I first learned the term ‘social enterprise’ around 2009 when I was managing an Aboriginal Corporation and my funding partner had told me we had 24 months to make the entity sustainable. The entity was essentially a community centre i.e. an entity established to support the community and act as a conduit to valuable services […]
Why it’s time to invest in rural social enterprise eco-systems Read More
What legal structure operate within is a challenge that many impact practitioners face at some point. The story usually goes something like this… Step 1: Have a great idea to create positive change in someone’s life Step 2: Become highly excited, search, search, learn, learn, shuffle contradictory advice Step 3: Fuelled with filtered compliments decide
When not to start a not for profit Read More
I first learned of the social enterprise movement in Australia around 2008. It was a time of experimentation in the way Government and business viewed (and funded) the not for profit sector beating a new drum “find a way to be sustainable”. For many of my not for profit colleagues this was a nightmare on
Social enterprise: More than a marketing angle Read More