Social Enterprise

With Christmas only weeks away, Pro Bono Australia again presents its Ethical Christmas Guide, highlighting what charities across the country have on offer and providing a way for Australians to support the Not for Profit sector when making their Christmas purchases.

Little Dreamers raises money and awareness for the siblings of sick children and young carers. This is done through providing Dream Experiences to these children, a chance for them to feel special. They also aim to educate the wider community about the circumstances under which siblings live.

Two social enterprises that create job opportunities for disadvantaged Australians have joined together on a project to reduce e-waste and increase job opportunities for people with a disability.

Charity shops in the UK are moving online to boost sales, with more than 50 per cent of shops now selling items online, research from the Charity Retail Association has revealed.

CEOs in Sydney and Melbourne are being asked to swap their business suits for fluoro vests to try their hand at selling The Big Issue magazine to support homeless and disadvantaged people.

Social Traders has launched the latest round of the Crunch – a social enterprise development initiative that connects Victorian start-ups with business mentors and the chance to gain funding.

Social enterprise is a way of re-embedding markets with social and cultural values, which have been eroded by neo-liberal economic policies, according to an international expert.

Australia is in severe danger of losing its place amongst the top innovative countries unless there is a dramatic shift in the way young people are engaged with, according to Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians and founder of the CREATE Foundation..

There's a workshop for budding Melbourne-based social entrepreneurs who have a social idea they want to develop, along with candid conversations about setting up a social enterprise – including what not to do?