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Tag: Social Enterprise / Impact

People, Purpose & Planet: Embedding Circular Economy & Sustainability Into Social Enterprise

WASEC invites you to a panel, Q&A and networking afternoon where you will hear from WA social enterprises who are kicking goals in the circular economy & sustainability space.

Listen to start-up stories, pick-apart greenwashing, identify barriers and opportunities in the sector, meet like-minded people and gain tools and resources to help you embed sustainable practices into your social enterprise, small business or everyday life.

The Panel kicks off at 4:00 leading into an interactive Q&A. Stay for drinks and snacks as we watch the winter sun set over Perth City Farm’s beautiful gardens.

Research, evaluation and impact frameworks in dynamic social enterprise settings

Join the network fusing theory and practice in social entrepreneurship!

In this month’s talk, Kate will share STREAT’s impact measurement journey over the last 13 years. She will also describe how Moving Feast approaches M&E and impact measurement across an emergent ecosystem of activities.

Each month we hear from thought leaders straddling the theory and practice of social enterprise – then facilitate inclusive and open discussion with a global audience.

It’s a place for safe and brave conversation of real, lasting impact.

Bringing Diversity of Thinking to Transformation Leadership Teams

On 30th May, Digital Transformation Perth will host an extra special event for our local business and technology community. We’ll be taking over Riff’s Town Hall with a packed evening of conversations from not one, but two panels.

These panels will feature not only transformational leaders from Perth, but also a special guest who will be joining us virtually from Norway: Whynde Kuehn, Founder and Managing Director of S2E Transformation.

In this night of two halves (bridged by our usual pause for drinks, food, and networking), our first panel will tackle the question of why we want to drive diversity in transformational leadership.

With evolving methodologies, no cookie-cutter approach for transformational leadership, and no single greatest role model to emulate, this is an area deserving of our attention. We need leaders who bring different perspectives and practical approaches. We can achieve this by supporting diversity of thinking, backgrounds, experience, and capabilities. But how do we inspire the growth and inclusion of leaders who will bring this diversity?

Our second panel will introduce us to one example of how we can support diversity in our leadership. We are excited to share that this session will mark Australia’s public launch of global initiative Women in Architecture (WIA).

WIA was created to accelerate the pathway for women in architecture to amplify the impact of the discipline worldwide. WIA is a community based on a spirit of personal growth, open exchange, mutual trust, and helping each other.

This promises to be a dynamic and inspiring event, so we hope to see many familiar and new faces alike on 30th May!

Social Enterprise Forum Co-Design Workshop

The WA Social Enterprise Council (WASEC), in partnership with Impact Seed, is hosting the first ever WA Social Enterprise Forum over two days in August 2023!

This event will bring together hundreds of sector leaders across a diverse array of social enterprises, industry, community services, government, philanthropic, intermediaries, impact investors, and industry/peak bodies.

We want to make sure the Forum is engaging, exciting and inspiring, and we know the best way todo this is by working directly with our members. We want to find out what you want to hear, see and do over the two days so we are facilitating two online co-design workshops to help us curate content:

– May 3rd, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

– May 4th, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Please register below if you would like to join our first workshop. Please note you only need to attend one of the workshops. 

DEI Masterclass workshop, ‘Perception is OUR Truth’

Tickets are now available for a very special WiTWA DEI Masterclass, ‘Perception is OUR Truth’ with Sharon Wood-Kenney.

 

Join guest speaker and facilitator Sharon Wood-Kenney as she provides a diversity, equity and cultural immersion workshop, which is also being rolled out to Senior Leaders, Executives and Decision Makers across WA Police, Health, Education, WA Football and Government Agencies. The workshop is a unique program being hailed as the toolkit for changing the narrative.

 

Get in quickly as places are limited!

 

Date: Thursday, 18 May 2023

Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm (registrations and refreshments from 11:30 am)

Venue: TBC (Perth, CBD)

Tickets: Link to secure your ticket here

 

Refreshments and drinks will be provided.

⭐ Guest speaker and Facilitator: Sharon Wood-Kenney ⭐
Sharon is a proud Noongar Yamatji woman with family connections across Boorloo (Perth) and across WA. She is a highly sought-after agent for systems change and a guest speaker on finding ways for living one’s best life with inclusive philosophies. A strong advocate for tough conversations on disruption thinking, challenging non-functioning systems and cross-cultural awareness, Sharon brings people together with a strong leadership style, working through a complex cultural lens with a scope beyond many.

FKUP Nights Perth X Bloom X WASEC: Youth Special

A global movement and series of events where stories of failure are shared. Each month, at events around the world, we get three or four people to face a room full of strangers to share their own fuckup. Stories of businesses that go bust, partner deals that fall out, products that have to be recalled, we tell it all.

Why Fkup Nights? Because with #peakstartup, a 90% failure rate, and all the talk of motivation and positivity, there’s something missing.. talking about failure, and learning from sharing stories of failure! Free your failures, Perth will thank you!

HOW IS IT DONE?

In every Fkup Night 3 speakers tell their failure story explaining:

What was the project?

What went wrong?

What did they learn?

What would they do differently?

Join Bloom, WASEC and Fkup Nights Perth for a special youth focused Fkup Night at Bloom Curtin. Get in quick before tickets sell out!

Each speaker tells their story in 10 images followed by Q&A. At the end of the speakers’ stories, attendees are welcome to stick around and network over drinks. Previous Fkup Night speakers have varied from social entrepreneurs, tech founders, and even a doctor who a few years ago opened an adult shop that went broke. Just so you get an idea, Fkup Nights is something between a party and a casual business conference 🙂

All proceeds from the night go to a local Social Enterprise. This event supports Hello Initiative.

Chat GPT and AI: implications of automated decision making for the social service sector

Chat GPT and AI: implications of automated decision making for the social service sector

QCOSS welcomes you to our Research and Evaluation Network webinar for May. Community service staff with an interest in research and evaluation are encouraged to join this session.

Join us for an interactive webinar with guest speaker Professor Paul Henman, Chief Investigator of The ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S).

The purpose of the webinar is to engage with and explore content on:

  • An introduction to AI, machine learning, big data and automated systems used for decision-making
  • Implications and challenges for the community services sector (drawing on examples such as Robodebt)
  • A vision for the future: how social service organisations can support ethical, accountable and inclusive automation.

Come to the session with your best ChatGPT output ready to share!

WA’s Changemaker Community Event

Event description

Westpac Foundation, together with WA Social Enterprise Council (WASEC) and Westpac Group, invite you to a special afternoon to celebrate and connect WA’s Changemaker community.

The event will bring together social enterprises and for-purpose organisations as well as Westpac’s growing network of employees and partners passionate about using their skills, networks and resources for good. It is an opportunity to learn, connect and explore how we can collaborate to create better futures together.

Join us for a panel discussion and facilitated networking session whilst enjoying drinks and canapes.

Guest speakers:

  • Pat Ryan, Dismantle CEO and Westpac Scholar
  • Katie Liew, Underground Collaborative Founder and CEO, WASEC Director and Westpac Foundation partner
  • Matt Delmenico, Westpac Regional General Manager (Consumer and Business Customer Engagement) and Underground Collaborative Board Director
  • Nick Maisey, Befriend Founder and CEO and Westpac Scholar
  • Ross Wortham, WASEC CEO
  • Larissa Shepherd, Westpac State General Manager Westpac and St.George, WA

When: 4pm – 6pm, Wednesday 5 April

Where: Westpac, Level 4, 123 St Georges Terrace, Perth

 

WITWA: Tech for Good

Technology is a tool that we use in all factors of life. Join us for a panel discussion on some WA initiatives, some insight on the creators, and what makes them tick. We will explore why Tech for Good often requires people to sometimes go the extra mile, push the envelope and discuss how you can get involved.

Bita Borazjani – PhD Student Working on Assistive Technology – Curtin University

Bita is an academic staff member in the School of Electrical Engineering, computing, and mathematical sciences, and also a Ph.D. student. Her research focus is developing a technology that could educate vision-impaired people on how to use a white cane or guide dog remotely.

Donna Buckley – Nurturing curiosity, creating champions – John Curtin College of the Arts

Donna Buckley is a level three teacher, Assistant Director of Mathematics and VET Cybersecurity teacher at John Curtin College of the Arts. She coordinates Maths Talent Quest for the Mathematical Association of WA , an activity that encourages students to apply mathematical and statistical thinking processes to solve problems. Passionate about connecting industry needs to students, she advocates for the teaching of data science, programming and cybersecurity in schools. With over 20 years experience in education, she has presented on mathematics, cybersecurity, data science, programming and cryptography in STEM Conferences across Australia. A volunteer for the Perth Girls Programming Network she also enjoys spending time off grid at her beach shack, cooking for her family and reading.

Ashleigh Small – Founder/CEO – Hello Initiative

Ashleigh Small is the co-founder and CEO at Hello Initiative, a not-for-profit start-up that seeks to improve the social and judicial outcomes for young people involved in the WA criminal justice system. Hello Initiative is driving innovative interventions in the youth justice sector to improve outcomes for young people, their families and the WA community. Ashleigh has been recognised locally and nationally for her work in youth innovation and social justice and was a finalist in the 2021 Young Australian of the Year WA Awards. In addition to her volunteer role at Hello Initiative, Ashleigh works in Emergency Access Reform at East Metropolitan Health Service.

Moderated by Imogen Bartlett

Agenda:

5:15-5:30 Guests arrive

5:30-6:00 Registration and networking

6:00-6:45 Panel discussion

6:45-7:00 Q&A

7:00-7:30 Networking

7:30 Event Close

WITWA: STEM Power Event

Our new WiTWA STEM Power Program is Reconnecting Women to Their Worth, Their Value & The Workplace. It is a FREE full-day educational and inspirational event for women re-entering the workforce, wanting to increase their confidence in the workplace, looking to transition into a management role, considering STEM as a potential career or whose careers have been negatively impacted by COVID.

 

Attendees of this event will learn skills to help them negotiate better working conditions and remuneration, gain tools and techniques to increase financial literacy and build financial independence, build an understanding of how to pivot their current skillsets into new career opportunities and connect with inspiring women and network with other attendees.

 

The event will be held in February 2023, with only 100 places available.

You can self-nominate for a ticket or nominate someone you know who could benefit from this fantastic initiative.