| AVISE | Agence de Valorisation des Initiatives Socio-Économiques (France) |
| BENISI | European Network of Incubators for Social Innovation |
| BMBF | Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) |
| BMWK | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (Germany) |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 (SARS-2) |
| CRESS | Chambre Régionale de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire (France) |
| EaSI | Employment and Social Innovation Programme |
| EBN | European Business and Innovation Centre Network |
| ENRD | European Network for Rural Development |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESF+ | European Social Fund Plus |
| ETC | European Territorial Cooperation |
| EUR | Euro |
| FEAD | Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived |
| IBB | Investitionsbank Berlin (Germany) |
| INTERREG | Interregional Cooperation |
| JRC | Joint Research Centre |
| LEED | Local Employment and Economic Development |
| MS | Member State |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| OPSI | Observatory of Public Sector Innovation |
| PFI | Partnerships for Impact |
| PSI | Portugal Social Innovation |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| SEED | Social Innovation Ecosystem Development |
| SFF | Social Finance Fund (Canada) |
| SIHA | Social Innovation Hub Anáhuac (Mexico) |
| SME | Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise |
| SPO | Social Purpose Organisations (Canada) |
| VC | Venture Capital |
| YEI | Youth Employment Initiative |
Starting, Scaling and Sustaining Social Innovation
Evidence and Impact of the European Social Fund
