Social Enterprise
30 July 2010 | Former Democrats leader and current academic within the Not for Profit sector, Cheryl Kernot is to stand for a Senate seat in NSW as an independent.
21 December 2009 | A consortium of four major charities purchases ABC Learning childcare centres
22 July 2010 | Pro Bono Australia launches a campaign to make social policy part of the Federal Election and to urge our political leaders to listen to the Not for Profit sector in the lead up to polling day.
13 July 2010 | The Gillard Government has announced two new initiatives to provide support for social enterprise through increased funding and sharing expertise between enterprises and professional firms.
07 July 2010 | The Australian social enterprise sector is mature, sustainable and internally diverse according to new research.
23 June 2010 | Partnering with some of the UK's leading charities, a new online social enterprise - fairsharemusic- combines legal music downloads with charitable giving.
02 June 2010 | In the US, the newly established Social Innovation Fund gets a boost from major Foundations
02 June 2010 | A new government initiative aims accelerate the growth of social housing in Western Australia
02 June 2010 | Business Link in London has developed an online toolkit to provide advice and support for social entrepreneurs
20 May 2010 | Social Traders launch The Crunch, a landmark social enterprise investment and support initiative.
20 May 2010 | Young refugee fashion designers hit the catwalk in a unique social enterprise
30 April 2010 | Social Traders Managing Director David Brookes reports on the Social Enterprise World Forum in San Fransisco for Pro Bono Australia readers.
23 April 2010 | Australian social enterprises need to understand and adopt sustainable business operations according to new research
14 April 2010 | Melbourne’s first School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) was today launched on a city rooftop with century old links to social enterprise in Melbourne.
14 April 2010 | Assistant Treasurer, Nick Sherry launches the Social Impact Property Fund as part of Social Investment Australia
06 April 2010 | Social procurement, or buying goods and services with a purpose, is becoming an enormous growth area in Australia according to a new Background Paper.
24 March 2010 | A British expert has urged the Australian Government to ensure the social business sector has a level playing field with other corporate structures.
17 March 2010 | A new initiative by Not for Profit magazine, The Big Issue, to address women's homelessness issues in Australia has been launched by the Prime Minister's wife.
04 March 2010 | The Australian Centre for Social Innovation has launched the ‘Bold Ideas Better Lives Challenge’ to support social innovation projects in Australia.
18 February 2010 | Australia has its first crop of graduates from the School of Social Entrepreneurs, but these are not your ordinary 'students'.