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Published Jun 2024

Open learning

These are spaces where key learnings are shared through webinars. They are open to all, and guided by themes and topics identified by the sector.

Introduction to open learning

These are spaces where key learnings are shared through webinars. They are open to all to gain insight and ideas for change. We will commission learning experiences on an ongoing basis.

Open learning spaces:

  • Engage diverse sector perspectives including those that are under-represented in the sector.
  • Co-create online knowledge-sharing forums, events and experiences (e.g., learning workshops, story circles, panel discussions, curious conversations, Q&As and other forums).
  • Are open to all to engage, explore and learn.
  • Are guided by key topics and themes identified by the sector.

Open learning calendar (SEDI funded)

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  • A presenter on stage speaks into a microphone while a large audience raises their hands in front of a screen reading “CONCENTRATION, CONCENTRATION."

    Let's Talk About Youth Engagement

    21 Apr 2026 • 12:00 pm AEST

    Join Future Minds Network and friends for a conversation sharing insights on how to meaningfully engage young people - from attraction to long-term retention.

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  • Pink flower growing through a crack in concrete pavement, surrounded by small green weeds

    Lessons from Failure: A Funder's Perspective | Part 2

    30 Apr 2026 • 1:00 pm AEST

    Join Think Impact for an engaging conversation with social enterprise leaders reflecting on failures they’ve experienced and lessons they’ve learned in building and scaling social enterprises.

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  • Three small house models on charts with pie and bar graphs.

    How Legal Structures Shape Impact Investing

    1 May 2026 • 12:00 pm AEST

    Join Social Impact Hub and Minter Ellison for a live Q&A session for social enterprises to ask practical questions on legal structures, governance, and impact capital raising - with two of Australia's leading experts in impact investing and legal structuring.

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  • Shallow creek flowing through forest with rocks, tree trunks and fallen branches

    Truth-telling in Social Enterprise: A Deep History

    8 May 2026 • 12:00 pm AEST
    First Nations

    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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  • Group collaborating around table with sticky notes, cards, and laptop during workshop

    Building Circular Economy Capabilities in Social Enterprise

    13 May 2026 • 12:00 pm AEST

    Join Green Collect and other social enterprises for a workshop to learn how any enterprise can take practical steps towards a more circular, sustainable economy

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  • A choir of older adults stands in a garden, singing from sheet music while a conductor leads the group in an outdoor performance or rehearsal.

    Building Social Enterprise Literacy to Sustain Place-based Impact

    27 May 2026 • 12:00 pm AEST

    Join Linkwest and friends to explore how a learning community supported social enterprise emergence with Neighbourhood and Community Resource Centres across Western Australia.

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  • Baristas working behind café counter with coffee equipment and shelves of supplies

    Work Integration Social Enterprises - Insights from Practitioners

    16 June 2026 • 12:30 pm AEST

    Join STREAT and other Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) practitioners for a dynamic conversation on WISE models of supported training and employment pathways for people facing barriers to work.

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  • People working together around large shared tables in bright coworking space

    Employment Pathways for Women Survivors of DFV

    18 June 2026 • 12:00 pm AEST

    Join Arise Foundation and peer practitioners for a practical, honest conversation, grounded in the real experiences of the women survivors of domestic and family violence.

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