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Social Enterprise Funding to Support Refugee Employment
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3 years, 5 months ago

Social Enterprise Funding to Support Refugee Employment

  • Relevant Until: Dec. 31, 2021
Off the back of extensive talks and broad consultation with the social enterprise sector, the Federal Government has announced trail blazing funding for social enterprises that create new job opportunities and pathways to employment for refugees.
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Australian Social Enterprise & Entrepreneurs: Best & Biggest Stories of 2021
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3 years, 5 months ago

Australian Social Enterprise & Entrepreneurs: Best & Biggest Stories of 2021

  • Relevant Until: Dec. 31, 2021

Here’s our attempt to wrap up 2021 with some of the year’s most worthy headlines about Australian social enterprise and entrepreneurs. Skim them again or read for the first time for some social change inspiration.

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Ethical Enterprise Award and Early Ethical Entrepreneur Pitch Competition Winners Announced
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3 years, 5 months ago

Ethical Enterprise Award and Early Ethical Entrepreneur Pitch Competition Winners Announced

  • Relevant Until: Dec. 31, 2021
The winners of the People’s Choice Award, Melbourne Climate Futures Climate Award, Red Hat Impact Prize, Early Ethical Pitch Competition and Social Enterprise Award were announced for 2021 at Moral Fairground’s annual Ethical Enterprise Conference Awards Dinner.
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Social Enterprise National Strategy Enters Activation Phase
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3 years, 6 months ago

Social Enterprise National Strategy Enters Activation Phase

  • Relevant Until: Nov. 30, 2021
The Social Enterprise National Strategy (SENS) project is entering its next phase of development: activation. With this comes changes to governance and an Executive Director.
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12 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Entrepreneurs from Northern Australia are Showcasing What’s Possible When Values, Community and Business Unite at SESNA 2021
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3 years, 7 months ago

12 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Entrepreneurs from Northern Australia are Showcasing What’s Possible When Values, Community and Business Unite at SESNA 2021

  • Relevant Until: Oct. 31, 2021

When Women Lead, Sharing Power and Collaborative Fundraising are just some of the topics covered in this year’s Social Enterprise Summit for Northern Australia: The Beating Heart of Social Enterprise.

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Victorian Social Enterprise Strategy: The What, Who, How, and Why
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3 years, 7 months ago

Victorian Social Enterprise Strategy: The What, Who, How, and Why

  • Relevant Until: Oct. 31, 2021

Enthusiastically embraced by many in the sector, the Victorian Government’s Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions has released the Victorian Social Enterprise Strategy (2021-2025).

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Social Enterprise World Forum is a Wrap - Bring on Brisbane 2022!
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3 years, 8 months ago

Social Enterprise World Forum is a Wrap - Bring on Brisbane 2022!

  • Relevant Until: Oct. 31, 2021

This year’s Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) just wrapped up. Changemakers from around the globe made their way to Nova Scotia, Canada. Co-host Common Good Solutions set the stage for conversation, inspiration, and so much more. Weren’t able to tune into the event? Here’s what you missed.

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Social Change Fellowship Creates Life-Changing Opportunity
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3 years, 8 months ago

Social Change Fellowship Creates Life-Changing Opportunity

  • Relevant Until: Sept. 30, 2021
As a person whose journey into entrepreneurship began around six years ago, I know how tough it can be. At times, it can feel isolating and disheartening. But I’m still here. And there’s a very good reason why.
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Social Enterprise in Australia: From the Unconference to the World Forum
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3 years, 8 months ago

Social Enterprise in Australia: From the Unconference to the World Forum

  • Relevant Until: Sept. 30, 2021
The ’Insights from the 2021 Australian Social Enterprise Virtual Unconference' report summarises the current state and future hopes for Australia’s social enterprise sector and presents some initial recommendations for actions leading up to Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) in Brisbane in 2022.
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Social Enterprise Procurement Gains Momentum after $222m Spent with Certified Social Enterprises
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3 years, 9 months ago

Social Enterprise Procurement Gains Momentum after $222m Spent with Certified Social Enterprises

  • Relevant Until: Aug. 31, 2021
Social Traders announced this week that Business and Government Members spent $222m with Certified Social Enterprises over three years.
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Road to SEWF2022: The Social Enterprise Unconference
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3 years, 10 months ago

Road to SEWF2022: The Social Enterprise Unconference

  • Relevant Until: July 31, 2021

If you missed it, the Social Enterprise World Forum is coming to Brisbane in 2022! Hosted by Digital Storytellers, and attended by over 500 changemakers, the Social Enterprise Unconference was an opportunity to co-design the message that Australia presents to the global social enterprise community.

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New Research: The Time Is Now to Step Towards an Australian Social Enterprise Strategy
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3 years, 10 months ago

New Research: The Time Is Now to Step Towards an Australian Social Enterprise Strategy

  • Relevant Until: July 31, 2021

A group of social enterprise sector leaders have created the beginnings of a pathway for the social enterprise sector to organise at a national level.

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