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Are you a Board member who is ready to move beyond your basic fiduciary responsibilities and start leading for lasting social change? Delivered in partnership with AGSM @ UNSW Business School, the transformative #Governance for #SocialImpact short course will give you the skills and knowledge to: 🎯 Understand and apply beneficiary-centric leadership ⚙️ Apply the principles of systems thinking to identify the ecosystem’s key actors and levers for change 🚀 Lead with a mission first agenda while avoiding mission 'drift' 📏 Deepen your understanding of impact measurement 🌱 Assess organisational readiness to scale impact 💰 Navigate the intricacies of funding for impact Enrol in Australia’s only course of its kind and discover how to provide the best value you can to the charities you serve ▶ https://lnkd.in/gz25tS7p Join us in… 📍 Sydney: June 4 & 5 📍 Melbourne: August 13 & 14 You can also get in touch with us at csinational@unsw.edu.au to learn more about our online and bespoke delivery options. #BoardMember #NFPLeadership #NFPBoard #GovernanceForGood #LeadershipMatters #PositiveChange #MakingADifference #boardofdirectors UNSW Business School Lisa Casey Sandra Gamble Sonia Brennan Malcolm Kinns Rebecca McCash Susan Goldie Robyn Evans Peter Tuchin Sandy Forbes Clare Flintoff Phillips Eleni Psillakis Hugh Driver Jen Lysle-van Dyk Lola Cowle Doug Taylor Lyndsey McKee Kristy Muir Jane Hunt Shamal Dass

🎙 Podcast launch 🚀 Our CSI Swinburne team has been busy working away on an exciting new initiative, the #ResearchforSocialImpact podcast! Launching TODAY on Spotify, episode one features Professor Erin Wilson, Director of the Centre at Swinburne University of Technology who shares a bit about her diverse career experiences and 'non-linear' journey to CSI, before delving into the work her team does across #socialenterprise, #disabilityemployment, #outcomesmeasurement and more. Hosted by Susan Pizzati, Principal Industry Fellow, and produced by the talented Kristy Horne, the podcast will bring you the latest in social impact research and education through engaging conversations, insightful interviews, and valuable information about the #socialpurpose ecosystem. Tune in here >> https://lnkd.in/gieXKTje #Podcast #ResearchTranslation #CSISwinburne

Join us in wishing all of our social impact students at CSI Flinders University and CSI UNSW Business School the best of luck as they prepare for their upcoming exams and final assignments this term 🍀🤞 Throughout this study period, our students have explored a variety of topics aimed at fostering positive change including; ➡ Leadership for social impact   ➡ Creating social change ➡ Social entrepreneurship practicum  ➡ Social and environmental sustainability  ➡ Demonstrating social impact ➡ Corporate responsibility and accountability We look forward to seeing the impact these changemakers will have in the world! #StudySocialImpact >> https://lnkd.in/gXAjQPQC

Not-for-profit Board members hold a pivotal position. Alongside legal and financial responsibilities, they also serve as catalysts for driving lasting social change... In this quick video, Johan Palsson GAICD, Board Chair at Gowrie NSW shares how the Governance for Social Impact course shifted his mindset from profit-driven to beneficiary-centric, to focus on deepening and enriching impact rather than spending so much time on scaling financially. Upcoming dates are approaching quickly! 📍 Sydney (4 & 5 June) 📍 Melbourne (13 & 14 August) Register >> https://lnkd.in/gz25tS7p #BoardMember #ExecutiveEducation #SocialImpact #NotForProfit

1000 social impact professionals are officially equipped with the tools and knowledge to measure and report on their impact 🎉 And, you can too.... Join us this year for our #OutcomesMeasurement Workshops in Western Australia, Sunshine Coast or Melbourne >> https://lnkd.in/g-QfTgDV 📍 Perth: 18-19 July 📍 Sunshine Coast: 8-9 August 📍 Broome: 18-19 September 📍 Albany: 7-8 October 📍 Melbourne: 14-15 November #ImpactMeasurement #SocialImpact #Evaluation Paul Flatau Lisette Kaleveld Mariana Atkins

2024 CSI Swinburne scholarship recipient, Bianca Stern, is driving change at All Things Equal, a café committed to bridging the gap between people with disabilities and the wider community. Through purposeful training and employment opportunities, Bianca and her team are transforming lives one cup of coffee at a time ☕💫 Reflecting on what the scholarship means for her, Bianca says, "as a young professional in the non-profit sector, this #scholarship has removed the economic barrier to education. I now see broader horizons of what I'm capable of and am excited about the future opportunities ahead". Read Bianca's inspiring story >> https://lnkd.in/g3_xK-zZ #SocialImpact #StudySocialImpact #SocialEnterprise

Be part of creating valuable knowledge through the CSI Social Economy Survey, a three-year longitudinal survey for social-purpose organisations 💡 💬 Lead Researcher, Mel Edwards explains, "findings from our research will provide valuable insights for policymakers, researchers, and advocates so social purpose organisations can evolve and deepen their extraordinary contribution to our society.” Join the collective effort towards a more informed and impactful #socialeconomy here > https://lnkd.in/gvNQEj7C Prof Danielle Logue Paul Flatau Ian Goodwin-Smith Tran Nguyen Erin Wilson Zoe Callis Emma Riseley

Recent experiences during the pandemic, bushfires and floods have shown that organisations who make accessible information for people with disability are not always well-resourced to do so... Improvements are critical as climate change is making extreme weather events more common and more intense, and the impact of the issue has been highlighted by the findings of the #DisabilityRoyalCommission and by disability advocacy organisations. New CSI UNSW-led research from Dr Ariella Meltzer, Emma Barnes and Ayah Wehbe, in partnership with ℹ️ IDEAS Disability Info and funded by UNSW Disability Innovation Institute explores:    🔸 What information accessibility means in practice 🔸 The experience of organisations who make accessible information during the pandemic, bushfires and floods 🔸 The facilitators and barriers these organisations currently face 🔸 Resourcing/policy changes required to ensure quality provision of accessible information for people with disability during future public health crises and disaster events   💬 Lead author, Dr Ariella Meltzer says “Making accessible crisis information is difficult, because there is often a high volume of information that needs to be released, specialised medical and safety information is involved, frequent changes are made to the information that needs to be conveyed, and the work is required at speed..."   "Our report makes some key recommendations which include explicit legal requirements and better resourcing, which we hope can help contribute to improvements in the amount and quality of #AccessibleInformation available to people with disability in emergencies” #Disability #SocialImpact #PublicHealth

🚀 We are live! Launching today, we are excited to announce the kickoff of the CSI Social Economy Survey, investigating the challenges, opportunities, and changing needs of Australia’s social purpose organisations. In this three-year study, the Centre for Social Impact is inviting 200 for-purpose organisations to join us annually in shaping the future of the nation's #socialeconomy. Our aim is to; 🌱 Strengthen the social economy 📈 Attract sustainable investment 🔍 Provide insights to help inform policy 💫 Help Australia’s social economy thrive The survey will shed light on some of the most critical areas impacting social economy organisations, including;  1. Impact measurement and demonstrating outcomes 2. Navigating legal frameworks and adapting to regulatory changes 3. Analysing emerging sources of funding and finance 4. Exploring patterns of collaboration and partnerships within the sector and beyond Find out more, get involved, and help spread the word... Join us in this collective effort towards a more informed and impactful social economy 🌍 Register here >> https://lnkd.in/gvNQEj7C Read the media release >> https://lnkd.in/g4wFqEZQ Mel Edwards Paul Flatau Gillian McAllister Tran Nguyen Prof Danielle Logue Ian Goodwin-Smith Susan Pizzati Kristy Horne Lyndsey McKee Erin Wilson Zoe Callis Emma Riseley Jessica Mead

Congratulations to Prof Danielle Logue, CSI UNSW Director, on her recent appointment to NSW Government’s Social #ImpactInvesting Expert Advisory Group with NSW Treasury.   The NSW Office of Social Impact Investing is building a more effective and equitable #socialimpact sector by facilitating the allocation of capital into initiatives that can achieve positive, measurable, social and environmental outcomes, alongside financial return.   Professor Logue’s extensive research portfolio investigating how enterprises and markets engage in processes of #socialinnovation, coupled with her passion for fostering a more #sustainableeconomy, will provide invaluable expertise to further advance impact investing and create more meaningful societal outcomes.   Read more about the role of the OSII in NSW > https://lnkd.in/gjwqVBf6 #ImpInv #SocialImpact