At the time that PCC’s Social Enterprise program commenced in January 2007 there was no central Australian-based portal for accessing social enterprise related information. This was identified as a significant gap in the local infrastructure and this section of the PCC webpages were created to begin to address this issue. The resulting collection of examples, documents, blog sites and the like was the first of its kind in Australia.
Since then, in response to many stimuli, the Australian social enterprise landscape has exploded with activity. A significant step forward was the 2008 establishment of Social Traders in Melbourne – an initiative jointly funded by the Victorian State Government and a private philanthropic foundation. In September 2009 Social Traders launched its website and much of the content that previously appeared on these pages, along with much more, now appears there.
The content of the PCC social enterprise resource pages have been significantly scaled back as a result and it is recommended that interested parties visit the Social Traders website at www.socialtraders.com.au.
Other current and recent activity includes:
Documenting Australian social enterprise stories – PCC is collaborating with The Centre for Social Impact on this project. Stories of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship activity are largely undocumented in Australia. Over the past 10-15 years a number of publications on these topics overseas have provided a catalyst for the developing sphere of activity. This project will assist with addressing the gap in local material about social enterprise activity. The outcome will be a publication that will present key learning themes coming out of the journeys of those involved in the field.
The Finding Australia’s Social Enterprise Sector (FASES) project
Toward a Social Enterprise Strategy for Greater Sydney - Toward a Social Enterprise Strategy for Greater Sydney ( 641.1 kb)
Churchill Fellowship report - How the public sector can support social enterprise development - social enterprise Churchill Fellowship report.pdf ( 189.9 kb)
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