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Markets and
governments play vital roles in Australian life. But by
themselves, neither can create strong, inclusive and
prosperous communities.
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Both need a third sphere of
initiative-taking and relationship-forming activity to
interact with. Both need a strong civil society in which
people - as individuals, families, communities, associations
and businesses - interact, form partnerships and generate
ventures to achieve social purposes.
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Social
Enterprise Partnerships is a unique organisation in Australia. Our aim is to support this third sphere of activity at both local and national
levels. Our capacity as Australians to do this - to generate
ventures and form partnerships for social purposes - is
critical to our present and future quality of life. It is
arguably the most important question facing the nation at the
start of the 21st century.
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Not all
social initiatives and relationships are enterprises, of
course. But markets of one kind or another shape a large part of
what we do socially, and how we do it. A social enterprise is
simply a market-based venture for a social purpose.
There are tens of thousands of such ventures in
Australia, and every day, from Broome to
Sandy
Bay, Cape York to Manjimup, new
ones are being created.
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What does
SEP do?
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SEP builds
peer-generated strategic development of social enterprise and
social entrepreneurship. We say ‘peer-generated’ because
we do not begin with the agendas of government or the
corporate sector. We begin with the work and issues of the
social enterprise sector, and shape our priorities around
these.
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For instance, how can
community-based recycling and reuse ventures grow their
businesses, employ more people with disadvantages, generate
social capital through their operations, and find new markets
for what some might call 'rubbish'? SEP supports ventures
in finding answers to questions like these by bringing people
together as peers in highly-focused strategy forums and
facilitating practical, collaborative initiatives.
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Become
a Member
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Facilitating
partnership in taking initiatives,
forming new relationships,
and collaborating
in projects is our core business.
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Participation in SEP activities is based on eight categories of individual membership:
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Community
Partner
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Social
Entrepreneur
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Third
Sector Partner
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Civic
Entrepreneur
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Corporate Associate
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Research Associate
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Consulting Associate
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Student Associate
CLICK
HERE
for further details.
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Here's the schedule for the next few months. Don't forget to check regularly for new additions - or complete the box below to receive our
email updates.
16/17
October
Meeting the Challenge - attendees at SEP's annual
national conference will have an exclusive
opportunity to receive training in the
development and management of social enterprise
projects from a highly accomplished team of
speakers.
16
October
Social Enterprise Awards. This year, our
annual social enterprise awards will be announced
at a special dinner to be held in Melbourne on 16
October.
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EMPLOYMENT |
Innovative
General Practitioners Wanted
If you
would like to be part of a forward thinking team
of health professionals, working in a modern
integrated health centre
CLICK HERE.
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NEW
PROJECTS
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Families in
Partnership
The
aim of the Families in Partnership project is to
provide
information,
training
and options
to enable families to plan and create quality
personalised supports for their loved ones.
CLICK
HERE for
more information.
Cafes and Catering Network
Following
the 'Social Enterprise in Cafes and Catering
forum' held in Melbourne in November, SEP has
developed a range of services to support the
development of cafes and catering enterprises
which have been formed with the aim of providing
new opportunities to people and communities with
various disadvantages.
CLICK HERE for more information.
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