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Piriwa, Enterprise Partnerships WA

Learning community directory

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.

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  • Small green sprout emerging from a crack in a grey stone wall, symbolising resilience and growth.

    Lessons from Failure: Shaping Social Enterprises

    12 Feb 2026 • 12:30 pm AEDT

    Join a facilitated discussion with a range of leaders from social enterprises reflecting on failures within the social enterprises they’ve been involved in.

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  • Older man and woman standing outside a white house, smiling and drinking from mugs on a sunny day.

    Growing with Purpose

    26 Feb 2026 • 12:00 pm AEDT

    Join this engaging and interactive learning event facilitated by Umbo Pty Ltd and explore how they achieved sustainable, mission-led growth while expanding access to essential health services.

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  • Illustration of hands holding a rainbow, surrounded by plants and fungi, with Permaqueer text.

    Orienting Futures: Emerging Culturally and Ecologically Responsive Practice

    4 Mar 2026 • 1:30 pm AEDT

    Join PermaQueer and friends for a conversation sharing insights from their Deep Experience Learning Community on planetary boundaries, decolonising structures and equitable practice.

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  • Students and an adult seated around a table, discussing worksheets in a quiet study space.

    The Value of Good Impact Measurement

    11 Mar 2026 • 12:00 pm AEDT

    Join Sustainable Value and friends for a conversation sharing insights from a learning community focused on support social enterprises in South Australia to measure and report on their social outcomes and impact.

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  • Two people collaborating on a table with sticky notes, papers, and a laptop.

    Tendering and Applying with Confidence: Two-part workshop series | workshop 2

    4 June 2025 • 12:00 pm AEST

    Join QSEC and Gov Ready for a dynamic two-part workshop series designed to equip social enterprises with the tools and insights to successfully navigate government and corporate procurement.

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  • A building facade with neon green text reading "YOU ARE ON COUNTRY" against a blue sky, with "the land back. foundation" logo in the corner.

    Agents of Change: Insights from First Nations Social Enterprise Leaders

    21 May 2025 • 12:00 pm AEST
    First Nations

    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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  • Person sitting alone on a bench under a large tree, with sun rays streaming through the branches in a peaceful natural setting.

    ARISE Foundation: Empowerment through employment

    This learning community will focus on sharing knowledge and practices to enable recovery, healing and financial independence for survivors of Domestic and Family Violence (DFV).

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  • A group of people gathered by a riverside in a city park, listening to a seated speaker with buildings and a bridge in the background.

    BlackCard: Understanding and respecting cultural protocols

    First Nations

    BlackCard will bring 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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  • Group of people wearing lanyards touring a garden with bright yellow flowers, engaging in conversation and enjoying the outdoor setting.

    Building and Strengthening Rural Social Enterprise Networks

    30 July 2025 • 12:00 pm AEST

    Join Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (ACRE) to explore how rural social enterprise is strengthened through the power of networks.

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  • Group of young adults sitting at tables, smiling and playing a game together during an indoor event with many people in the background.

    Building the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs

    25 Sept 2025 • 3:00 pm AEST

    Join this dynamic discussion with The ASE Group featuring inspiring young change makers Jack Growden (LiteHaus International), Imogen Clarence (Dreamtime Air) and Yash Dutt (Yuva AI). This session will explore their experiences in creating socially impactful ventures and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.

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  • Person sitting on red earth drawing tracks in the sand with their hands.

    Common Ground: The power of First Nations storytelling to change systems

    First Nations

    A national peer learning community led by Common Ground First Nations exploring how storytelling drives systems change and strengthens First Nations creativity, leadership and knowledge across the social enterprise sector.

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  • Colourful thread art with the words “It all starts with a story,” alongside logos for Our Race, Tatak, and FPA on a blue background.

    Community Story Holding and Caretaking

    24 June 2025 • 1:00 pm AEST

    Be part of a powerful conversation that’s reshaping how we share stories with purpose and trust. Join Our Race Community, in partnership with For Purpose Advisory and Tatak, for an interactive webinar that dives deep into the collective responsibility of ethical storytelling.

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  • Trees framing a cloudy sky with soft light and layered clouds.

    Cox Inall Ridgeway: First Nations arts enterprise sector development

    First Nations

    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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  • Sunlit escarpment above expansive forested valleys under a bright, partly cloudy sky.

    Dark Lightning: Reconciliation Action Plans alignment

    First Nations

    A peer learning community 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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  • Pathway through tress

    Deep experience

    These are communities that bring together people who share deep context and experience on a specific topic of social enterprise activity or challenge. The goal is to develop leading practices and share these with others.

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  • A tall, dark grey concrete building with a green neon sign that reads "YOU ARE ON COUNTRY." The sign is positioned on the upper part of the building, with the sky and some tree branches visible in the background.

    Doing Business on Country

    26 Feb 2025 • 1:00 pm AEDT
    First Nations

    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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  • Turquoise coastal inlet with white sand dunes and distant green vegetation under a clear blue sky.

    Enterprise Partnerships WA: Kimberley First Nations Women Entrepreneurs

    First Nations

    This CoP is designed to offer peer learning, skill development, and a nurturing space for solidarity, connection and motivation for First Nations women entrepreneurs in the Kimberley.

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  • “OUR FUTURE” text over a tropical riverside scene with bright green pandanus plants.

    First Nations Affairs: Climate, Country and our future

    First Nations

    This learning community brings together representatives from Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) active in environmental care, land management, and climate adaptation initiatives.

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  • Sunset over an Australian outback landscape with red earth, native grasses, and the text “First Nations Affairs” in bold black font.

    First Nations Governance, Finance, Land and the Climate Crisis

    5 Nov 2025 • 12:00 pm AEDT
    First Nations

    Join First Nations Affairs for a powerful conversation at the intersection of Country, capital and climate.

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  • Golden sunlight illuminating a serene beach scene with soft sand, gentle waves, and distant trees on a rocky hill. A couple walks with their dog along the shoreline, surrounded by a warm, misty glow

    First Nations Principles for Social Enterprise Development

    29 Nov 2024 • 12:00 pm AEDT
    First Nations

    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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  • Tall eucalyptus trees surrounded by dense green undergrowth in a forest setting.

    First Nations Projects Institute: Funding models for self-determination

    First Nations

    This learning community will explore diverse funding models across First Nations enterprises and values-driven approaches to funding and finance.

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  • Students sit at round tables in a classroom, smiling and engaged in discussion during a collaborative learning or workshop session.

    Future Minds Network: Youth engagement and pathways

    This learning community is for social enterprises that want to support young people to grow, lead, and thrive. Together, participants will connect, develop, and share practical strategies to meaningfully engage youth - from onboarding, training, feedback, shaping ideas, and building real pathways for change.

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  • A wooden A-frame sign with a black chalkboard circle displaying the handwritten message "WORKING TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY," placed on a sidewalk near a black tiled wall.

    Green Collect: Circular economy

    Help shape a new learning community for social enterprises working in the circular economy - a space to connect, learn and lead a fair and inclusive transition. It will explore shared challenges, grow our collective understanding, and strengthen the sector’s voice in shaping circular solutions.

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  • Two people collaborating at a desk, focusing on a laptop, with “The Data Conversation” logo in the corner.

    Having Better Conversations about Data: Tips for Social Enterprises

    1 Oct 2025 • 12:00 pm AEST

    Join this one hour webinar with The Data Conversation to explore what good data practice can look like and gain tips for how to improve your practice over time.

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  • Four people are connecting oversized puzzle pieces on a wooden table, symbolising teamwork and collaboration.

    Human Rights is Our Business

    9 Dec 2025 • 12:00 pm AEDT

    In the lead-up to World Human Rights Day, join the Impact Business School, in collaboration with Catalysr, the Human Rights Law Centre, and the Australian Human Rights Commission, for an interactive discussion exploring human rights as a core value and practice of social enterprise.

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