Useful links

Other Australian impact organisations

The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI)

TACSI uses the best of design, social science and business thinking to develop new programs in the community, and to build the innovation capability of the social sector.

B Lab Australia & New Zealand

B Lab is a non-profit organisation that awards B Corp certification to companies that meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.

Centre for Social Impact (CSI)

A collaboration of the University of New South Wales, Swinburne University of Technology, The University of Western Australia and The University of Melbourne, the Centre for Social Impact supports the delivery of beneficial social impact in Australia through research, teaching, measurement and the promotion of public debate.

SIMNA

SIMNA is a knowledge-sharing network for social impact measurement. Its purpose is to help foster the emerging practice of social impact measurement in Australia.

Social Change Central

Social Change Central is a dedicated online hub for social enterprises. SCC connects, encourages and supports social enterprises

The Social Impact Investment Knowledge Hub

The Social Impact Investment Knowledge Hub is the online home of the NSW Government’s Office of Social Impact Investment, established to facilitate growth in the social impact investment market.

Social innovation in Western Australia (SiiWA)

Social innovation in Western Australia develops, supports and connects socially innovative people, communities, organisations and businesses in Western Australia.

International impact organisations

Ashoka

Ashoka is a global organisation that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs – individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social challenges. Since 1981, Ashoka has elected over 3,000 social entrepreneurs as Fellows, providing them with living stipends, professional support, and access to a global network of peers in more than 70 countries.

Big Society Capital

Big Society Capital is a financial institution with a social mission to help grow the the social investment market in the UK and ensure that charities and social enterprises wanting to borrow money or take on investment, can find appropriate capital.

Case Foundation

The US-based Case Foundation is focused on promoting everyday philanthropy, deepening civic engagement, and broadening the use of new technologies to make giving more informed, efficient, and effective.

ImpactAlpha

ImpactAlpha is a business media site focused on the impact investment marketplace: stories, leaders, opportunities and trends.

Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX)

Impact Investment Exchange Asia is the home of Asia’s first private and public platforms for Social Enterprises (SEs) to raise capital efficiently.

New Economics Foundation (NEF)

The NEF is an independent think-and-do tank that promotes social, economic and environmental justice, and transformation of the economy so that it works for people and the planet.

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a not-for-profit organisation, focused on advancing social entrepreneurship as well as fostering social entrepreneurs. It provides platforms at the regional and global level to highlight and advance leading models of sustainable social innovation.

The Skoll Foundation

The Skoll Foundation is a social entrepreneurship organisation focused on driving large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs worldwide. Each year the Skoll Foundation convenes the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Published by Stanford University, Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine and website that covers cross-sector solutions to global problems. It covers a wide range of subjects from microfinance and green businesses to social networks and human rights.