Our Initiatives

Since 2014, Social Impact Hub has launched many initiatives to grow the impact sector.

We are always looking to collaborate with partners on new initiatives. If any of the programmes on this page inspire you, reach out to our team today.

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The Portfolio

A selection of past and current initiatives

Current

Catalysing Impact

Funded by the QBE Foundation and delivered by Social Impact Hub, Catalysing Impact backs impact enterprises and purpose-driven businesses working on climate resilience or inclusion. It pairs catalytic grant funding that helps unlock further investment with tailored capability building across strategy, financial resilience and investment readiness. In 2025, AU$1 million in QBE Foundation grants supported a total capital stack of AU$3.77 million.

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Proudly supported by
QBE Foundation
Current

Impact Investing Hub

Supporting the Australian impact investing ecosystem for investors and financial advisors.

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Proudly supported by
Impact Investing Australia Philanthropy Australia Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific Responsible Investment Association Australasia Ashurst
Current

Social Impact Fellowship

A transformative programme for aspiring changemakers seeking to explore their purpose and understand how they can drive greater social and environmental impact through their work and beyond.

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Current

Impact Investing Legal Toolkit

Free tools and templates to help social enterprises and impact investors navigate the legal dimensions of impact investing in Australia. Built with MinterEllison, it follows the capital raising journey end to end — readiness, pitching, due diligence, negotiation, documentation and life after investment — with legal templates, interactive tools and practical guidance at each stage.

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Proudly supported by
Minderoo Foundation MinterEllison
Current

CASEI

The Council of Australian Social Enterprise Intermediaries brings together the organisations that support Australia's social enterprise sector. It helps their programmes and services work more cohesively, so the support available to social enterprises is better connected, easier to navigate and ultimately more effective.

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Current

Social Enterprise Legal Toolkit

Empowering enterprises to choose the best legal structure for their goals.

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Proudly supported by
Centre for Social Finance Law Seventh Street Ventures
Current

Growth & Impact Diagnostic Tool

Helping social enterprises or purpose-driven organisations identify the business, financial, legal, and internal capacity they need to grow and amplify their impact.

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Current

Impact Investment Readiness Diagnostic

Assessing the readiness of an enterprise to take on impact investment.

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Proudly supported by
English Family Foundation
Current

Funding for Impact

Transforming the way we think about giving.

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Proudly supported by
Snow Foundation Cages Foundation Macquarie Therese Cochrane
Current

Impact Investment Awards

Recognising expertise, commitment, and outstanding activity in the Australian impact investment ecosystem.

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Proudly supported by
Australian Government Department of Social Services
Current

Solve It Australia

Helping charities and not-for-profits increasingly achieve impact and scale.

Proudly supported by
Philanthropy Australia NAB Australian Executor Trustees Social Ventures Australia Paul Ramsay Foundation Snow Foundation
Past

COVID-19 Support for Social Enterprises

An initiative to leverage the skills of corporate Australia to help social enterprises affected by COVID-19.

Proudly supported by
Leadership Space The Shape Agency MinterEllison KPMG EY Snow Foundation
Past

Reimagine Impact

A 12-week online leadership programme and social innovation community of practice, equipping social-purpose leaders and corporate and government intrapreneurs with adaptive leadership skills and human-centred design confidence.

Proudly supported by
ThinkPlace Atlassian Paul Ramsay Foundation Digital Purpose Westpac Foundation Boston Consulting Group CAST Social Traders Korn Ferry
Past

UnCharitable Film Campaign

Our Australia and New Zealand impact campaign for UnCharitable, Dan Pallotta's documentary on the financial and cultural constraints placed on charities. From 2023 to 2025 we presented screenings across the region to move the sector's thinking from overheads as a test of accountability to overheads as an investment in impact. The film and the campaign's key resources remain available.

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Past

FRRR Expertise Pool

A vetted national network of experienced consultants, run by Social Impact Hub for the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal with funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund. It gave community and social purpose organisations access to specialist advice, capability-building workshops, leadership training and networking so they could deliver place-based projects and build long-term resilience.

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Proudly supported by
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Future Drought Fund, FRRR and Australian Rural Leadership Foundation
Past

RISE Women

Part of our Resilience and Impact for Social Enterprises programme, RISE Women backed established NSW social enterprises working with women facing disadvantage. Supported by the NSW Government's Office for Social Impact Investment, it funded six to twelve days of tailored advisory across strategy, governance, impact measurement, financial modelling and investment readiness, alongside masterclasses and online learning.

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Proudly supported by
NSW Government
Past

Scaling Impact Accelerator

A five-month accelerator for social enterprises and purpose-driven startups with proven business models, preparing them to raise impact investment. Each cohort of six to twelve enterprises received masterclasses, tailored advisory from EY and our Professional Impact Network, one-on-one mentoring, an investment readiness diagnostic, and the chance to pitch to investors at Demo Day.

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Proudly supported by
Sidney Myer Fund Seventh Street Ventures Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources Yarranabbe Foundation English Family Foundation
Past

Social Sector Transformation Fund

Helping small and medium-sized charities and not-for-profits working in health and social services to modernise their operations so they can remain efficient, effective, and viable.

Proudly supported by
NSW Government Communities and Justice
Past

Impact Investment Roadmap

A comprehensive roadmap for Australian charitable trusts and foundations to design and implement an impact investment strategy.

Proudly supported by
English Family Foundation Impact Investment Group Macquarie

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