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Join Social Enterprise Australia on Friday for a free online event exploring how First Nations principles can shape social enterprise development for the benefit of all communities. 📅 When: 12pm AEDT, Friday, 29 November 2024 ⏳ Duration: 90 minutes 📍 Where: Online (Zoom link provided to registered attendees) Hosted by co-founders of Shifting Ground, Lilly Brown and Genevieve Grieves, the session will focus on the principle: “If you can get right what you do in relation to First Nations people, your work with all people and communities will benefit.” Speakers include: 💛 Rona Glynn-McDonald (Kaytetye) – Co-founder, First Nations Futures 💛 Dr Blaze Kwaymullina (Palyku) – Chairman, Emu Nest 💛 Prof. Deen Sanders OAM (Worimi) – Lead Partner, Deloitte Integrity This is the first in a series of open learning events hosted by Social Enterprise Australia and funded under the Australian Government’s Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI).

In the first of our series of articles in OnImpact Media, our CEO David Hetherington breaks down the facts and myths of impact investing. "We must distinguish them if we are to channel the capital necessary to overcome the world’s most pressing problems, while meeting the everyday requirements of returns, liquidity and investment committee mandate. The alternative is to succumb to impact fatigue – none of us can afford that." #impactinvesting #impactmatters https://lnkd.in/gxw4wYfH

Requests for proposals are now open for the Endowments for Impact Challenge. Six leading Australian philanthropic trusts and foundations are seeking advisors to assist in managing a combined investment pool of $170 million. Proposals are due by 5pm 18 December 2024. Read more in today's OnImpact Media IIA is proud to be administering the Challenge. #EFIC #responsibleinvestment https://lnkd.in/g8znSWZF

IIA CEO David Hetherington and Reichstein Foundation's Rachel Ball speak with Alliance magazine about the Endowments for Impact Challenge - an open tender competition which brings together six leading Australian philanthropic foundations seeking advisors to assist them in managing a combined investment pool of A$170 million. Register for the Challenge at: https://lnkd.in/grGbmYy8 https://lnkd.in/gCG3YXjA #EFIC #philanthropicinvestment #responsibleinvestment

Philanthropy Australia shares news of the Endowments for Impact Challenge - a first-of-its-kind open tender competition which brings together six of Australia’s leading philanthropic trusts and foundations that are seeking advisors to assist them in managing a combined investment pool of $170 million. Request for proposals open next week. Register your interest at: https://lnkd.in/grGbmYy8

Our CEO, David Hetherington, was featured alongside other industry leaders who shared their personal journey to impact investing in the latest update from our GSG Impact partner, Build Bangladesh. Read David's story at: https://lnkd.in/gxv43h-G Farhad Reza #impactinvesting #impactmatters

Today's OnImpact Media shares news of the Endowments for Impact Challenge - a first-of-its kind competition that IIA is proud to be administering. If you're an investment advisor keen to show trusts and foundations how they can best align their investments with their values and use their corpus to build a better world, check out this story. #impactinvesting #impactmatters #philanthropicinvestment

Our latest newsletter shares updates on the projects we’re launching, events we’re attending and international news we’re following. In particular, we're pleased to be administering the inaugural Endowments for Impact Challenge, launched last week. We’re calling on Australian investment advisers to register their interest in this first-of-its kind competition, with philanthropic trusts and foundations seeking assistance with investing a combined $170 million. #impactinvesting #impactmatters #philanthropicinvestment

We're looking forward to hearing Viktor Shvets speak at the 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific. Mark the dates in your diary: March 26 and 27. #impactinvesting #impactmatters #transformingtomorrow

$170 MILLION CHALLENGE FOR AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT ADVISORS Register now for the Endowments for Impact Challenge – a groundbreaking initiative that aims to transform philanthropic investment in Australia. This first-of-its-kind open tender competition initiated by six of Australia’s leading philanthropic trusts and foundations invites investment advisors to showcase innovative strategies for aligning charitable endowments with responsible mission-driven investment practices. The participating trusts and foundations are seeking investment advisors to assist them in managing a combined investment pool exceeding $170 million. Participating trusts and foundations include the Besen Family Foundation, Dusseldorp Forum, Inner North Community Foundation, Northern Rivers Community Foundation, Oranges & Sardines Foundation and Reichstein Foundation. Key details: ➡️ Registration: Investment advisors (Australian Financial Services licensees) can register their interest in the Challenge at https://lnkd.in/gdHut_BZ ➡️ Timeline: Request for Proposals will be sent to registered advisors, with proposals accepted from 20 November to 18 December 2024. Shortlisted finalists will be invited to present to the trusts and foundations at a town hall event in Sydney on 27 March 2025. ➡️ Final report: A report capturing key findings and recommendations will be published in 2025 and shared widely with the philanthropic and financial sectors. Impact Investing Australia is proud to be administering the Challenge. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/grGbmYy8 #Philanthropy #ImpactInvesting #InvestmentAdvisors #SocialImpact #EndowmentsForImpactChallenge