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This page showcases learning communities in the social enterprise sector. Here, people come together to learn, share experiences, and support one another. These communities help build stronger practice and collective impact. Explore each community to learn what they’re focused on, who’s involved, and what they’re creating for others to access and learn from.

Join BlackCard and friends for a conversation sharing insights from a national, Aboriginal-led peer learning community that co-produced a resource to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people seeking to engage with the social enterprise sector.
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Join The Land Back Foundation in an interactive online webinar to explore how social enterprises can work as agents of change to advocate and uplift Indigenous businesses.
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BlackCard brought together First Nations leaders, Elders, and guides from across the Continent to share challenges and insights on strengthening relationships between First Nations peoples/communities and the Australian social enterprise sector.
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Join Shifting Ground for an interactive online webinar sharing insights from the First Nations Social Enterprise Circle in Garramilla in April 2026.
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A national peer learning community led by Common Ground First Nations explored how storytelling drives systems change and strengthens First Nations creativity, leadership and knowledge across the social enterprise sector.
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A national peer learning community for First Nations-led arts and creative enterprises to strengthen capability, sustainability, and impact in the social enterprise space connecting cultural integrity with business innovation and community benefit.
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A peer learning community which focused on deepening understanding of how Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) can genuinely support First Nations social enterprises and community-led economic development.
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Join The Land Back Foundation in an interactive online webinar on applying First Nations' worldviews to social enterprise leadership and doing business on Country.
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This CoP was designed to offer peer learning, skill development, and a nurturing space for solidarity, connection and motivation for First Nations women entrepreneurs in the Kimberley.
Learn moreThis learning community brought together representatives from Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) active in environmental care, land management, and climate adaptation initiatives.
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Join First Nations Affairs for a powerful conversation at the intersection of Country, capital and climate.
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Join Shifting Ground and other First Nations agents of social change in an interactive online webinar conceived to explore the principle: ‘If you can get right what you do in relation to First Nations people, your work with all people and communities will benefit’.
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This learning community explored diverse funding models across First Nations enterprises and values-driven approaches to funding and finance.
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This learning community built a toolkit that brings together Aboriginal Elders, community and practitioners to explore how Aboriginal Terms of Reference can transform governance, leadership and enterprise.
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A learning community bringing First Nations business owners and leaders together to share knowledge and explore how Understanding, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (UMEL) can support people and planet to thrive.
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This learning community brought together First Nations enterprises that involve First Nations youth in leadership and mentorship roles, and First Nations organisations who were interested in learning how to support this work.
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This learning community built relationships between Aboriginal social enterprises and wider business and community stakeholders to grow awareness of, and opportunities for, engaging and supporting Aboriginal social enterprise in Lutruwita.
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First Nations Social Enterprise Circle brought together a small group of First Nations social enterprises selected through a nation-wide call out. The circle created space for individuals committed to social transformation to learn from each other, strengthen their work, and grow practices that care for people and Country.
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This learning community focused on First Nations social enterprises that are navigating growth and scale - shifting from start-up to investing in systems and strategic decisions for impact and sustainability.
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Join this interactive conversation, convened by BlakCast, in collaboration with John-Paul Janke, Joshua Creamer and Dr Jackie Huggins. Explore deep Indigenous histories of caring for people and place, and the importance of truth-telling as a foundation for doing business on Country.
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Join this dynamic discussion, convened by BlakCast in collaboration with John-Paul Janke, Joshua Creamer and Stacey Thomas. Explore the why, what, and how of centring equity and justice for Country and community in social change.
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