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Social Enterprise Resources

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.

Useful documents

  • Australian Social Enterprise Stories project -The Centre for Social Impact and Parramatta City Council have collaborated on the Australian Stories of Social Enterprise project which documents the stories of 33 Australian social enterprises through a series of interviews. This book was launched by the Minister for Human Services and Social Inclusion, The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, at an event in Sydney on 5th April 2011. PDF Icon Click here for an e-book version.

  • The Social Enterprise Builder A step-by-step guide to building a social enterprise developed by Social Traders.

  • Business Planning Guide for social enterprises – Putting the Pieces Together. This guide has been produced through the Parramatta Social Enterprise Hub program and was developed by Social Ventures Australian in conjunction with Parramatta City Council.

  • The Finding Australia’s Social Enterprise Sector project - FASES
    FASES was conducted by the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at Queensland University of Technology in conjunction with Social Traders.

  • Toward a Social Enterprise Strategy for Greater Sydney -  Toward a Social Enterprise Strategy for Greater Sydney (641.1 kb) research conducted in early 2009, and feeding into the development of the Social Enterprises Sydney model.

  • Churchill Fellowship report - social enterprise Churchill Fellowship report.pdf (189.9 kb)
    How the public sector can support social enterprise development, report based on the study tour conducted by PCC’s Community Capacity Building Officer Social Enterprise, Joanne McNeill, in early 2009.

Examples of Australian Social Enterprises

 

Other Australian Social Enterprise Resources

 

International Social Enterprise Resources

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