 In November 2009, members of the SVA Indigenous Investor Circle and supporters witnessed the valuable work SVA venture partner, Ganbina, is undertaking in the Indigenous community in Shepparton Victoria. In this article, Indigenous Investor Circle participant Paula McLean, reflects on the visit and the impact Ganbina is having on improving the lives of young Indigenous community members, particularly in regard to their economic participation.Read Paula’s article .
 From June 2008 to June 2009 Gabi Donovan, Senior Human Capital Relationship Manager with PwC in Brisbane, worked as a mentor with the social enterprise Food Connect providing ongoing support, focus and guidance.This opportunity was an initiative of SVA’s Brisbane Social Enterprise Hub which is a collaborative partnership between SVA, Brisbane City Council and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Hub provides business development support to local social entrepreneurs and community organisations that are establishing or growing a social enterprise.Find out why Gabi believes the experience was so worthwhile for her personally, as she reminds us that there is a whole world away from our day-to-day lives that can benefit from our skills and knowledge. Read the full article .
 In December 2009, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama visited Australia and through SVA’s relationship with the Board of Dalai Lama in Australia, we were privileged to be able to offer to a small group of supporters the rare opportunity to meet and dine with His Holiness.SVA supporters Paul and Lenore Robertson attended the event and you can read their reflections on their experience . Photo credit: Rusty Stewart
In December 2009 a syndicate of four non-profit organisations, including SVA, were announced as the preferred bidder in the sale process for the acquisition of ABC Learning childcare centres. GoodStart will operate as a non-profit organisation itself, ensuring all surplus funds will be reinvested to improve early childhood learning and care at the 678 childcare centres GoodStart will manage. Read more about the acquisition and SVA’s role . SVA’s role in the development of GoodStart is a great practical example of the evolution and maturing of SVA. SVA’s heritage has been in supporting and generating innovative solutions to social problems, and over time SVA has realised there is as much opportunity for innovation in the way in which solutions are funded, as there are in the solutions themselves.  This is demonstrated by the model used to fund GoodStart Ltd, which included a number of private philanthropists providing a layer of ‘social capital’. Read about these new types of investment models in an article by SVA’s CEO Michael Traill that appeared in Business Spectator. | |
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