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.
Read MoreOn Episode 190 of Impact Boom, Leanne Kemp, Founder of Everledger and Queensland Chief Entrepreneur discusses the complexity of some of the global problems being faced, sharing insights into the need for social innovation to be diffused within every sector, whilst highlighting some of the great social enterprises operating out of Queensland.
Read MoreOn September 7th, Impact Boom was invited to present on Turning Ideas Into Impactful Actions at the Logan Eco Forum. A range of insights were shared during the presentation and captured in this article and podcast from Tom Allen (Impact Boom), Jack Stone (Bee One Third), Lewis Carter and Ali Coghlan (EcoGames). Tony Sharp (Substation33) joined the Q&A and the event was emceed by Chad Renando of Startup Status.
Read MoreOn Episode 189 of Impact Boom, Cascie Kambouris of The Hope Initiative discusses her journey in creating a social enterprise that drives social wellbeing, while providing packages of hope for social initiatives.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreOn Episode 187 of Impact Boom, Rona Glynn-McDonald of Common Ground and YLab provides rich insights into First Nations culture, sharing her views on better approaches to create social change with Indigenous communities, and the multitude of ways you can make positive impact as a social entrepreneur or changemaker.
Read MoreOn Episode 186 of Impact Boom, Matt Pfahlert of ACRE provides a reflection on the social enterprise state of the nation from his keynote at this year’s Social Traders Conference, drawing humorous comparisons between the sector and Sesame Street characters.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreOn Episode 185 of Impact Boom, Paula Woodman of the British Council shares her deep experience working in the social enterprise sector across a number of countries, providing advice for social entrepreneurs and ways to help the ecosystem develop further.
Read MoreOn Episode 154 of Impact Boom, Eric Lombardi of Eco-Cycle shares his experience in leading the globe’s zero waste movement, providing insights into government partnerships, financial survival and what social enterprise isn’t.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreOn Episode 181 of Impact Boom, Ken Oloo of Filamujuani and Zindua shares key insights from working with Africa’s most disadvantaged youth, providing strong advice for social entrepreneurs to help them succeed.
Read MoreOn Episode 179 of Impact Boom, Dr. Ruth Knight of QUT’s Australian Centre For Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies discusses the importance of building trust as a social entrepreneur, whilst highlighting how empathy can help organisations (and our younger generations) to create stronger impact.
Read MoreIn 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…
Read MoreOn Episode 178 of Impact Boom, Regina Honu shares a fascinating story of how she rose against the odds to start Soronko Solutions, the first coding and human-centred design school in West Africa, whilst providing strong insights into the growing social enterprise movement in Africa.
Read MoreOn Episode 177 of Impact Boom, Gali Blacher and Madelyn Jones discuss some of the key lessons learnt in setting up The Good Box, a social enterprise which aims to address homelessness, whilst providing advice to help others turn their ideas into impact.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreOn Episode 175 of Impact Boom, Mike Curtin Jr. of DC Central Kitchen shares useful ways to propel forward the social enterprise sector, he discusses systemic issues which need dealing with and talks about what to expect at the upcoming Social Enterprise World Forum in Ethiopia.
Read MoreIn 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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