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Organisations

This page highlights organisations within the social enterprise sector, showcasing their areas of focus and contributions to positive change. These organisations have chosen to be part of this collaborative space, reflecting their commitment to sharing and building collective impact.

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  • Seer Data & Analytics

    Seer Data & Analytics is a data access, sharing, reporting and storytelling platform that empowers communities with data for local actions and better decision making. We measure impact, share data, tell stories and report progress for community-led decisions.

  • SEFA Partnerships logo in white text on a bold red circle, featuring the word “PARTNERSHIPS” below a stylised “sefa” logotype.

    Sefa Partnerships Ltd

    Sefa Partnerships is a DGR1 charity and sister organisation of Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa). We collaborate with philanthropy, corporates, government and purpose-led organisations. Together, we provide flexible capital solutions and impact investment support. Our shared expertise drives social and environmental impact through deep partnerships and innovative funding strategies.

  • Shapes and Sounds

    Shapes and Sounds is a social enterprise that destigmatises mental health for Asian communities. The organisation provides mental health programs and resources that are specifically designed by culturally-responsive mental health professionals, for people of Asian and Asian diaspora identities.

  • White text reading “Shifting Ground” on a dark red background with thin wavy orange and yellow lines.

    Shifting Ground

    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.

  • SisterWorks Inc

    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.

  • Social Engine

    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.

  • Logo for Social Engine featuring navy text and a small red rocket icon launching from the letter "e" on a light background.

    Social Engine Australia

    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.

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    Social Enterprise Australia

    Social Enterprise Australia is the peak body for social enterprise in Australia. We connect the sector to plan, act and learn together. We do this to have a shared national strategy and voice, and to develop new ways to build social and environmental wellbeing.

  • Logo for SECTAS, the Social Enterprise Collective of Tasmania, featuring bold black text on a white background in a clean, modern font.

    Social Enterprise Collective of Tasmania (SECTAS)

    SECTAS is the peak body for social enterprises in Tasmania. We exist to work for and with the sector on principles of cooperation and collaboration – a strong, united voice representing the interests of Tasmania’s social enterprise sector. We envision and seek to build thriving social enterprise communities through sector leadership, advocacy, networking and learning and development opportunities.

  • Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA)

    The Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA) is a member-led peak body that represents the interests of social entrepreneurs and social enterprises across New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory. We exist to (1) Engage and connect the social enterprise sector in NSW and ACT (2) Secure investment and policy change for the sector (3) Be an organisation that can sustain and grow our impact.

  • Social Enterprise Network for the Tropics (SENT)

    The Social Enterprise Network for the Tropics (SENT) is a membership network of social enterprise stakeholders from across Tropics. SENT fosters a thriving social entrepreneurship community in Far North Queensland and the Tropics. We support social enterprises through resources, digital platforms, education, advocacy, and partnerships.

  • Social Enterprise Network Victoria (SENVIC)

    Social Enterprise Network Victoria (SENVIC) is a community of over 300 social enterprises across Victoria with over 750 people either in social enterprise or supporters and enablers. We exist to build a connected community of social enterprises, facilitate access to learning and development opportunities, and increase the voice and influence of social enterprise across Victoria.

  • Social Good Outpost

    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.

  • SIMNA logo featuring a blue square with the text “SIMNA” and “Social Impact Measurement Network Australia” written beside it in blue capital letters.

    Social Impact Measurement Network Australia (SIMNA)

    Social Impact Measurement Network Australia (SIMNA) is a knowledge sharing network for social impact measurement. Its purpose is to help foster the emerging practice of social impact measurement in Australia.

  • Abstract orange tree icon forming the letters “S” and “P.”

    Social Planet

    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 logo featuring a vibrant abstract design in red, orange, and yellow with the tagline "positive partnerships" beneath the organisation's name in bold text.

    Social Scaffolding

    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

    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.

  • Solutions2you Pty Ltd

    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.

  • Space Sensorium

    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.

  • SquareBySquare

    SquareBySquare enables anyone to buy tiny squares of conservation land. By making conservation land ownership affordable, accessible, and transparent, we aim to unlock its natural capital value and make it possible to protect nature, collectively. Through our platform, individuals and businesses can directly invest in conservation, building a community of environmental stewards focused on impactful ecological outcomes. By fractionalizing ownership, we provide an accessible way for conservation societies and foundations to raise funds through owners rather than donors, supporting long-term preservation of biodiversity, combating deforestation, and protecting critical habitats.

  • Abstract circular logo made of irregular, pebble-like shapes in orange, rust, teal, and aqua on a black background.

    Stepping Stone Social Enterprise

    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.

  • Stirling & Rose Pty Ltd

    Stirling and Rose is a first-of-a-kind legal practice specialising in crypto and digital assets, web 3.0, metaverse, smart legal contracts and data rights. We have a long track record across some of the most complex transactions and applications of digital law in the market and have been influential in policy making and regulation internationally. We serve investors, platform providers, entrepreneurs, financial institutions and Governments on the legality and regulation of new digital assets and alternative finance. We are uniquely positioned to advise on FinTech, RegTech and LegalTech holistically.

  • STREAT

    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).

  • Success Works Partners

    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.

  • Sustainable Value logo with the word “Sustainable” in light blue and “Value” in light green, displayed on a clean white background.

    Sustainable Value

    Sustainable Value partners with organisations to design, develop, and scale impactful services and products. Blending human-centred design with economic analysis, we drive social and economic change through strategy, enterprise development, and outcomes measurement for purpose-driven initiatives.

  • Sydney Posters

    Sydney Posters is a one-stop shop for local and national print and campaign needs, specialising in high-quality printing, outdoor and indoor distribution, and design services. From posters and business cards to street and in-store advertising, we provide a wide range of products to help businesses connect with their audience. With an in-house design team and online marketing solutions, we deliver creative, marketing-ready strategies to elevate your brand's reach and impact.

  • Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE)

    The Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) is a social enterprise providing best-in-class entrepreneurship education to diverse communities around Australia. In collaboration with industry, government, and community, we co-design and co-deliver work-relevant skills training that fosters learning pathways to ignite, uplift, and inspire.

  • Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC), The University of Sydney

    The Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC) uses innovative and collaborative approaches to problem solving within the humanities and social sciences and beyond. Example projects include Reimagining the Queer Classroom, which brings together researchers in sexuality studies to develop queer-led classroom concepts; Beyond Consent: Gender and Sexuality Norms, a collaboration with Consent Labs to create school programs aimed at preventing gendered violence by examining gender and sexuality norms; and Games Methodology for Complex Issues through the SQUIGGLE project, which uses tabletop games to foster gender inclusivity and transformative interpersonal exchange.

  • Logo for “Tanya Hollis Writes” featuring a stylised infinity symbol made of colourful dots and curves, with the name in modern purple and red text.

    Tanya Hollis Writes

    Want words that are inclusive, accessible and work for everyone? Need a communication specialist to hit the ground running? From annual reports and media releases to AI-ready, search optimised content, Tanya Hollis Writes is the kind and careful communication specialist for organisations that value access and inclusion.

  • TechForGood

    TechForGood is an IT reseller that is B Corp and Social Enterprise certified, and 100% women-owned. We offer competitively priced IT hardware and software, and commit 2% of revenue from every sale to social and environmental impact projects.

  • The Behaviour Change Collaborative

    The Behaviour Change Collaborative is a social enterprise working collaboratively to address health, social and environmental challenges. We partner with academia, government, non-profit organisations and social businesses to influence behaviours and improve lives.

  • The Big Issue

    The Big Issue is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and creating work opportunities for people experiencing homelessness, marginalisation and disadvantage. Simply put, we help people help themselves.

  • The Creative Co-Operative

    The Creative Co-Operative (CCO) works with diverse, values-aligned organisations to provide design, marketing and digital services as well as support services for small businesses and startups. We’re an all-rounder creative services consultancy structured as a social enterprise.

  • The Data Conversation

    The Data Conversation is committed to supporting small community organisations with accessing and using data. We are doing this by sharing knowledge, developing capabilities, and advocating for the needs of the sector. We are a social enterprise based in Canberra, Australia.

  • The Freedom Hub

    The Freedom Hub is a social enterprise dedicated to combating modern slavery through education, advocacy, and support services, raising awareness and empowering survivors. Our Survivor School offers long-term, wraparound support with free, personalised classes to aid in trauma recovery and workplace readiness. Additionally, our Peer Support Program provides activities, workshops, community-building events, and recreational sports. We fund these initiatives through our social enterprise businesses, including a café, event venue, and online retail store, which serve as community hubs for involvement and awareness. As a result, most administrative costs are covered by the business, allowing supporter donations to go directly to survivor support.

  • Logo for The Hive Collaboration Spaces, featuring orange and brown dot patterns forming a spiral, with text on a black background.

    The Hive | CUC Southern Shoalhaven

    CUC Southern Shoalhaven's core business is as a Regional University Study Hub, supporting university students in our local region. We run The Hive as a social enterprise in the co-working sphere, where people can hire space at a desk or a room for a variety of individual or group uses.

  • The Horae

    The Horae creates powerful narratives that inspire action and foster communities. The horae is a female-owned, globally distributed creative consultancy. Simply put, we've united to amplify stories that matter.

  • Logo of "The Mill House Ventures." It features a colorful, geometric circular design with a vibrant gradient of rainbow colours, and in the centre, there is a stylised letter "M." Below the logo, the text reads "THE MILL HOUSE VENTURES" in purple.

    The Mill House Ventures

    The Mill House Ventures is a nationally recognised social enterprise intermediary that works with businesses that seek to trade for purpose in Canberra and Region. We deliver renown accelerator and incubator business programs for local start-up social entrepreneurs as well as growth programs and business support activities to assist their sustainability when up and trading.

  • Logo of ImpactSphere, The Multicultural Professional Network, featuring a green-blue geometric cube design on a dark blue background.

    The Multicultural Professional Network

    The Multicultural Professional Network is a People and Planet First Verified Social Enterprise which promotes mutual respect and social inclusion among all groups of people in Australia.

  • The Neurodivergent Coach Ltd

    The Neurodivergent Coach supports Neurodivergent professionals to design careers they love and to embed 'sustainable' ways of working that reduce overwhelm and burnout through Individual and Group Coaching programs.

  • The Operative Word

    The Operative Word helps organisations become more effective in fulfilling their purpose by employing a contemporary approach to operations and governance.

  • A white electrical plug icon resembling a smiling face on a bright yellow background.

    The Plug-in, COTA SA

    COTA SA’s social enterprise The Plug-in, is a specialist market insights operation which connects older people with business, industry and researchers. We give older people an influential voice and enable clients to innovate and improve products, services and policies for the growing 50+ market.

  • The Racial Justice Centre

    The Racial Justice Centre is Australia's first community legal service dedicated to racial justice, using the legal system, education, and reform to combat racial discrimination and promote equality.

  • THE Rural Woman Cooperative

    THE Rural Woman Cooperative is the peak body for the advancement of rural women and girls. A visionary Co-op enabling connection of rural women and assisting them to improve their wellbeing, agency and/or financial security, through education, training, networking, mentoring and financial opportunities.

  • The logo of The Social Deck features a dark blue square with rounded edges, displaying the organization's name in white text. Below, the tagline reads engage. create. communicate. in black lowercase letters.

    The Social Deck

    The Social Deck is a for-purpose consultancy specialising in strategic communications, stakeholder and community engagement, digital strategy, and social marketing. We help government agencies, businesses, social enterprises, and nonprofits drive positive social and environmental change through impactful campaigns, public engagement, and evaluation services, ensuring effective communication and meaningful community action.

  • The Social Story

    The Social Story is a socially-led communications agency empowering you to maximise your impact and create meaningful relationships with your audience.

  • Logo for "Third Story" with the word "Third" in teal and "Story" in rust red, displayed on a white background.

    ThirdStory

    ThirdStory is a trusted partner for social innovation and change. We collaborate with communities, government and others to develop, grow and scale new possibilities. Together, we help shift systems across a range of education, health and social settings and bring about the changes our communities want and need.

  • Tobias

    At Tobias, we partner with progressive thinkers and change makers to remove persistent limitations, uncover opportunities, create strategies, develop responsible models, build capability, and deliver products & services people love

  • Unison Property Corporation

    At Unison Property Corporation, we believe that making a positive impact on society should never come at the expense of quality. We are more than just a property management company; we are a social enterprise dedicated to creating meaningful change in our community. For individuals who value both exceptional service and social responsibility, we are the perfect choice!

  • University of Southern Queensland

    University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is a recognised leader in online and blended education, we are renowned for our supportive environment and student-focused commitment to learning and teaching.

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