Impact is
the future
of business

Impact means positive outcomes for our people and our planet.

Impact is the driving force behind social enterprise.

Aotearoa **Conversations Videos**

Aotearoa Conversations was a week long series of online events running parallel to the Social enterprise world forum (SEWF DIGITAL) from 21 - 25 September 2020.

Videos of the sessions from the week are now watchable online. Click through to view.

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Developing the
social enterprise sector

The Impact Initiative is the online home of the Social Enterprise Sector Development Programme, which is a partnership between the Department of Internal Affairs and the Ākina Foundation. They are supported by the Community Enterprise Network Trust (CENT).

The programme is focussed on building the overall conditions for a thriving social enterprise sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.

A thriving social enterprise sector can help tackle serious social and environmental problems like inequality, poverty, waste, biodiversity loss and climate breakdown.

Miranda and Jacinta from Dignity NZ — Miranda and Jacinta from *Dignity NZ*

Here’s how we’re creating
the conditions for social enterprises to succeed…

Capability Building
Learning from and continuing to develop the capability of social enterprises following on from year one research, and the regional hubs pilot.

Impact
Demonstrating the impact social enterprises are working towards and how that impact aligns with the Government’s goals.

Finance & Legal
Reducing barriers to growth created by legal structures, so more enterprises can unlock funds. Building the impact investment movement.

Social Procurement
Working to grow the depth and breadth of procurement opportunities available to social enterprises.

Find out more

Insight videos

Impact through Enterprise | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Clementine Baker leads the Impact work stream. Filmed February 2020.

Growing Impact | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Jackson Rowland leads the Finance and Legal work stream. Filmed February 2020.

Changing Procurement | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Dr Seán Barnes leads the Social Procurement work stream. Filmed February 2020.

Building Capability | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Helene Malandain led the Capability Building work stream until early 2020. Filmed in February 2020.

Sector Engagement | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Matthew Luxon is on the Sector Working Group. Filmed February 2020.

Impact through Enterprise | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Growing Impact | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Changing Procurement | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Building Capability | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

Sector Engagement | The Impact Initiative (Copy)

To take a closer look at the slides from these videos download the presentation.

Programme Reports

The Hubs Pilot Insights Report

The ‘Regional Hubs’ pilot was a 10-month programme seeking to connect and equip a network of social enterprise champions – or Hub partners – across eight communities in Aotearoa. Read more…

Structuring for Impact

Social enterprise is about prioritising impact as well as profit. This report is about New Zealand’s legal structures and how Social Enterprise does not fit neatly within our existing business models. Read more…

Part of a Larger Whole

Looking back at what has come before, this report It argues that Social Enterprise is an important part of a movement working to address some of our most challenging problems. Read more…

See all reports

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