E-bulletin March 2011
E-bulletin March 2011
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A social enterprise is like any other business; there are key questions to be asked and hurdles to be overcome to maximise the likelihood of viability and success. This month’s article ‘Plan Your Work…then…Work Your Plan’ highlights these key questions and indicates what can go wrong if you take the short cut when developing a social enterprise. Let us know what you think on Facebook
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Social Enterprise Best Practice
The best place to learn about success in social enterprise is from the people that make it happen. Our social enterprise study tours provide you with the opportunity to hear from key social enterprise practitioners, giving in depth and practical insight into the establishment, development and operations of some of Melbourne’s most successful and interesting social enterprises. Our next tour is on Wednesday 23 February. Find more information and the registration form here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2010/03/social-enterprise-study-tours
Understanding, ideas and inspiration – an introduction to social enterprise
The Social Traders learning and development program is offering several ½ day professional development workshops which provide background to social enterprise, the context for social enterprise and the first stage of idea generation for social enterprise. The next workshop is on Tuesday 29 March. To find out more or to book a place visit: http://hubmelbourne201102events.posterous.com/developing-a-social-enterprise
Crunch Time
The nine Crunch Enterprises have pitched their social enterprise ideas to The Crunch investment panel, and each business plan is now being evaluated for potential investment...stay tuned for news on the decisions: www.thecrunch.socialtraders.com.au
Local Government Expert support Program – social procurement
The eight Victorian councils involved in this project have all developed action plans for the next 6 months. The road maps have almost universally recognised the need to develop useful tools that make it easy for Councils to socially procure….and so it shall be. We will report in 6 months time to let you know some of the outcomes of this project.
News
Australian 2010 Fairtrade sales triple
Retail sales of Fairtrade Certified products in Australia and New Zealand skyrocketed by almost 200% between 2009 and 2010 reaching almost AU$150 million. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/news/2011/03/australian-2010-fairtrade-sales-triple
Social enterprise cafe opportunity – Wyndham City
Wyndham City is seeking expressions of interest from those interested in utilising space in a new community centre to operate a cafe. Wyndham City is hoping to partner with an organised and professional social entrepreneur who can leverage this opportunity and provide a meaningful social return on investment. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/news/2011/03/social-enterprise-cafe-opportunity
Social enterprise cafe opportunity – Nillumbik
Nillumbik Council is seeking expressions of interest from entrepreneurs interested in establishing, leasing, managing and operating a café – including an outdoor dining space – at Edendale Farm - one of Nillumbik’s most popular destinations for residents and visitors. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/social-enterprise-cafe-opportunity-edendale-farm
Tasmanian social enterprises invited to complete the online survey
This study is the first of its kind in Tasmania and is funded by the University of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government. www.socialenterprisetasmania.blogspot.com
Social Impact Bonds Report released
The Centre for Social Impact has completed a report for the NSW Government advising on the proposed Social Impact Bond pilot announced by Premier Kristina Keneally in November last year. CSI has provided the NSW Government with a set of recommendations for the development and implementation of a Social Impact Bond pilot. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/news/2011/03/social-impact-bonds-report-released
Confidence & the Future: Survey of Australian Not for Profits
The social sector is oriented to social change, to creating a better society, to making a difference. The results of the Pro Bono Australia’s Social Sector Confidence Survey will enable the sector to gain trend data about the sectors’ future. More information about this initiative here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/news/2011/03/confidence-future-survey-australian-not-profits
Get a free website for your social enterprise
MYOB and Google have partnered on a nationwide initiative called Getting Aussie Business Online aimed at helping the one million Aussie businesses who currently don’t have a website, to take advantage of the web. Find the web link and more information here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/news/2011/03/get-free-website-your-social-enterprise
Finland to start international roll out of social enterprise Mark
SYFO, a Finnish social enterprise intermediary, is exploring the possibilities of widening the use of Social Enterprise Mark in Europe. If the Mark gets the go ahead in Finland and is a success, it could set a blueprint for a roll out across Europe and internationally. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/news/2011/03/finland-start-international-roll-out-social-enterprise-mark
Study commissioned on NFP legal issues
Makinson & d’Apice Lawyers has commissioned a large-scale independent survey of charities, churches, foundations and community organisations to capture their views on the legal issues which they face. Through participation your organisation will also be entered into a draw for a $1,000 donation from Makinson & d’Apice Lawyers. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZY23LWN
Opinion Piece of the month
Plan Your Work..then..Work Your Plan. Libby Ward-Christie, Investment and Growth, Social Traders
A social enterprise is like any other business; there are key questions to be asked and hurdles to be overcome to maximise the likelihood of viability and success.
Read the full article here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/opinion-pieces
Launches
Introducing the new CSI Blog
The CSI Blog provides a lively forum for discussion and debate on social impact issues. Each week the blog will receive contributions from guest writers as well as regular CSI staff. The featured guest blogger posts this week are from Toby Hall, CEO of Mission Australia and Mark Bagshaw, Managing Director of Innov8. Access the CSI Blog via www.csi.edu.au or bookmark the link: http://blog.csi.edu.au/
Events and Workshops
Monday night dinners, 7 March – 9 May
The social enterprise ‘Scarf’, which borrows restaurants to run hands-on hospitality training and mentoring programs for marginalised youth, will host dinners each Monday for the next few months in North Carlton and Richmond in Melbourne. Find more details here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/monday-night-dinners-scarf
Legal issues in managing volunteers (full day training session), Wednesday 16 March, Melbourne
Volunteers are a critical part of many social enterprises. Despite this few organisations fully understand how the law applies to its volunteers. Run by PilchConnect lawyers, the seminar will draw on current case law, hypothetical examples and common questions. See more information here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/legal-issues-managing-volunteers-full-day-training-session
Are community organisations at a crossroad? Monday 21 March
Will the comparative advantages of not-for-profits relative to private sector providers be narrowed? Will smaller, local organisations be less able to pay increased salaries than more-established, large-scale social enterprises? Will the decision drive rationalisation of the sector? Details of the event here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/%E2%80%98are-community-organisations-crossroad%E2%80%99
Be inspired by Social Change Makers, School for Social Entrepreneurs and Business Professional Women Australia, Tuesday 22 March
Hear from 5 Women based in Melbourne (including Nina Howard from Social Traders) who are shaping the social landscape and learn more about a new approach to addressing social and environmental challenges - an approach that harnesses business models and entrepreneurship for good. Find details here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/be-inspired-social-change-makers
Challenging Inequality: Social action in an ever-changing world, 2011 ACOSS National Conference, 29-30 March
The ACOSS National Conference is a premier event for policy-makers, researchers and those engaged in social services or advocacy. The event assembles a diverse line-up of speakers, including May Lam from Social Traders who will join the panel on Employment Services and Social Enterprise. Details here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/challenging-inequality-social-action-ever-changing-world
National Sustainable Food Summit, 5-6 April
The Sustainable Food Summit will focus on recent policy developments, with emphasis on food security and resilience and how these relate to the National Food Plan. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/Sustainable%20food%20and%20social%20enterprise
Do you want to be part of Victoria’s biggest small business festival?
Energise Enterprise - Victoria’s Small Business Festival will take place from 1 -31 August across Victoria. If you would like to stage an event now is the time to get involved! The 2011 festival will be a bumper event for small business operators and those thinking of starting a business
http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/01/do-you-want-be-part-victoria%E2%80%99s-biggest-small-business-festival
Hub Melbourne invites you to co-create their programming for 2011
Do you have skills or knowledge you’d like to share through workshops? What other activity would you like to see in the space? What kind of event would inspire or enable you to realise positive social change? Would you like to book the space for your awesome event? http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/01/social-enterprise-hub-melbourne-invites-you-co-create-their-programming-2011
Invitation to Social Impact Bond conference, 10, 14 & 17 March, UK
Social Finance invites commissioners, social service providers and investors to three conferences in Glasgow, Birmingham and London in March 2011. Social Finance would like to work with you to build the marketplace for Social Impact Bonds. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/01/invitation-social-impact-bond-conference-march-2011
The Australian Centre for Social Innovation Open House, 25 March, Adelaide
Find out a bit more about TACSI and their projects, meet other Adelaideans interested in social innovation and share ideas and projects. Details here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/australian-centre-social-innovation-open-house
Voice11 - UK's biggest social enterprise event, 29 & 30 March, London
Voice11 is the event for everyone in and around the growing social enterprise movement. Participants can learn, meet investors, train, buy, sell, innovate, understand how to start or grow your business, break into new markets, showcase, ask questions, give answers, and receive on-the-spot advice and information. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/01/voice-11-uks-biggest-social-enterprise-event
Skoll World Forum, 30 Mar – 1 April, Oxford UK
The theme for the 2011 Forum is “Large Scale Change – ecosystems, networks and collaborative action.” Sessions will focus on the ideas, knowledge, networks and actions needed to span geographic areas, issues and institutional boundaries to achieve large-scale change. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/01/skoll-world-forum-applications-now-being-considered
Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference, 4 – 6 April 2011, Miami
The 2nd annual Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference- 2011 is the largest annual impact investment conference on the East Coast of the United States, Latin America & the Caribbean. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/01/social-venture-capitalsocial-enterprise-conference-miami-2011
Social Enterprise World Forum, 5-7 April 2011, Johannesburg
The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is the world's premier event engaging social enterprises over all the continents. Join more than 700 social entrepreneurs in South Africa to learn, grow, be inspired, make new connections from around the globe and become part of this expanding movement. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/01/social-enterprise-world-forum-2011-south-africa
Grants & Awards
Western Australian Grants for Women Program 2011
Women's Interests Minister Robyn McSweeney announced one-off annual grants of up to $5,000 to eligible community groups and organisations which provide services to West Australian women by developing projects that highlight and strengthen women's economic, political and social accomplishments.
http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/western-australian-grants-women-program-2011
Grants to establish and expand Melbourne social enterprises
Social enterprises operating in the City of Melbourne may be eligible for financial grants and business mentoring to the value of $25,000. Applications can be made in several categories including: start-up and expansion. Closing date for applications is Tuesday 15 March 2011. More details here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/news/2010/10/grants-establish-and-expand-melbourne-social-enterprises-and-micro-businesses
Grants Available for Victorian Not-For-Profits
Melbourne social enterprises that are registered with Not for Profit status are invited to apply to the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation for a 2011 grant. Applications close on Thursday 31 March 2011. For more information visit http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/01/grants-available-victorian-not-profit-social-enterprises
Lead | Create | Innovate – Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2011
Now in their ninth year, the 2011 Premier’s Sustainability Awards recognise and reward Victorian businesses, institutions, communities and individuals that are leading the way to a sustainable Victoria- by doing things better, smarter and more productively while reducing their everyday environmental impacts. Entries close – 5pm Friday 1 April 2011 http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2011/03/2011-premier%E2%80%99s-sustainability-awards-submissions-now-open
About Social Enterprise
Following a fixed 'type’ of social enterprise is less important than the ability of individual entrepreneurs and organisations to create the business models that best help them to achieve their goals. Most social enterprises do not neatly fit into a set structure, often mixing and matching characteristics from many typologies in order to meet the needs they have been developed to address. The social enterprise typology on our website will give you an in-depth look at various approaches, ideals and social purposes of social enterprise - including 'Hybrid' models: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/social-enterprise-typology
Social Enterprise Profile
In 2007 The Brotherhood of St Laurence (Australia) produced a DVD containing five comprehensive social enterprise case studies. Each case study details the choices made on their path to sustainability, legal structures involved, and the social issue and business opportunity they seek to address. Find this fantastic resource here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/social-enterprise-tools#Business_Planning
Are you interested in reading other examples? See the Social Traders series of comprehensive social enterprise case studies available here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/library/social-enterprise-case-studies
Or join a study tour: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/event/2010/03/social-enterprise-study-tours
Resources and Publications
Time for Social Enterprise - Report from the UK Social Enterprise Coalition 2011
The report says the system in which philanthropy, corporate social responsibility and government grants fund the work of charities is a one-dimensional way of tackling the country’s social and environmental problems. It says that social enterprise provides a better alternative because it contributes to GDP whilst simultaneously tackling social and environmental problems. Find the report here: http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/data/files/Research/Time_for_Social_Enterprise.pdf
In the River They Swim: Essays from Around the World on Enterprise Solutions to Poverty by Michael Fairbanks, Malik Fal, Marcela Escobari-Roseand Elizabeth Hooper
http://www.intherivertheyswim.com/index.html
Beyond Profit social enterprise online magazine
This magazine presents the stories, people and ideas behind innovative social enterprises by bringing you first-hand insights and expert commentary. http://beyondprofitmag.com/
Social Edge
An online community managed by the Skoll Foundation where social entrepreneurs and other practitioners in the social sector connect to network, learn, inspire and share resources. Social Edge is a program of the Skoll Foundation that was inspired by Jeff Skoll's commitment to connecting people with shared passions. http://www.socialedge.org/
Job Opportunities
Reverse Garbage, Public Relations Coordinator, Co-operative Secretary and Human Resources Coordinator
Reverse Garbage is a non-profit worker run co-operative based in Woolloongabba. The position will be responsible for the effective low-cost promotion of all aspects of Reverse Garbage; ensuring the cooperative meets it’s legal requirements as a cooperative and as an employer; ensuring there is adequate staff and that appropriate training and professional development are available to staff. Find more details here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/social-enterprise-job-opportunities
The Last Cuppa, Wesley Mission Victoria - several positions
The Last Cuppa Café & Catering (TLC) is a Social Enterprise of Wesley Mission Victoria which provides on the job training and work experience to individuals who face long term unemployment in order to facilitate a pathway to sustainable employment in the open labour market. They are currently seeking a catering assistant and administrative and enterprise development support. See the full descriptions here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/social-enterprise-job-opportunities
Looking for volunteers?
Did you know that you can advertise for volunteers on Victoria's Volunteering Portal, the Victorian Government's website for volunteers and volunteer organisations, including social enterprises?
Follow these links to find out more and set up an account:
Visit www.volunteer.vic.gov.au
Advertise a job opportunity – send details to info@socialtraders.com.au or upload the details here: http://www.socialtraders.com.au/social-enterprise-job-opportunities
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