SEFA News Update

Winter 2015

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Dear <<First Name>>,

2015 is proving to be a productive year for SEFA. We have provided four new loans to social enterprises since our last newsletter and you can read their stories below.

We are very proud that two of our borrowers, MiHaven and Sustain Community Housing, are finalists in tonight's Social Enterprise Awards. We wish them both the best of luck! We hope you enjoy our MiHaven video below.

We have participated in a number of events recently, including the Community Renewable Forum, co-hosted with Coalition for Community Energy & law-firm McCullough Robertson - here are the transcript of the forum and p resentations.

I hope you enjoy reading about our activities and if there is any way we can help you or your organisation, don’t hesitate to contact us at SEFA. We’d love to hear from you.

Ben Gales, CEO

MiHaven's innovative indigenous training program

A SEFA loan funded Sandbag’s social enterprise nursery, The Garden Gate, giving the community organisation greater independence. More

Community Connection Inc used a SEFA loan to purchase new offices, marking a new phase for their individual-centred support services which connect people with a disability to their community. More

SEFA loan of $1.2m enabled Lifestyle Solutions to build a residential house for young men with high care needs.

Building Trust and Transforming Lives - our relationship Manager Dick Boddeüs shares his experience of social finance in The Netherlands working at Triodos Bank, a founding investor in SEFA.

Sustain Community Housing pioneers a new social housing model in a $2m project co-financed by SEFA and SVA.

We have been active on social media. Read our series of posts that shines a light on social enterprises that are operating overseas ‪#SESnapshot.

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