Careseekers is an online platform developed by two sisters, Marissa and Lauren, to provide families a more affordable and flexible way of connecting with care support workers. With the help of the Social impact Hub, and a well-defined business strategy and process through which they could achieve scale, Careseekers was successful in building a pipeline of investors, and ultimately were successful in securing investment from a world leading healthcare group in the US.

Alan Schwartz AM is simultaneously a supporter and a critic of the Impact Investment movement. After all, his recent article in the Harvard Business Review was entitled “Impact Investing will not save capitalism”. Here is Alan’s excellent keynote address at the 2020 Australian Impact Investment Awards whereby he reframes his criticism into constructive advice for Impact investors.

The 2020 Australian Impact Investment Awards are an opportunity for organisations and individuals to showcase and be recognised for their expertise, commitment and outstanding activity in the Australian impact investing ecosystem. Today we announced the twenty individuals and organisations that have been shortlisted.

We have announced the eight enterprises selected to participate in the first cohort of the Scaling Impact accelerator program. Funded by through Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs Program and the Sidney Myer Fund, together with support from Ernst & Young and the English Family Foundation, Scaling Impact will focus on addressing the needs of social start-ups at a crucial point in their development – the inflexion point between building on a proven track record and preparing to take on impact investment.

There is a new emerging world order and social purpose organisations are on the frontline as they rapidly adapt their support, services and offerings. As crisis mode lifts in Australia and we begin to adjust, we have an opportunity to design a new world. To re-design and re-imagine how people: interact, work, play, connect, consume, explore or switch-off.

We have announced the eight enterprises selected to participate in the first cohort of the Scaling Impact accelerator program. Funded by through Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs Program and the Sidney Myer Fund, together with support from Ernst & Young and the English Family Foundation, Scaling Impact will focus on addressing the needs of social start-ups at a crucial point in their development – the inflexion point between building on a proven track record and preparing to take on impact investment.

Social enterprises impacted by the COVID-19 crisis can now leverage the skills of corporate Australia to help address their current business challenges, thanks to a new collaboration between Social Impact Hub, Westpac Foundation and Social Traders.

Social Impact Hub has received Federal Government funding for Scaling Impact, a new accelerator program for social start-ups focused on supporting their impact investment readiness. With matched funding provided by the Sidney Myer Fund together with support from Ernst & Young and the English Family Foundation, Scaling Impact will focus on addressing the needs of social start-ups at a crucial point in their development – the inflexion point between building on a proven track record and preparing to take on impact investment.

We are pleased to announce that our client, Xceptional, has successfully raised innovative debt and equity finance which will enable it to continue its growth offering skills-based technology employment for people on the autism spectrum.

Some of the best and brightest leaders in Australia’s impact investment sector were honoured at the annual Australian Impact Investment Awards last night. A collaboration between the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific and the Impact Investing Hub, the awards recognise outstanding activity and individuals in the Australian impact investing ecosystem.

Today we announced the ten organisations that will participate in the Paul Ramsay Foundation Peer Development program, Creating Partnerships for Potential - A Peer to Peer Program (CPP). This program follows the Solve It, Australia Masterclass where Rob McLean AM empowered social purpose organisations with the seven-step Bulletproof Problem Solving framework to help solve complex problems.

The Paul Ramsay Foundation, in collaboration with the Social Impact Hub and Philanthropy Australia, yesterday announced the launch of a groundbreaking $900,000 funding program that provides significant capacity building funds to five Australian organisations to develop solutions that address the root causes of disadvantage. The announcement was made at the Solve It, Australia masterclass in Sydney led by Rob McLean AM.

On November 7, five leaders in the impact investment sector in Australia were honoured at the inaugural Australian Impact Investment Awards. A collaboration between the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific and the Impact Investing Hub, the awards recognise outstanding activity and individuals in the Australian impact investing ecosystem.

On November 8, the annual Impact Investment Summit in Sydney showcased Australia’s First Live Blended Finance Crowdfunding experience, which raised an extraordinary $437,000+ comprising of a mix of philanthropy, debt and equity for three grassroots social enterprises.

You are approached for a donation by a charity. Does a voice in your head say with some resignation, “Sounds good, but I wonder how much money actually gets to the cause?” You’re not alone. However, we at the Social Impact Hub think that is not fair for the not-for-profit sector. And we are launching a national campaign to do something about it.

In an Australian first, the Impact Investing Hub has today launched the Current Deals Library, listing live impact investment opportunities on one portal to connect investors and investees in this growing market.

In an Australian first, the Impact Investing Hub has today launched the Current Deals Library, listing live impact investment opportunities on one portal to connect investors and investees in this growing market.

Why is attracting Millennials important to companies? Over 5 million Australian Gen Yers have recently entered or are now entering the labour force. The large population of baby boomers is beginning to exit the workforce, leaving a shortage of employees that must be filled. Gen Y will fill this gap in the coming years.

We’re Annie, Catherine, Emily, and Veevek and we’re interns at the Social Impact Hub. This semester we’ve had the amazing opportunity to work on a project for a new social enterprise called Promise or Pay. Founded by social entrepreneur Jay Boolkin, Promise or Pay focuses on making promises and charitable giving.

Workplace Giving, the all-encompassing definition for contributions of money, time, skills and in-kind support donated by employees of an organisation to a charity or social cause, is a familiar concept to most Australians. Annually Australians donate more than $90 million through Workplace Giving Programs (WGPs). However, studies suggest staff participation and firm engagement with WGPs has actually plateaued.