Champions of change: meet two of our new corporate supporters
SVA extends the SVA Champions program to corporate partners, welcoming Bespoke Careers and King & Wood Mallesons
What have we learned from 10 years of the SVA Quarterly?
When the then SVA Consulting Quarterly was launched in August 2012, its primary goal was – as it still is – to share SVA’s knowledge with the sector to help create more impact by improving practice. We started with an idea The consulting arm of SVA, founded in 2007, had been at the cutting edge […]
Our most read SVA Quarterly articles from FY22
Here are the most popular SVA Quarterly articles written by SVA Consulting from 2021 to 2022.
Renewed hope: how the change in government presents fresh opportunities to get disadvantage to zero
With each change in government comes new opportunities – they enter with new commitments, new ambitions and a willingness to drive change. This most recent change of government presents exciting opportunities to advance SVA’s agenda for an Australia where all people and communities thrive. There are many areas where their priorities and ours overlap. Changes […]
Innovation or evolution? Research and evidence in education practice – part 2
On day 2 of the latest Thought Leadership Gathering, we explored how we could break down the barriers faced by First Nation students and bridged the education gap.
Innovation or evolution? Research and evidence in education practice – part 1
The latest Thought Leadership Gathering explored how we could improve education practices using evidence-informed approach.
Top 10 SVA Quarterly articles from FY21
We share the most popular SVA Quarterly articles from 2021-2022.
Challenger’s ‘perfect match’ addressing mature age employment
SVA Consulting helped Challenger and COTA NSW form a community partnership, resulting in new research on barriers to mature age employment.
How SVA’s Review project supports improvements in youth employment programs
For many years Social Ventures Australia has worked to identify and support good practice in delivery of employment programs for young people. What we know – and what the evidence shows – is that there is no silver bullet. There are elements that go into good program design like ensuring that young people have the […]
How industry can give social suppliers a hand up
This article is the second in our series on the state of social procurement in Australia. Click here to read our previous blog about the gap between the size of social procurement demand and the capacity of social benefit suppliers as well as the inaccessibility of many of the contracts. A handful of proactive social […]
The social procurement mismatch
From Commonwealth to state to local, governments across Australia are establishing ambitious social procurement targets. Industry now needs to rethink their procurement and contracting approach if they are to meet these obligations and achieve traction in social procurement. Social procurement promises a better future for people in the downward cycle of long-term unemployment. Social procurement […]
Change is happening and Ganbina can prove it
Ganbina is an Indigenous led organisation based in Shepparton, Victoria. Social Ventures Australia supported Ganbina through the SVA venture philanthropy program until 2016 and has recently conducted an SROI report evaluating the social impact created over the last four years compared to the investment. This year, we have been confronted with the truth of inequity […]
How educators are responding to Covid-19 and how the nation is responding to them
Our schools have been thrown into the spotlight as the Covid-19 crisis has unfolded and, like all sectors, education has rapidly and repeatedly transformed into a ‘new normal’. When whole systems switched to remote learning, educators began repurposing their lessons to suit new modes of delivery, learning new pedagogies and upskilling on the use of […]
Combatting social isolation – lessons learnt from the Covid-19 experience
Most social services organisations are already aware of the challenges of social isolation, especially for the elderly and those with chronic health conditions or disabilities. Because of the need for people to self-isolate at home during the Covid-19 crisis, loneliness now has more attention than ever before. We spoke to five social services organisations, as […]
Returning to country
The coronavirus pandemic presents an unlikely opportunity for some Aboriginal people seeking sanctuary on their traditional country. This is the third in our 3-part series sharing stories from SVA clients, partners and friends in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, where people are uniquely affected by the coronavirus crisis. Part 1 of the series […]
7 Steps for keeping the lights on: Support for social enterprises (Covid-19 impact response)
Email us at cstimpson@socialventures.com.au to set up a free office hour. Please include your business name, website and overview of your situation.The COVID-19 outbreak is rapidly unfolding with significant impact on small businesses, especially social enterprises and Indigenous businesses. Major disruptions to our work and social lives are expected for the next six months. Planning is critical in order to survive an immediate loss in revenue, cash flow constraints, due liabilities, disruption in supply and most importantly impacts on employees. Here are seven great steps for keeping the lights on during this chaotic time.
‘Fortress Groote’: managing safety, services and a mining economy in a remote Indigenous community
As we are seeing in Australia’s highly populated areas, managing the interconnectedness of health, economic and social needs is complex amidst the coronavirus crisis. On the Groote Archipelago in the Northern Territory – where mining operations sit alongside local Indigenous communities – the situation is especially complex and the risks perhaps higher. At the start […]
A conversation, not a broadcast: how Indigenous radio stations are responding to the coronavirus crisis
Many of us are incessantly checking our phones for coronavirus news. In remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, it’s the radio that is helping to keep people safe, calm and informed. Indigenous radio is a vital community asset – as we reported in our analysis for the Australian Government in 2017. Despite inconsistent funding, […]
Working with fire through traditional burning
In the midst of a national bush fire crisis, Director, Consulting Brendan Ferguson discusses how we could look to Indigenous knowledge to lead the way. Australians are still coming to terms with the devastating bush fires that continue to burn across the country. As we reflect on what can be done to reduce the risk […]
SVA’s 25th Thought Leadership Gathering: celebration, collaboration and connection for future action
Celebration. Collaboration. Connection. A celebration of achievement, reflection on impact and provocation to build leadership for future action – those were the orders of day at the last Thought Leadership Gathering of 2019. The SVA Bright Spots Schools Connection’s (The Connection) 25th Thought Leadership Gathering (TLG) held in late November assembled 117 educators for two days of celebration of their accomplishments in the program. ‘A community is a group of people who commit to grow together – and that’s […]
Garma 2019: Why traditional decision making must be at the heart of any engagement with First Australian communities
‘We ask you all as real people, to take a step back. As real people, to humble yourselves no matter how successful, respected or influential you are, or you think you are, in the Western World. Because out here, Western success doesn’t mean anything, and is not powerful, unless, we all use our strengths and […]
Q&A with Kellie Checkley, Head of Sticking Together Project at SYC
Kellie Checkley is the Head of Sticking Together Project at SYC. She joined SYC to take on this role after 12 years as the CEO at a not-for-profit organisation supporting young people in southern Sydney. SVA caught up with Kellie, to hear more about her passion for the Sticking Together Project.
Meet Nathan Sowell, Manager, Impact Investing
Nathan Sowell joined Social Ventures Australia out of a desire to make an impact. Since joining SVA in early 2017 as a manager in the Impact Investing team, Nathan has worked on the launch and ongoing management of the SVA Diversified Impact Fund.
Investing in very remote Aboriginal communities
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) recently completed a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) that considers various scenarios associated with investment, or lack of investment, in very remote Aboriginal communities. SVA was commissioned to undertake the work by the Martu organisation, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa (KJ), and seven other partner organisations working with Martu people in the East Pilbara. What was […]
AIME part of growing network of SVA alumni ventures
The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience has become the eighth organisation to graduate from Social Ventures Australia’s venture portfolio, having achieved the sustainability and impact to continue to thrive without hands on support from SVA.
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