The costs and benefits of WISEs
New research providing clarity on costs and outcomes of employment focused social enterprises.
Social enterprises across Australia are tackling some of the hardest employment challenges. They support people facing complex barriers into paid work that lasts. Yet the real cost of doing this well is still poorly understood.
Join us for a discussion on new research led by Social Traders and Deloitte Access Economics, with support from the Paul Ramsay Foundation and the Minderoo Foundation. Representatives from all four organisations will share the findings and explore what they reveal about the costs, outcomes and impact of employment-focused social enterprises, and what they mean for social enterprises, funders, policymakers and buyers seeking to drive inclusive employment outcomes.
Registration is essential and will close at 10am the day prior unless booked out.
Please contact our events team with any questions events@socialtraders.com.au
Drawing on data from more than 300 certified social enterprises, the research provides a clearer picture of what it actually takes to support people into sustained employment, where funding and cost shortfalls exist, and how outcomes are being measured across the sector.
Importantly, this work goes beyond research. A key part of the project has been embedding these insights into sector infrastructure. Social enterprises, whether certified or not, can now access new benchmarking and data visualisation functionality through the Social Traders Portal.
This delivers on the research ambition of creating practical tools that help individual enterprises better understand their performance while strengthening evidence and insights across the sector. If you're a social enterprise, come along to learn more about how you can access and use these new capabilities.
- how shared evidence on costs and outcomes can improve pricing, procurement, investment and policy decisions; and
- how better measurement can evolve from a reporting requirement into a practical tool for everyday decision-making.
Attendees will leave with stronger evidence, clearer language and actionable insights to support inclusive employment and help reshape the systems that underpin it.
- Social enterprises, not-for-profits, or anyone who's curious about what it takes to make work integrated social enterprises work.
- Funders and government policy makers to get a better understanding of how to further support a thriving social enterprise sector.
- Business professionals in social procurement seeking ways to better support social enterprises to drive inclusive employment outcomes.
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Who you'll hear from
Join the list of panel speakers and discover the research findings in depth.
Tara Anderson
Social Traders Chief Executive OfficerTara Anderson is CEO of Social Traders, the national body for social enterprise and social performance in Australia. Her international career has spanned strategy, business development, innovation, marketing, social impact and cross-sector collaboration at executive and Board level. She holds an MBA and Masters in Social Innovation. She’s passionate about seeing more businesses embed purpose – to create a more equitable and sustainable world, for all of us.
Jess Graham-Franklin
Paul Ramsay Foundation Manager, Delivery ImpactJess Graham-Franklin is Manager, Delivery Impact at Paul Ramsay Foundation, where she leads the Economic Dignity portfolio, working to expand economic opportunity so children and young people can thrive. She has over 15 years' experience across the not-for-profit and philanthropic sectors; and brings a strong systems change perspective, with a focus on policy reform, community-led solutions and cross-sector collaboration.
Rachel Power
Deloitte Access Economics Associate Director, Deloitte Access EconomicsRachel Power is an Associate Director at Deloitte Access Economics and has an interest in the role of economic participation in breaking cycles of disadvantage and addressing barriers to education and employment. Rachel’s focus on economic inclusion sees her lead projects relating to the design, cost and effectiveness of training and employment pathway programs; strengthening equity in Australia’s labour market, including representation of people with disability, gender balance, and cultural diversity in Australia’s workplaces and more.
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