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my buzz & my blog "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". my facebook  &  my twitter & my linkedin --- 2010年10月19日 星期二，Social Ventures Australia <info@socialventures.com.au> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Social Ventures Australia <info@socialventures.com.au> 主題: Social Ventures Australia eNewsletter 收件人: "incubator.hou@gmail.com" <incubator.hou@gmail.com> 日期: 2010年10月19日,星期二,下午12:38 If you are having problems viewing this email, view the online version October 2010 eNewsletter Quick Links: Social Ventures Australia (SVA) invests in social change by helping increase the impact and build the sustainability of those in the social sector. Our investments are focused on high potential organisations that are fostering solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing our community. Creating a pathway out of disadvantage Armed with the experience developed over eight years of providing growth capital and strategic support to over 30 non-profit venture partners, along with the knowledge gleaned from 90 plus consulting assignments across the sector, SVA has taken the opportunity to reflect and identify the areas which we believe have the most potential for social impact. This exercise has reinforced our belief that lifting education and employment participation levels is the most effective foundation for achieving sustainable, broad based and breakthrough change in disadvantaged communities. Education and employment are synergistic: research shows that unemployment rates become progressively lower as educational attainment levels increase. Conversely, intergenerational educational attainment progressively increases as employment levels increase, since employed parents provide better support to their children´s educational career. As we increase our focus on the education and employment fields, we´ll be introducing new partners, new initiatives and new opportunities for collaboration. To read more about these plans visit the new SVA website at www.socialventures.com.au A different vision Simon Faivel, a consultant with SVA, was about to become a dad when he began his engagement with Vision Australia, the largest provider of services nationally to Australians who are vision impaired. Speaking with parents of vision impaired children and teenagers, Simon was keenly affected by the positive difference Vision Australia was making in their lives. Simon shares his story in this Heart of the Matter piece. SVA launch Private Ancillary Fund Service SVA has launched a new service to encourage more people to engage in philanthropy by taking advantage of the regulatory developments that make private ancillary funds such a simple, efficient and cost effective vehicle for ongoing planned giving. SVA´s Private Ancillary Fund Service offers a one-stop-shop for Australian philanthropists, offering general advice, in-house establishment and administration services, referrals to specialist advisors (if required), and ongoing support to PAF founders. The service also connects those considering establishing a PAF with philanthropists who already have one in place, to enable real-world experiences and learnings to be shared. The launch event was hosted by Michael Traill AM, Chief Executive of SVA and Chris Cuffe, Chair of the SVA Future Trust. Guests at the launch included David Gonski AC, a member of SVA´s Private Ancillary Fund Advisory Council, Gilbert & Tobin head Danny Gilbert, Sam Meers representing the Nelson Meers Foundation, and Gary Gerstle of MAN Investments Australia. Click here to learn more about SVA´s Private Ancillary Fund Service. Crazy for impact The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) recently celebrated the graduation of its second Sydney cohort - fifteen social entrepreneurs each seeking to address an important social or environmental challenge in their community. Benny Callaghan, CEO of the SSE, talks about the passion, drive and a certain ´craziness´ that drives these social entrepreneurs, using the story of 2010 graduate Michael Combs of CareerTrackers as a case in point. Read Benny´s Heart of the Matter story here. Winners are grinners SVA venture partner SecondBite was recently announced as the award winner in the ´New Ways To Engage With The Community´ category at the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development summit for their Community Connect™ program. SecondBite Community Connect™ is a ground breaking model of redistributing surplus food to community groups, which partners a local community food program with a local food donor to enable nutritious surplus fresh food to be collected and distributed to people in need. SVA congratulates SecondBite CEO, Katy Barfield and her dedicated team, on their achievement. And the good news continues with Sr. Margaret Flynn, Chief Executive of former SVA venture partner Centacare Wilcannia-Forbes, winning the White Pages Community and Government category in the Telstra NSW Business Women´s Awards. The former school principal and family counsellor established the Centacare agency in the State´s western region with an annual budget of $3,000 – it now stands at $16 million. A vigorous champion of the rights of women and Indigenous communities, Sister Margaret leads a staff of 125 – 85 per cent are women and 20 per cent are Indigenous. Margaret will proceed to the national finals of the 2010 Telstra Business Women´s Awards which will be announced in Melbourne on 11 November. We wish Margaret all the very best in the finals. Dedicated to building Australia´s next generation of leaders, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) will launch the AIME Institute on 1 January 2011. From next year, employees at AIME will accept scholarships to work there instead of jobs, with a portion of their salary paid in cash and another in training and professional development. Applications for the AIME Institute close on 31 October 2010. » Visit the AIME website to find out more. At the heart of SVA´s strategy is a determination to improve education outcomes for 220,000 young Australians living in some of our nation´s most disadvantaged communities. On 14 October a small group of SVA supporters gathered to hear showcases from Sam Perry (AIME), Viv White (Big Picture Education Australia) and Melodie Potts-Rosevear (Teach For Australia). These three leading education practitioners are changing the lives of Australian children who would otherwise be trapped in a cycle of disadvantage and SVA is proud to support their work. » Learn more about SVA´s education strategy here. Hugh Mackay, one of Australia´s leading social researchers and a member of SVA´s Leadership Council, has launched a new book, entitled ´What makes us tick? The ten desires that drive us´. To be in with a chance to win your very own copy of Hugh´s book, tell us in 25 words or less what makes you tick. Email your answer to info@socialventures.com.au with the subject line ´Hugh Mackay´ by 1 November 2010. The winner will be notified by email on 2 November. Chosen as outstanding examples of philanthropy in action, the 13 finalists in SchoolAid´s first Kids Helping Kids Awards have been announced. Representing the wealth and diversity of education in Australia, the competition received 162 entries from schools across the nation. All the winners will be announced on the SchoolAid website, www.schoolaid.org.au, on 1 November 2010. » Read the full story here. SVA´s Michael Traill AM and Kevin Robbie will speak at the 3 Pillars event ´Social Returns: Creating, measuring and investing in social change´ in Sydney on 25th October. » Visit 3Pillars Network to book your place. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter from Social Ventures Australia, please click here. 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