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Grab a fair trade coffee ... this is a bumper edition of the QSEC monthly newsletter packed with news, events and opportunities you won't want to miss!
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Special General Meeting Reminder
Members only
The Queensland Social Enterprise Council invites all Members to take part in a Special General Meeting to vote on a transfer of incorporation to company limited by guarantee (CLG), to be held:
Date: September 9, 2020
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Venue: 155 Queen Street (The Capital) Brisbane
Video Conference participation will be available.
Following the announcement of our intention to transfer to CLG at last year's AGM, a new constitution has undergone broad consultation and advice, and has been prepared to take effect upon registration of 'Queensland Social Enterprise Council Limited'.
All members are strongly encouraged to participate in this important step for your organisation and sector, either in person, by proxy or by video conference.
Attendance is free but booking is required. Please RSVP your attendance at the event page:
Please make any inquiries or for info on proxies by reply or to the President, Emma-Kate Rose, at chair@qsec.org.au.
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Beyond Business as Usual!
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Thanks so much to our panelists and participants for attending our first event back at The Capital. QSEC President Emma-Kate Rose and Professor Ingrid Burkett (Yunus Centre) led us through a conversation about the various observations of how social enterprises go beyond business as usual. Natura Pacific, Green Fox Studios and Nundah Co-op discussed first-hand experiences with the unique ways social enterprises have responded to the changing times.
It was great to be able to connect in person with members. As we continue to negotiate the Covid restrictions, we will keep trying to find ways to bring regional communities and social enterprises together to share, connect and engage.
Stay tuned for more events!
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Positive Action with Every Transaction!
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Hurry! Launching mid September!
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Get Ready for
Positive Action with Every Transaction!!
Send in a fabulous high res image of your social enterprise at work to get ready for lift off for positive action later this month!
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Stories for Impact Watch Party!!!!
DATE CLAIMER - 17 September 2020 6 - 7pm
Grab your popcorn!
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Thirteen Qld social enterprises were the lucky recipients for the Digital Storytellers program. But don’t worry if you missed out this time! You can join us to GET INSPIRED by the Stories for Impact, and find out how you can also build your own impact story. Thanks to our friends at Digital Storytellers, QSEC will be releasing the DIY storytellers program so that social enterprises can take advantage of this program too. It’s all about building capacity for social enterprises to reveal just how they go beyond business as usual.
Watch this space, and we will be sending out an invitation to join our watch party!
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(picture above - Elise Parups, Ben Lyons and Geoff Woolcock)
QSEC has been actively chatting with regional contacts across Queensland.
Gold Coast has started to form a dedicated group of social impact leaders with new champion Candice Olivier. There is a regular meet up at the Karma Collab Hub so make sure you check it out for upcoming events.
Far North Qld (through Social Enterprise Network Tropics (SENT)) is alive with social enterprises and very much focused on creating a pathway to help build social enterprise activity in the region. SENT is working alongside QSEC, Impact North and James Cook University and many other stakeholders to build an impact led summit looking through the regional and remote lens of social enterprise. Early planning has indicated the 15 and 16th October as the key dates to add to your calendar. Watch this space!
Central Qld is starting up a network to help bring social enterprises together around shared experiences and common problems and solutions. There were several social enterprises in their region who have been actively involved in the QSEC Stories for Impact and Positive Action Campaign. It’s great to see such a diverse mix of enterprises from Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Mackay, Gladstone, Emerald and further out in the Central Highlands.
EO Elise Parups travelled to Ipswich and the Darling Downs regions to catch up with the regional champions Maria Baker at Firestation 101, Harry Sillet and the crew at Vanguards Laundry, White Box Enterprise manager Angharad Lubbock and USQ’s Chad Renaldo, Ben Lyons and Geoff Woolcock.
Lots of plans underway to help social enterprises in regional areas to connect and engage! Let us know what’s going on in your area and how we can help connect and build partnerships!
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The Alliance for Social Enterprise Networks Australia
(ASENA) NEWS
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ASENA continues to meet regularly and has started to build a strategic direction for the sector nationally. Members have been actively involved in pulling together articles, speakers and ideas for the national broadcast Enterprising Stories and will be presenting an event at the Social Enterprise World Forum. Several ASENA members are also working with our US based counterparts to further discussions of a global networks forum.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR
QSEC MEMBERS
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Not a member of QSEC yet? If you are a social enterprise or support social enterprises in Queensland, you're eligible to join.
Become a member
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Brisbane Social Enterprise Hub at the Capital
EXCLUSIVE TO QSEC MEMBERS
Located right in the heart of the city, QSEC Members are able to take advantage of 50% discount on all space hire at the Capital, Brisbane for working spaces. Come and join our growing movement for change. Regional members can also contact elise@qsec.org.au to arrange a drop-in when you are in Brisbane City! Stay tuned for our virtual membership platform due to be launched at the end of September.
WATCH THIS SPACE GROW!
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QSEC is now an official partner of Mentoring for Growth (M4G)
M4G is a free program which helps you to engage with experienced business mentors. M4G offers insights, options and suggestions relating to challenges and opportunities that you may be facing in your business.
A wonderful opportunity is available with M4G to help support new social enterprises as a MENTOR. Be sure you choose social enterprise as your area of specialty.
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REGISTER YOUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE to engage with experienced business mentors. You can request an experienced social enterprise mentors who volunteer their time to help business owners and build stronger small businesses across Queensland.
Phone 1300 654 687 or email m4g@desbt.qld.gov.au for more information.
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Congratulations to QSEC Member
Helen Black from Work Restart!
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Great article in F Magazine on Helen Black, Work Restart a QLD based venture who you may know for her remarkable work engaging prisoners in entrepreneurship, prison businesses that support entrepreneurs and post prison jobs and self-employment.
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Congratulations to Food Connect for being featured on the ABC!!
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Welcome new QSEC members!
This month we've been excited to welcome new Social Enterprise members to QSEC. Welcome to
We've showcased a couple below. |
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Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd is a not-for-profit worker run co-operative that promotes environmental sustainability and resource reuse.
We collect high quality industrial discards, diverting them from landfill to sell at low cost to the general public. We were set up in 1998 to support Friends of the Earth Brisbane, to provide meaningful and ecologically sustainable employment and to be an example of a truly sustainable enterprise.
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Community Renewable Energy
At Hub Energy, we are the driving force in the transformation of the energy market - motivated by Disruption, Decarbonisation, Decentralisation, and Digitalization.
We are working hard to realise a democratic two-sided electricity market place. To bring affordable, reliable, clean energy to everyone, everywhere.
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Congratulations to World's Biggest Garage Sale for being nominated for a People's Choice Award from the National Retail Association. Voting has closed but we wish them good luck!!!
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Congratulations to MindCheck for securing a partnership in the Middle East region. 💥💥 MindCheck questionnaires are a key component in a government-sponsored national mental wellness campaign in Bahrain. This is the first of its kind in the region. READ MORE
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Can you help a fellow SocEnt?
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SheMaps believe that the unconscious bias in our schools and workplaces is holding us back from achieving equality in STEM.
They are going to raise the consciousness of our unconscious bias in a campaign starting soon... but they need your help to finish a video.
Please send a photo with you and/or your team holding up a page with the words #ChallengeBias on it?
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If you know of any other opportunities to share,
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There are still Qld Government Adaption Grants available for the regions - Check the criteria and be sure not to miss out.
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APPLY NOW!
Entry deadline 5.00pm 11 September 2020
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| The Lord Mayor's Business Awards showcase the achievements of Brisbane businesses and entrepreneurs, recognising those who have persevered during the challenging economic conditions caused by COVID-19.
Inspiring individuals and businesses can nominate for 10 categories, including:
- CCIQ Award for Outstanding Small Business
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Award for Outstanding Micro Business
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Australia Pacific LNG Award for Business Innovation
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ISPT Award for Outstanding Social Enterprise
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ANZ Award for High Growth Business Start-Up
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Yurika Award for Environmental Sustainability in Business
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HSBC Award for Excellence in Business Adaptation
Nominations close 11 September. Winners will be unveiled at the prestigious Gala Dinner on Thursday, 26 November at City Hall.
APPLY NOW
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For NFP Social Enterprises - Social Investment Grants Program for 2020 is now accepting applications. This years program includes $300,000 of social investment grants as well as five in-kind strategic impact grants.
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Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) –
Priority Sectors Round
Small to medium sized enterprises (with a turnover of less than $20 Million) interested in grant funding to develop innovative solutions for government policy and service delivery challenges.
Check it out.
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Calling all ag innovators aged between 18-35!
This is your chance to apply for a Science and Innovation Awards grant of up to $22,000 (GST inclusive) to fund your project on an innovative or emerging scientific issue that will benefit Australia’s primary industries.
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SHARE YOUR EVENTS WITH US!!!
Let us Celebrate You!!
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OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!
It is exciting to see so many of our social enterprises coming connecting and engaging, holding events and opening their businesses. Let’s celebrate this moment. We want to celebrate our members and get the word out there!
Please take a moment to send us your event pics and links… so we can share it for you!
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Starting Today!!!
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Digital Storytellers, in partnership with Impact Boom, Social Change Central and the Alliance of Social Enterprise Networks of Australia (ASENA), are working together to produce a range of broadcasts featuring the stories of social enterprises from across the nation, in the lead up to the Social Enterprise World Forum Digital 2020 event (September 21-25).
Join us every Friday 3-4pm until 18 September for an hour of enterprising stories from across the country.
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Every Monday at noon.
Calling all students, staff, alumni and future entrepreneurs! Learn all the tips and tricks to master your public speaking and communication skills with Pitchmasters.
Next online event this Monday. What’re you waiting for?
Register now |
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Micah Projects
Wednesday 9th September 2020 at 12 noon.
via Zoom Webinar (Register).
Please join Forgotten Australians, their family and friends in partnership with Micah Projects and the Child Protection Week Committee to:
- Acknowledge the courage of the many people who experienced abuse and neglect in the care of the church and state child protection systems.
- Affirm their determination in breaking the silence.
- Be a voice for continuous reform and justice within child protection policy and practice.
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WORKSHOP - EMERGENCE: CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWAL OPPORTUNITIES POST COVID-19
Wednesday 9 September 2020
An exploration with climate action leaders and investors, mapping the acute need and opportunities as we navigate through and emerge from economic collapse.
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Nibbles, noise and person-to-person connections 🎤
Leaders of change in the Gold Coast community are coming together to create waves of change in numbers. 'Good business' leaders are working tirelessly to build sustainable business leading with purposeful missions.
Your impact is only as formidable as your network, so mark September 9th in the calendar for our next in the series
Register now
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How to powerfully demonstrate your impact:
Creating a Theory of Change and aligning to the SDGs
Thursday 10 September, 12 noon.
Tickets starting at $55
Register now.
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SEWF Digital will champion the potential of social enterprises - small and large, rural and urban - to bring about inclusive and sustainable economic development. The week-long programme of online events and activities will feature keynotes and plenaries from three different world zones with live Q&A, online networking, and partner-organised fringe events. Speakers will include leading social entrepreneurs and change makers from across the world with over 5,000 participants from over 50 countries.
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FREE RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES
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Business in Bright Socks, a Regional Queensland-based strategic coaching practice with a mission to empower purpose-driven entrepreneurs and leaders to change the world, invites you to apply for Regional Queensland Rebound!
Regional Queensland Rebound is a six-month small business recovery accelerator provided by my Business in Bright Socks, and led by Principal, Mathew J Doyle.
And the best bit… Your fees could be 100% Government Funded!
Apply for Regional Queensland Rebound today, and for six months they will work with you to ensure your business doesn’t just recover from the COVID Cataclysm, but rebounds to be stronger than it was before.
Social enterprises and not-for-profits are our passion and strongly encouraged to apply!
Apply today at https://www.regionalqldrebound.com - funding strictly limited.
Payment plans available for businesses ineligible / unsuccessful funding applicants. |
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Social Enterprise - Law on Earth -
Pays it forward with free legal documents
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Award-winning Brisbane-based social enterprise Law On Earth is looking to support other QSEC Members and create awareness of how they can help address the access to justice issue while also supporting other social enterprises and charities. Here is a video about the platform from their recent Impact Boom Elevate+ Pitch Night.
Law On Earth are providing every social enterprise and every individual in the social enterprise space 2 free documents from the platform so they can grab a privacy policy or NDA or employment agreement or even do their Will for no cost. They only ask in return for your feedback so they can make the platform better for everyone, so if you have any suggestions please let them know.
To access the free documents, please set up a free account at www.lawonearth.com.au and go to "Edit Profile" tab on your Dashboard and enter " 2DOCSFREE" in the Voucher Code field. This will then automatically be applied to your next document purchase. |
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Mental Health and Entrepreneurship
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Leanne Butterworth chatted with Nick Shewring about his rollercoaster experience of entrepreneurship and intrepreneurship. They talked about taking care of your mental health, self care and staying sane on the entrepreneurship journey.
Nick shares his thoughts on the importance of strategy and team in achieving your greatest impact. The Podcast version is in 2x30 minute parts but the video is a single hour.
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Our friends at Heart Recruitment have offered some free Human Resources e-books to help you when recruiting new talent. Check out their blog here.
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In the first in a series of webinars addressing 'Building the capability of social purpose organisations', a panel of MBS experts discussed the role that adapting business models plays in fostering some level of stability and sustainability in times of uncertainty. Watch webinar recording
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Queensland Government Resources
- Online training for business impacted by COVID
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Register now for upcoming FREE CCIQ Webinars
Communication for business leaders
Small business selling
How to use free publicity
and many, many more.............
Other support available.
CCIQ has created a single a single source of truth for all businesses. To see all of the stimulus measure currently available to you, visit:
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Social Enterprise Resources
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For social enterprise resources - head to the QSEC public resources page.
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QSEC is excited to announce the publication of our new Strategic Plan!
Download your copy of our summary HERE. |
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