Australian Social Enterprises

Inspiring Brighter Futures Foundation is a Queensland-based non-profit that provides mentoring programs to support individuals and families facing life challenges. Formerly known as Fair Go Australia Foundation, the organisation aims to motivate and guide vulnerable community members toward brighter futures through personalized support services.

The MaraWay is a Queensland-based social enterprise guided by Indigenous values that brings cultures together to address social issues and build stronger communities through various social enterprise initiatives. It focuses on empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly youth and women, through training, employment opportunities, and community development programs.

VIRB is a certified social enterprise based on the Sunshine Coast, QLD, that reinvests its profits into enhancing the lives of young people. It provides wellbeing services, leadership programs, and intervention training to over 50 schools across Queensland and Victoria, while also operating Youth Hubs that help re-engage young people in education, training, and micro-social-entrepreneurship. The organisation offers additional services including counselling, corporate training, and therapy programs supporting families, children, and students.

Young Change Agents is a Queensland-based not-for-profit social enterprise that empowers young people to identify community problems and reframe them as entrepreneurial opportunities. Through partnerships with schools and educators, they deliver entrepreneurial learning and design thinking programs that help marginalised youth develop skills for the future workforce.