Social benefit
What is social benefit? How is it created?
Social benefit is the positive value an activity, organisation or person brings to society, a community or the environment: better education, health, equal opportunity, a cleaner environment and stronger solidarity. Put simply, it is who and what a piece of work does good for.
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Social benefit, social responsibility and social impact
- Social benefit: the positive value created for society itself.
- Social responsibility: voluntary commitments that organisations, especially companies, make towards society and the environment (corporate social responsibility, CSR).
- Social impact: the measurable change a piece of work causes in people's lives and in society.
Who creates social benefit?
- Civil society organisations: in Turkiye, associations are founded and operate under Associations Law No. 5253 and foundations under Foundations Law No. 5737.
- Social enterprises: ventures that solve a social problem with a business model that earns its own income.
- Public institutions and local governments: social services, youth and volunteering programmes.
- Companies and brands: social responsibility projects, corporate volunteering, directing part of their sales to a social cause.
- Individuals: volunteering, supporting an NGO, conscious consumption.
Everyday ways to create social benefit
- Applying to volunteer with an association or student club.
- Sharing your skills (design, translation, law, software) with an NGO.
- Shopping at stores that pass part of your purchase to an NGO as a donation.
- Attending a social impact event and inviting the people around you.
- Following NGOs' work and helping them become visible.
Social benefit with hangel
hangel was built to turn social benefit into an everyday habit for everyone: on hangel Market, a share of what you spend at familiar stores goes to the NGO you choose as a donation, and the donation rate is shown on every product. Volunteering opportunities, events and NGO profiles are in the same place.
Social Business Global's official name carries the same aim: Uluslararası Sosyal Fayda Derneği (International Social Benefit Association). The association works to increase the number of organisations that create social benefit and deepen their impact.
Frequently asked questions
Can shopping create social benefit?
Yes. On hangel Market, a share of purchases at partner stores goes to the NGO the user chooses as a donation; the rate is shown on every product and store page, at no extra cost to the user.
Is social benefit the same as social responsibility?
No. Social benefit is the positive value created for society; social responsibility is the voluntary commitment organisations make to create that value.
How do I choose an NGO that creates social benefit?
Check that it is a registered association or foundation and shares its work and reports openly. On hangel, every NGO profile shows a 0-100 transparency score and verified organisations carry a badge.
What is the International Social Benefit Association?
It is the official registered name (Uluslararası Sosyal Fayda Derneği) of Social Business Global, an association founded in Istanbul in 2020 that works in social entrepreneurship and social innovation together with hangel.
About hangel
hangel is a transparent social impact platform that makes doing good part of everyday life. It brings NGOs, volunteers, student clubs and brands together: volunteering opportunities, events, open grant and funding calls, a civil-society library and hangel Market, where a share of your purchase becomes a donation to the NGO you choose, all in one place. Management panels are free for NGOs and clubs; every NGO profile shows a transparency score and every product shows its donation rate. There's no such thing as struggling alone.
Social Business Global
Social Business Global is a civil society organisation founded in Istanbul in 2020 that carries social entrepreneurship and social innovation from Turkiye to the world (officially Uluslararası Sosyal Fayda Derneği), and it works together with hangel. In 2020-2025 it reached 15,621 people at 126 events and reviewed 632 social enterprises from 54 countries.
Social Business Global website