About us
Social Enterprise Australia is the national peak body for social enterprise.
We advocate for and connect the sector to unlock the impact of social enterprise.
We coordinate its national strategy. We are sector-led and provide a conduit for the sector to partner with the Federal Government for a better Australia.
What we do
Advocate: We advocate with and for the sector with a focus on the Australian Government and national issues. We do this to advance policy, build support, expand participation, grow markets, and mobilise resources for the sector.
Connect: We connect the sector to plan, act and learn together. We provide ways to share and learn, foster collaboration, and collect and share data and insights.
Partner: We form partnerships that strengthen the conditions for the sector to work with others to grow impact.
Our approach
We’re serious about change:
We’re for an economy that puts people and the planet first, and for unlocking the power of social enterprise to help. We drive bold campaigns for this.
We are sector-led:
We believe nothing about the sector, should be done without the sector. So we prioritise broad and diverse participation and are a democratic, member-based organisation.
We focus on shared impact:
Big change will take diverse actors working together. We coordinate the national strategy so that the efforts and energy of many can align to drive it.
We learn through doing:
Change doesn’t happen on paper. We plan, act, learn and evolve to find effective paths forward.
We focus on process and outcome:
We believe that how we work is as important as what we seek. And that both must align. We work to treat them with equal value, hand in hand.
We work with state and territory peak bodies who advocate for and connect the sector in their areas, and we convene the Social Enterprise Peaks Group.