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This library offers a curated collection of valuable tools, guides, and resources that exist in the social enterprise sector. Explore guides, articles and many more to support your journey, whether you’re starting a social enterprise, tackling sector challenges, or navigating the impact economy.

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    Agents of Change: Insights from First Nations Social Enterprise Leaders

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    The Land Back Foundation held an interactive session exploring how social enterprises can practice long-term allyship, accountability, and activism. The discussion shared lived experiences and practical actions for embedding equity and justice in everyday business.

    Agents of Change: Insights from First Nations Social Enterprise Leaders
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    Building and Strengthening Rural Social Enterprise Networks

    Webinars

    ACRE held an informative webinar that explored how social enterprises in rural Australia can build and strengthen networks to overcome the challenges of distance, scale, and under-resourcing. Drawing on insights from rural leaders, funders, and network builders, the session highlighted how collaboration, local leadership, and co-design can foster thriving, place-based ecosystems. It also introduced the upcoming co-design process for a Rural Social Enterprise Network for Australia.

    Building and Strengthening Rural Social Enterprise Networks
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    Building the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs

    Webinars

    This resource is currently being developed. If you would like to be notified when it is published, please email team@understorey.org.au.

    Building the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs
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    Community Story Holding and Caretaking

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    This webinar explores how ethical storytelling can empower rather than exploit, centring the voices of those with lived experience. The presenters share their experiences in co-developing the Transformational Ethical Story Telling (TEST) framework, designed to shift power in storytelling by embedding values-based, anti-oppressive practices into everyday communications, branding, and policy.

    Community Story Holding and Caretaking
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    Doing Business on Country

    Webinars

    The Land Back Foundation held an interactive webinar exploring First Nations’ worldviews on social enterprise and encouraging actors across the social enterprise sector to reflect on our own worldviews and what they mean for our relationships with community and Country.

    Doing Business on Country
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    First Nations Principles for Social Enterprise Development

    Webinars

    Shifting Ground held an interactive webinar with agents of social change representing a cross-section of First Nations social enterprises and businesses. It explored 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."

    First Nations Principles for Social Enterprise Development
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    Having Better Conversations about Data: Tips for Social Enterprises

    Webinars

    This resource is currently being developed. If you would like to be notified when it is published, please email team@understorey.org.au.

    Having Better Conversations about Data: Tips for Social Enterprises
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    Impact Measurement Journeys for Social Enterprise

    Webinars

    Social Good Outpost hosted a webinar sharing how social enterprises begin and evolve their impact measurement. With insights from TABOO, Echo Impact, and Native, the session explored practical ways to track what matters, centre community outcomes, and embed ethical, meaningful measurement into everyday business practice.

    Impact Measurement Journeys for Social Enterprise
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    Organising in Place and Working Across Altitudes

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    This resource is currently being developed. If you would like to be notified when it is published, please email team@understorey.org.au.

    Organising in Place and Working Across Altitudes
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    Tendering and Applying with Confidence: Two-part workshop series | workshop 2

    Webinars

    QSEC and Gov Ready held an interactive webinar exploring how social enterprises can get procurement ready. They shared practical tools and strategies to help social enterprises prepare compelling applications, demonstrate value, and build long-term readiness for public sector opportunities.

    Tendering and Applying with Confidence: Two-part workshop series | workshop 2
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    Think Neurodivergence: Autistic Pride and Entrepreneurship

    Webinars

    Just Gold held an interactive webinar to share insights and lived experiences from autistic social entrepreneurs and encourage the social enterprise sector to create inclusive, affirming environments for neurodiverse thinking and practice.

    Think Neurodivergence: Autistic Pride and Entrepreneurship
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    Unlocking Social Procurement Opportunities: Two-part workshop series | workshop 1

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    QSEC, ArcBlue and Gov Ready held an interactive webinar exploring what it means for social enterprises to be procurement ready. Drawing on experience across government and private sector procurement, the session shared practical strategies to help social enterprises position themselves effectively, communicate their value, and demonstrate capability.

    Unlocking Social Procurement Opportunities: Two-part workshop series | workshop 1
  • Group of five young adults discussing around a grass-covered table with recycling bins and plastic waste, in a bright, modern room.

    Unpacking the Social Economy

    Webinars

    This resource is currently being developed. If you would like to be notified when it is published, please email team@understorey.org.au.

    Unpacking the Social Economy

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