Australian Social Enterprises

Metio supports community organisations to plan, fund and manage construction projects.

We guide staff, board and volunteers to Govern, Fund and Manage their organisations. NFP Guide is a group of social enterprises dedicated to building healthier, sustainable and adaptable communities through sustainable social purpose organisations. We do this through consulting, training, mentoring and facilitation in the following areas: - governance, strategic development and organisational management services (www.nfpguide.com.au) - grant and tender writing (www.winthegrantortender.com.au) - 24/7 Learning Hub (www.iclick2learn.com.au) Our foundation also delivers projects that increase volunteerism and improves the mental well-being of invaluable volunteers and staff by building their capacity, connections and confidence to effectively manage, fund, and govern their social purpose organisations (www.nfpguide.org.au)

PATHMAKER is a female founded social enterprise that we provides strategic advisory services to empower organisations to create, deliver and measure social value. This includes leadership, strategy, stakeholder engagement and measurement & evaluation.

Pingala works to decarbonise, decentralise, and democratise Australia's energy supply, increasing equity of access to renewable energy. With our sister company Pingala Cooperative, renters can invest in and gain benefit from renewables.

Pocket City Farms empowers communities through education to increase food growing in urban areas, tackle food insecurity and take action on climate change.

Our goals are to fulfil sustainability commitments through a circular economy approach, eliminating landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and decreasing manufacturing needs, whilst supporting the Indigenous community and community orgainsations.

Purpose Media CBR is a Canberra-based social enterprise built on the fact: people cannot access support they do not know exists. At its heart, it is a digital media platform that amplifies the people and places creating social and community impact across Canberra. We tell uplifting, lived-experience stories that educate the community, question stigmas and make services easier to navigate. But it is more than storytelling. Purpose Media CBR operates as a hybrid model. The front end is public-facing media, community storytelling, social media and events. The back end is a fee-for-service and subscription model that supports sustainability. Revenue comes from: -Feature packages and sponsored storytelling training -Strategic communications and capacity building for for-purpose organisations -Digital products such as BoardQAI, our AI-powered board governance support tool -Membership tiers for individuals and organisations who want to back local impact -Consulting across governance, fundraising and community engagement Profits are reinvested into lived-experience contributors, free community content and tech tools that strengthen the sector. The impact we are working toward is threefold: -Increase awareness of services and reduce help-seeking barriers -Strengthen Canberra's social and community sector capacity -Build a connected community that celebrates impact rather than only crisis We are building an ecosystem where storytelling drives visibility, visibility drives revenue, revenue funds tools and capacity, and that in turn strengthens the very organisations whose stories we tell.

Enabling good businesses to be greater to change the world sooner. We have a methodology on how we measure Purpose, People, and Planet strategies as well as Profit. We focus on growing purpose-led and plant-based businesses. Plant-based economy ticks many of the SDG's. We also have keynote and presentations which can engage any audience to take more action about sustainability - every decision we take creates our legacy. Our workshops in 2023 helping businesses become SECNA members. Our Tag line is 'greedy for good' => We want purpose-led businesses to thrive

ReLove helps people rebuild their lives after crisis by providing everything they need to create a safe, comfortable home. We support women and children escaping domestic violence, people experiencing homelessness and individuals transitioning out of incarceration. Over 40% of those we assist are First Nations people. Caseworker referred clients are welcomed to the ReLove Free Store which is stocked with high-quality donated and excess furniture and homewares from corporates, hotels and the community. There, they are able to choose everything they need to start again. Our team then delivers and fully sets up each home, ensuring it is functional, welcoming and ready to live in from day one, so individuals and families can begin rebuilding with a sense of safety, stability and belonging. ReLove restores dignity, comfort and a sense of choice at a critical moment of transition.

Divert Bicycles from landfill and give them a new life. Sell good quality redeployed bikes at affordable prices. Assist Bike Shops and Bike Share Operators with their waste management Distribute kids bikes to those who have no access to it via our Foundation

We partner with for-purpose organisations and investors to unlock social impact. While supporting the growth and scale of purpose-driven organisations, we generate positive returns for investors.

SOCIAL CHANGE CENTRAL is Australia's gateway to the social enterprise sector.

Our objective is to provide assistance to any person in need regardless of creed, ethnic or social background, health, gender or political opinion. We achieve this through offering 'a hand up not a hand-out.'

Superyard is a social enterprise committed to fostering sustainability and empowering communities through the circular economy. Our goal is to create a thriving ecosystem where businesses grow responsibly, and communities benefit from sustainable construction practices.

Our Purpose is to provide affordable and meaningful funerals to all Australians through our non-profit business model

Building engaging online learning experiences around food, wellbeing and community resilience.

To support purpose-led leaders and organisations work toward building a healthier, more equitable world. We provide workshops, strategic services and mentoring.

We connect & equip purpose-driven people & organisations across Canberra & region to develop & sustain business solutions to social challenges - creating a fairer, more inclusive economy & improving wellbeing for people & planet. We directly support social enterprises through tailored learning & connection events & activities at our physical Hub at The University of Canberra, as well as other parts of the city.

Think+DO Tank Foundation collaborates with low-income and marginalised, urban communities in NSW, focusing on culturally and linguistically diverse women and children. Together, we develop a shared way of doing things, designing projects that have a demonstrated and lasting impact. Our evidence-based, replicable approaches improve social cohesion; reduce isolation; strengthen community capacity; and foster equity. By using the arts, imagination and creativity and social enterprise to approach communities we shift the realms of possibility while we simultaneously address the pragmatic challenges of disadvantage which hinder change.

We run Community Bank South Coast, providing everyday banking services with one powerful difference: our profits go back into the local community, for the local community.