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SVA partners with social purpose organisations and communities where we see significant potential for strategic partnership to influence systemic change. These partnerships form our venture portfolio.

Our venture partners say...

‘The partnership with SVA is providing us the financial and professional support that will enable our youth programs to scale across WA and we look forward to creating social impact far greater than we could without SVA’s business and strategic investment.’

Pat Ryan, CEO, Dismantle

Current venture portfolio

BackTrack

BackTrack provides young people in regional communities the support, life skills and experience to pursue positive life pathways.

Bright Spots Schools Connection

The Connection supports exceptional school leaders in disadvantaged communities to improve the outcomes of their students.

Dismantle

Dismantle supports at-risk young people in WA. Through a bike outreach program, the WA social enterprise helps young people transition to further education and employment.

Evidence for Learning

Evidence for Learning helps great practice become common practice in education, by improving the evidence of what works and why.

Industry Employment Initiative

The Industry Employment Initiative (IEI) is developing a demand-led employment model to improve employment outcomes for jobseekers.

Malpa

Malpa is an Aboriginal controlled organisation that promotes health and well-being among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people and communities.

Marnin Studio

Marnin Studio is an Indigenous art enterprise operating out of the Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre in Fitzroy Crossing.

Mimi’s House

Mimi’s House supports primary school aged children at risk of falling out of the school system in the Moreton Bay Region.

Restacking the Odds

Restacking the Odds aims to break the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage with services and strategies that centre on the early years of a child’s development.

Vanguard Laundry Services

Vanguard Laundry Services creates employment opportunities for people previously excluded from the workforce.

Wings to Fly

Wings to Fly is a QLD social venture aimed at improving the social and emotional wellbeing of children aged 0-5, including vulnerable and traumatised children.

Former venture partners

SVA is honoured to have worked with more than 50 venture partners over more than a decade. These organisations have continued to tackle some of Australia’s most pressing social challenges. Our alumni ventures include:

AIME

The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) works for an Australia where Indigenous children finish high school at the same rate as all Australian students.

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Beacon

Beacon is working towards an Australia that understands, cares and is motivated to support young people to successfully transition to further education or employment.

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CareerTrackers

CareerTrackers creates internship opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students.

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First Australians Capital

First Australians Capital (FAC) is an Indigenous-led organisation providing new sources of capital and support for Indigenous businesses.

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Ganbina

Ganbina aims to empower Indigenous communities to achieve true social and economic equality with other Australians within the next two generations.

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STREAT

STREAT works to stop homelessness by offering young people aged 16-25 a supported pathway from the street to a sustainable livelihood.

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Teach for Australia

Teach for Australia's vision is of an Australia where all children, regardless of background, attain an excellent education.

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David WIlliams

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Katie McLeish

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