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Communities of Practice (CoP) are groups of peers who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly (Goodhue & Seriamlu, 2021). Research suggests that learning is the main reason CoPs are established. Social learning and thinking together are key concepts in it. The collaborative learning process of ‘thinking together’ is one of the most meaningful elements of a CoP and what makes it work.
With over 20,000 social enterprises in Australia alone, there is immense potential for driving positive change through sustainable business models. However, many impact-focused ventures face obstacles in areas like measuring impact, raising capital, scaling operations, and securing revenue opportunities.
Many business owners, boards, and stakeholders may not realise they are already operating as a social enterprise. Social enterprises aim to have a positive community impact, not just maximise profits. According to CSI Australia, a social enterprise has an underlying mission of creating social or environmental change. This differs from a traditional business focusing solely on making money.
Eight Gippsland and Latrobe Valley purpose-driven organisations have been selected to undertake a twelve-week accelerator program being delivered in partnership between Federation University Morwell Innovation Centre and Social Innovator One10 Group.
The program seeks to build the capability and capacity of the social enterprise sector and support the participating organisations to scale their ventures and impact in the region.
The emerging Social Enterprise sector in the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland region is set to get a major boost from a new social enterprise accelerator program being delivered at the $17 million dollar Federation University Morwell Innovation Centre.
The 12-week program called ‘Acceleration for Social Enterprise’ will be delivered by leading Social Innovation organisation One10 Group in partnership with Federation University Morwell Innovation Centre and support the further development of the social enterprise sector and enterprises across the region.
One10 Group is pleased to announce our educational workshops for September, our 3-part Startup Essentials, is created by One10 and facilitated by Social Entrepreneur and Impact Investor, Geoff Gourley.
By signing up, you will take a huge step forward in progressing your knowledge of the startup essentials. Geoff will be supporting you through a journey toward becoming better founders and enable you to understand the essentials and be better placed to start and scale your venture.
These workshops cover a range of topics over an hour and a half period from 4:00pm-5:30pm each week.
Not a day goes by where you don’t read about company X or founder Y raising millions in equity investment for their startup venture or scale stage business.
Every week more ‘Funds’ are announced to support “women, indigenous, early stage, scale stage, sector specific, and there is currently 4,000 grants worth $50B listed on the GrantGuru website.
It can be competitive, confusing and really difficult to navigate and prepare yourself and your venture to attract funding, and we all know how important having sufficient cash is to support growth and scale.
Here at One10 we speak with founders and startups every day about investment, funding, pitching and grants, which is why we have created this specific Masterclass called “Funding Your Venture”.
This is such an important week in the calendar #NAIDOCWeek is an opportunity to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The 2021 theme, 'Heal Country', calls for stronger measures to recognise, protect and maintain all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.
At One10 Group we join that call for action, and encourage others to do the same.
An innovator produces and introduces something new to the market, something of value. It is not about repeating someone’s work better; it is about creating something new and was not there before.
Problems arise on a daily basis; innovators identify the issues and come up with creative solutions to solve them. Innovation adds value to society and drives the global community forward. The world needs people who think outside the box and are not afraid to be different and take chances.
One10 Group is pleased to announce our educational workshops for 2021, our 3-part Startup Essentials, created by One10 and facilitated by Social Entrepreneur and Impact Investor, Geoff Gourley.
These workshops cover a range of topics over an hour and a half period from 4:00pm-5:30pm each week. A great way to kickstart your venture and attract investment.
The team at One10 have been busy over the last 4 weeks creating a new program to support #socialenterprises.
The one-on-one program aims to engage with revenue-stage social enterprise ventures to build their resilience and help them to thrive in a post-covid world.
We are now seeking values-aligned #government #corporate or #philanthropy #partners to be part of this exciting and much-needed program.
Fantastic to see #Melbourne #buskers set to take over the streets of Melbourne once again. Adam Waites and Geoff Gourley are so proud that One10 backed #Fintech #SocialEnterprise GivrWay is the #provider of the contactless #QRCode digital payments & tipping platform for the City of Melbourne ANZ City Sounds campaign.
Who would have thought on New Years Eve that 2020 would turn out to be like it has been!
Not to let a pandemic get in the way of our purpose, our founder, Geoff Gourley and the team at One10 made great use of the lockdown and created a new social impact venture called Methodly. Positive change made simple.
We reflected on the last five years supporting many clients and navigating social innovation using our range of tools and thought, hey, let’s make this into an affordable, playful and useful product. So, we embarked on creating a collection of toolkits, templates, method cards and guidance notes on how to create social innovation.
We are just about to go live on Kickstarter and we are seeking your support to help us get these exciting products and tools into the hands of like-minded people all over the world.
Self-harm is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia aged 5-17, half of all mental health problems emerge by age 14, and anxiety depression and suicide are on the rise.
Now with the extraordinary challenges presented to Australian communities in 2020 with drought, floods, bushfire and now covid-19, mental illness is skyrocketing, and children are at an increased risk. According to a new report released by University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, even in a “best-case scenario”, Australia is forecast to see an increase in suicide deaths of “at least” 13.7% over the next 5 years.
You just came up with the perfect idea. You turn it over in your head for weeks, talk to your friends, do a little research, and decide to go for it. You seek counsel from the all-knowing Google. ‘How to start a business’ and come across a plethora of resources; everything from books to online courses promising to be the only thing you’re missing on your quest.
Methodly - Positive change made simple is powered by One10 Group.
Congratulations to the One10 $10K Social Impact Grant Recipients who were awarded their grant this week. We ended up awarding Two grants of $10K instead of one. We were very impressed by more than 100 applications and ended up with a short list of impressive impact and purpose-driven ventures.
Congratulations to EmpowrMobility founders Tristan King and Jerome Carslake who have successfully launched their impact venture after recently completing the One10 #Activate #Accelerator Program.
Empowr Mobility put's aspiring young Australians or people experiencing disadvantage into affordable, safe and fit-for-purpose vehicles. So they can safely get to work, school or their training course, and keep up important social connections.
As we slowly enter the post Covid-19 environment we are cautiously optimistic that the sectors we operate in will start to see green shoots.
The recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) report, Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investor Insights, Activity and Performance Report 2020, shows impact investing holds enormous potential to channel capital towards our most challenging social and environmental issues.
We seek to play an important role in supporting a prosperous, sustainable and just future, a future where investment enables and empowers emerging founders and companies to make significant social, environmental, financial and cultural impacts across the world.
Now in our 5th year, One10 has opened applications for a mid-year #Accelerator intake for the #Activate & #Amplify programs. We are looking for founders & teams who are building impact and purpose-driven ventures.
Activate = Ideation to MVP - 8 weeks
Amplify = Revenue to scale - 12 weeks
These flexible programs will give you the education, networks, support and confidence you need to launch, grow and scale your business. Apply Now
As we start to see the road out of #Covid19 One10 Founder, Geoff Gourley, has been taking a growing number of calls from Gen X executives & managers that have recently been made redundant, lost their jobs or are considering a change to a more meaningful pathway.
Terms like ‘Corporate Retiree’ or ‘Corporate Escapee’ are being used on a daily basis.
Transitioning into a social entrepreneur from the corporate world, may begin with starting to feel lost, suffering burnout, becoming underwhelmed or even depressed, especially if their only mid-way through their career.
