On Episode 193 of Impact Boom, 42 speakers and delegates from around the globe share key highlights which emerged from an energetic SEWF global gathering of 1200 delegates from 67 countries in Ethiopia.
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In the fourth installation of the article series: ‘Australia now: Youth Making an Impact in ASEAN’, Elise Stephenson of Social Good Outpost, brings you coverage of the Youth Entrepreneurs & Leaders Speaker Series, with key insights from their fourth event in Vietnam…
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A strong delegation of 60 Australians is soon to head to the Social Enterprise World Forum in Ethiopia, for what is set to be an amazing opportunity to develop the sector globally. Find out more about this year’s SEWF and the Australian delegates heading to Addis Ababa.
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In the third installation of the article series: ‘Australia now: Youth Making an Impact in ASEAN’, Elise Stephenson of Social Good Outpost, brings you coverage of the Youth Entrepreneurs & Leaders Speaker Series, with key insights from their recent event in Laos with Nicole Gibson of Love Out Loud.
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A partnership between the English Family Foundation, Philanthropy Australia and Social Traders resulted in the development of the SEWF 2019 Bursary Fund, with the strong objective of providing a rich learning and sector development opportunity for Australian social enterprise leaders. Find out who are some of the delegates heading to this year’s SEWF in Addis Ababa.
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On August 26th, Impact Boom, QSEC & Social Traders hosted an impact-led breakfast forum, with David LePage providing strong insights on blended-value business and building a movement which creates strong value for our communities. It was followed with a panel conversation and audience Q&A which largely focussed on how we might further develop the social enterprise ecosystem in Australia.
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On August 20th, Impact Boom ran the ‘Marketing Your Enterprise’ session at the Social Traders Conference in Melbourne, bringing together some of Australia’s leading social entrepreneurs for some informative and lively presentations and discussion to help social entrepreneurs create better brands.
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In the second installation of the article series: ‘Australia now: Youth Making an Impact in ASEAN’, Elise Stephenson of Social Good Outpost, brings you coverage of the Youth Entrepreneurs & Leaders Speaker Series, with key insights from their second event in Cambodia…
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On Episode 176 of Impact Boom, twenty of the social enterprise sector’s leading doers provide their insights on the current state of the impact-driven movement in Australia.
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In the first installation of the article series: ‘Australia now: Youth Making an Impact in ASEAN’, Elise Stephenson of Social Good Outpost, brings you coverage of the Youth Entrepreneurs & Leaders Speaker Series, an exciting initiative funded and supported by the Australian Government. Find out what happened at their first event in Laos…
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Throughout 2019 we have been immersed in conversation with global social enterprise leaders, eager to learn from their projects & ideas that create positive impact in the world. Here’s the top books they recommend from the first half of the year…
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On June 10th, Impact Boom hosted the Multicultural Impact Entrepreneurship Experience, bringing together our community for a workshop, networking and informative discussion on multicultural business in Queensland and more broadly in Australia. The panel conversation and audience Q&A focussed on ‘Accelerating Multicultural Entrepreneurship’ with the aim of advancing the conversation forward.
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Impact Boom recently collaborated with Reactivate Latrobe Valley to offer a series of Social Impact Masterclasses in Gippsland, Victoria, which ran from March-May 2019, with kind funding support from LaunchVic. In this episode, we explore the stories of ten creative changemakers and social entrepreneurs working hard to create positive social impact in the region.
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Impact Boom and the Yunus Centre (Griffith University) recently got together 100+ people for the Brisbane Social Enterprise Tour, for a jam-packed day exploring some of Brisbane's social enterprises. We sought to learn from the teams on the ground, share stories, foster connections and spark interest to see the ecosystem develop further.
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On Episode 147 of Impact Boom, we put a spotlight on the European Social Innovation Competition, which was launched by the European Commission in 2013. EUSIC is a beacon for social innovation in Europe; utilising a proven methodology for supporting early-stage ideas and facilitating a network of radical innovators shaping society for the better. We speak to two of the 2018 winners of the competition about their initiatives, as well as one of the competition organisers to learn about the 2019 edition.
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Three weeks ago, South Australia launched ‘Adelaide Social Enterprise’ - a Meetup group that is modelled on ‘Brisbane Social Enterprise’. The group intends to follow Queensland’s lead and form a South Australian version of the Queensland Social Enterprise Council (QSEC), the peak body democratically representing Social Enterprise in Queensland.
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Griffith University’s Yunus Social Business Centre has announced a new partnership with the Queensland Social Enterprise Council, creating a unified front to further develop and strengthen the state’s burgeoning social enterprise sector.
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Impact Boom has welcomed a high potential group of 15 diverse social enterprises into the Elevate+ Accelerator Program in Brisbane. The enterprises, led by a group of passionate, purpose-led entrepreneurs, are tackling an array of pressing community issues both locally and internationally. Keep your eyes on this cohort as they work hard to maximise their impact!
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Professor Muhammad Yunus recently presented at Caixa Forum in Barcelona, discussing microcredit, social business, and how the system can be changed, whilst expressing his views on artificial intelligence. Contributing Editor Nikoline Arns was there to capture the key insights…
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