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Morning Startup – 19 lessons learned building a non-profit community from scratch
14 February @ 7:30 am - 9:00 am AWST
Discover the secrets to successful community building with Rahul Seth, founder of Perth’s largest mental well-being support group, Activate Mental Health, and the 2023 WA Volunteer of the Year.
In this talk, Rahul will share the critical lessons he learned in establishing a non-profit from the ground up, such as the nuances of volunteer management, the challenges of fundraising, effective branding, strategic collaborations and personal well-being.
He’ll also delve briefly into the future of mental health service provision, making this talk a must for any startup in the mental health space.
Rahul’s practical experience in creating a successful, vibrant community and leading a team of dedicated volunteers, will leave you with a richer understanding of what it takes to build and sustain a successful startup or organisation. Do not miss this one!
About Rahul
Rahul Seth is the founder of Perth’s biggest mental well-being support group, Activate Mental Health. A Chartered Accountant by qualification, Rahul has turned a simple idea that he had to make more friendships and have some fun, into a dynamic entity where over 20 volunteers run more than 300 fun social activity events annually to help their 6,000+ members improve their mental well-being. In May 2023, Rahul was named WA Volunteer of the Year.
Rahul is currently collaborating with a leadership circle team that is working towards getting Activate Mental Health registered as an official charity by July 2024. In his spare time, Rahul follows Formula 1, reads non-fiction books and loves photography and graphic design.