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This page helps people discover and connect with organisations across the ecosystem. Each organisation curates its own profile, helping others understand who they are, what they do, where they work, and the expertise and services they bring to the sector. As a community-led resource, it will grow and evolve through your input. We facilitate updates and improvements, helping keep information current, useful and accessible for the broader ecosystem. On 23 June 2026, we launched a map view (beta). If something doesn't work as expected, please let the team know at team@understorey.org.au.
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Shifting Ground supports organisations and individuals to become empowered to think, talk and act on issues of culture and race in the form of workshops and consultancy. We work off the premise that if you can get right what you do concerning First Nations people and communities, then your work with all people and communities will benefit.

ShoreTrack is a community-led not-for-profit supporting young people in the Nambucca Valley to re-engage with learning, build life and work skills, and find pathways into jobs or further study. Through long-term support and its STeps social enterprise, it helps young people shape positive futures.

SisterWorks Inc is a grass-roots social enterprise that works closely with migrant, refugee and asylum-seeker women to support economic empowerment. Grounded in lived experiences, most of our team migrated to Australia, so we understand the challenges they face.
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Social Engine acts as a centralised hub and strategic partner, offering a comprehensive suite of services designed to streamline operations, facilitate growth, and maximise the impact of social enterprises. We provide a range of services, including strategic planning, funding support, sustainability-focused redesign, business planning, project delivery, impact measurement, and risk management. Our expertise extends to data strategy, tech and AI adoption, and grant processes. We also manage legal, marketing, finance, investor relations, and corporate connections through our trusted network, ensuring comprehensive support for your business growth and success.

Employment Social Engine Australia is a social enterprise dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable young people through meaningful employment, practical work experience and ongoing support. We reinvest all profits into our programs, helping young people gain essential skills and confidence for employment while fostering life skills for long-term success. Our focus is on creating lasting opportunities that positively impact their futures and benefit the community.

Social Good Outpost is an Australian strategic and creative communications studio. We work with social enterprise, business and government, providing impact measurement, communication design, strategic mentoring and curation of international diplomacy programs. We have travelled all across Australia, in tiny homes, caravans and on the road to reach rural and regional communities, and live regionally. We have a particular focus on empowering women, LGBTIQ+ and connecting with and supporting Indigenous and ethnic minority communities.

Social Impact Hub mobilises people, organisations and capital for good. Founded in 2014, we provide specialist advisory, education and programs to social enterprises, not-for-profits, foundations, corporates and impact investors across Australia. In 12 years, we've supported 600+ organisations and 1,000+ individuals to design, demonstrate and scale their impact.
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Social Planet is an online community development platform that supports person centred place based programs and services delivered by Neighbourhood Centres and Multicultural Services.

Social Scaffolding is a specialist consulting firm dedicated to empowering not-for-profits, social enterprises, and purpose-led organisations. We offer expertise in social enterprise consulting, NDIS consulting, impact investing, human rights consulting, and equalising employment.

Soco Collective focus on creating connections to power systems change. SoCo is a trailblazing force in driving equity and inclusion across business, startup and venture capital ecosystem.
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Solutions2You's focus is to work with those who are READY to be visionaries and prepared to do things differently. To be genuine contributors that create positive change for humanity and the planet. Likewise, we work with people who are here to DO GOOD (philanthropists, governments, and business leaders) but don’t know HOW to pull it all together.
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Space Sensorium is a social enterprise dedicated to fostering a more sustainable and interconnected world through space exploration. Our mission is to bridge the gap between space diplomacy, environmental responsibility, and impactful experiences. We provide strategic consulting, educational initiatives, and impact measurement tools to develop sustainable space programs, foster global understanding, and assess the social, economic, and environmental impacts of space activities.

Spazii is a social enterprise and community-powered platform reimagining how we work and transforming underutilised local venues into hubs of productivity and connection.

SquareBySquare is an Australian social enterprise helping people and businesses fund the protection of real, mapped square metres of rainforest through local conservation partners.

Stepping Stone Social Enterprise is a Work Integration Social Enterprise based in Canberra. We provide employment and paid training opportunities for migrant and refugee women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who face multiple barriers to formal employment, through two cafes and a catering business.

Stori.Rise is a creative studio and impact platform. It delivers culturally grounded websites, marketing, and education. Stori.Rise Impact offers free digital storytelling and support for communities. It also publishes story-driven books that build voice, identity, and connection in diverse communities.

Strategy&Ops Consultancy is a mission-driven social enterprise delivering sustainability advisory, training, and digital tools. We help organisations and communities build practical capability in climate, ESG, and circular economy, enabling measurable environmental and social impact through accessible, practitioner-led solutions.
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STREAT is a leading Work Integration Social Enterprise with a decade supporting youth aged 16-24, 36% from CALD communities. STREAT offers supported work readiness and employment pathway programs for disadvantaged young people facing barriers, aged 16-24 whose primary goal is to work. Our program is individually tailored and wrap around, including case management, work-readiness training, contextualised language training/support, extensive work experience across STREAT’s businesses (cafes, kiosks, bakery, catering, farms, gardens), and transition support into a real job (on average over 1,000hrs of support across a year).

Strive Motion is a registered social enterprise, we solely exist to solve a social problem. Our impact is through local action, helping people over 50 who feel socially isolated and have poor access to health, to find hope and community.
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Success Works Partners is not-for-profit social enterprise with DGR (deductible gift recipient) status. We transform the lives of women affected by the criminal justice system, by providing them with employability skills and empowering them to present themselves to an employer who sees their skills and potential and not their record. We break down the barriers to employment for women with a criminal record through employer engagement, training and advocating for change.