Download the Report
If you are a social enterprise, interested in more information, we’ve provided some helpful links below.
Helpful resources about the sector from leading intermediaries
- Centre for Social Impact
- Social Traders
- Impact Investing Australia
- Social Ventures Australia
- TDI
- Social Change Central
- B Lab Australia
- Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals
- Inner North Community Foundation
Examples of successful social enterprises
- STREAT
- Bendigo Bank
- Cultivate Farms
- Haven Housing
- GV Community Energy
- Castlemaine Childcare Cooperative
- Merriwa Industries
Local social enterprise support
- City of Melbourne
- Colac Ottway Shire
- Regional Arts Victoria
- Victorian Regional Community Leadership Programs Secretariat
More data and reports relating to this study
- Finding Australia’s Social Enterprise Sector 2016
- Finding Australia’s Social Enterprise Sector 2010
- SEDIF Evaluation
- Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)
Social enterprise financiers
- Impact Investing Australia
- Bendigo Bank
- Sustainability Victoria
- Westpac Foundation
- Ian Potter Foundation
- SEFA
- SVA
For buyers
If you are interested in buying from social enterprises, Social Traders offers tailored services to connect buyers with certified social enterprises. As a Social Traders Buyer you will join a community of social procurement leaders and have access to tailored support and expertise to help guide you through the journey of incorporating social enterprises into your supply chain. As a Social Traders Buyer you will receive access to:
-
- ST certified social enterprises – Find out what you need to know about potential suppliers through our growing database of certified social enterprises, attend networking events and receive new supplier updates
- Leadership network – Share best practice and challenges with other social enterprise procurement leaders
- Impact reports – Translate your social enterprise procurement spend into a social impact report and understand how this has positively impacted a beneficiary group
- Staff engagement – Tailored workshops and education sessions to inspire and empower your staff around social enterprise procurement.
To find out how to become a Social Traders Buyer go to: Buy Social
For suppliers
If you are interested in becoming a certified social enterprise, Social Traders offers certification services. As a Social Traders Certified Supplier you will join a growing community of suppliers and have access to tailored support and expertise to help guide you through the journey of winning more contracts. Becoming a Social Traders Certified Supplier:
- Helps win contracts with business and government buyer members that are at the forefront of this new and rapidly emerging market
- Provides the opportunity to scale and grow operations through mentoring and coaching
- Connects to a curated community of other social enterprise suppliers
Register to become a Social Traders Certified Supplier go to: Get Certified
