessions from SEWF25. As a host, you will be responsible for the administrative, financial and technical aspects of the event. All Community Hubs must register for a Community Hub Pass to access the event.
SEWF developed the Community Hub model in response to the global pandemic and climate emergency, recognising that while digital events are valuable, they cannot fully replace in-person connections. Piloted in 2021 and 2022, the model continues to evolve based on experience and feedback. By enabling participation without requiring travel to the co-host country, Community Hubs support sustainability, reduce barriers to access, strengthen local social enterprise ecosystems and expand reach and impact.
View the SEWF25 programme in your time zone on the website.
Community Hubs can take many forms. They have included full-day conferences, networking dinners and more informal community meet-ups.
Here are some examples of past Community Hubs:
| Category | Price |
| Social enterprise / social enterprise network, intermediary, support agency (small*) | £250 |
| Social enterprise / social enterprise network, intermediary, support agency (medium-large) | £500 |
| Standard (not from the categories above e.g. university, corporate business) | £1,000 |
*small: under $200,000 USD, less than 10 employees
Access to the SEWF25 app and event platform, featuring:
SEWF has committed to the hybrid event model to respond to the climate emergency, reduce barriers to access and increase impact and reach. To deliver this has higher costs to ensure a quality experience for digital participants. Many global events have returned to being fully in person or providing a limited experience for digital participants where they may only be able to view certain sessions but are not able to connect globally with others.
SEWF is a non-profit social enterprise that works with the co-host to secure sponsorship to be able to offer discounted ticket prices (real price of attending in person approx. $1,000 USD).
| Category | SEWF Digital Passes |
| Social enterprise / social enterprise network, intermediary, support agency (small*) | 10 |
| Social enterprise / social enterprise network, intermediary, support agency (medium-large) | 20 |
| Standard (not from the categories above e.g. university, corporate business) | 30 |
*small: under $200,000 USD, less than 10 employees
The standard non-profit/social enterprise SEWF25 Digital Pass: NT$1,100 (approx. $32 USD).
To support the costs of running your Community Hub, you may consider the following options:
If you’re interested in hosting a Community Hub, please complete the SEWF25 Community Hub Registration Form
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The SEWF Digital Pass is for access for one person only. Ticket sharing is not permitted and neither is streaming / reproducing content for others. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions.
The Community Hub Pass includes:
While the final deadline is 1 September 2025, we encourage you to register sooner (by 31 May 2025). Why?
More time to:
From 2021-2023, Community Hubs were required to register at least nine months in advance to access SEWF support for event planning. All Community Hub participants were required to have an SEWF Digital Pass. Following a review of the Community Hub model, including feedback from previous Hubs and others interested in hosting, we recognise that for many it was challenging to plan so far ahead and for others, it was complicated ensuring every participant had an SEWF Digital Pass. This also impacted on SEWF’s limited resources as we provided tailored 1-1 support for Hubs.
The 2025 Community Hub model involves a more simplified approach, focusing on a light-touch model. This update removes the requirement for all participants to have individual SEWF Digital Passes. Instead, hosts will pay an upfront fee, which includes a set number of complimentary passes. Additional Digital Passes will be available at a discounted rate, enabling full participation connecting with the global community virtually during SEWF25 with features including virtual networking, Q&A, participant chat, 1-1 messaging, virtual marketplace and recorded content.
Still got a question? Contact events@sewfonline.com and one of the team will get back to you. We’ll also continue to update these FAQs.