Rebecca Scott, founding CEO of STREAT, has been awarded the David Clarke Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership in Social Change. The scholarship honours the memory of Social Ventures Australia (SVA) Leadership Council founding Chair David Clarke, and provides the winner the opportunity to attend Harvard Business School’s ‘Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management’ course. The award was […]

The Origin Foundation has committed $2 million over 3.5 years to support the planned scaling of QUT’s Exceptional Teachers for Disadvantaged Schools program (ETDS) to six universities. A vital element to improve outcomes for disadvantaged students is outstanding teachers. A reality, however, is that teacher graduates in the top quartile of academic scores are far […]

SVA announces the early close of applications to Australia’s first social benefit bond (SBB) with $7 million raised one month ahead of schedule.