Welcome
We’re excited to share the next phase of our work.
And to invite Tasmanians to get involved.
TASMANIA’S SOCIAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY
There has been a groundswell of local energy, with enterprises and changemakers coming together to shape local plans and action.
Building on the work to-date of SENTAS, trailblazed by Paul Quilliam, we’ve decided to focus our next phase on growing local connection, leadership and collective action. We see this as vital to grow the social enterprise sector and impact in Tasmania.
For this evolution, we asked and the van Dieman Project has agreed to provide local secretariat support; and we asked and Social Enterprise Australia has agreed to provide underpinning governance. Adam Mostogl is convening the group.
This comes with a name change from SENTAS to SECTAS - the Social Enterprise Collective of Tasmania.
It also comes with the launch of membership. If you’re based in Tasmania, you can join now as a/an:
We're building SECTAS together, and your input will shape what comes next.
We’ll soon call for steering group members from the member base - if you're keen to guide this work, we’d love to hear from you.
And keep an eye out. We’ll be running events across Tasmania and launching a digital discussion platform soon to connect, share what’s happening, and spark new ideas.
GET INVOLVED
Find out how SECTAS is bringing people together across Tasmania to grow local leadership, connection, and action in the social enterprise sector.
Capturing Our LANDSCAPE: A Photo Story of Social EnterpriseS IN TASMANIA
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Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at mail@sentas.org.au or hello@sectas.org.au if you have any further questions
A social enterprise is a business that puts people and planet first. They trade like any other business, but exist specifically to make the world a better place.
What social enterprise brings to Australia has been little known — until now. The Business for Good Report shows that the sector makes a significant contribution. It is estimated that there are over 12,000 social enterprises in Australia, contributing $21.3 billion to the Australian economy each year and accounting for 1% of GDP. They employ over 200,000 people; that's 1 in 60 jobs or 1.6% of the Australian workforce. This is about the same number of people as employed in arts and recreation services or the mining industry. Read the full report for more information.
There’s growing demand for businesses that put people and planet first. But it can be hard to tell the real thing from marketing hype.
To help change this, People and Planet First global verification has launched. It sets five clear and robust minimum standards. Verification against these is straightforward and affordable. It is governed by social enterprise sector partners around the world, to protect integrity.
No greenwashing. No social washing. No complication. Just businesses that put people and planet first.
Together with all the state and territory social enterprise peak bodies in Australia, SENTAS endorsed the global standards to identify social enterprises.
This is because the global standards are:
- Are clear and robust, which proactively builds understanding
- Offer global alignment
- Are owned and governed collectively by the Official Partner Network
Australian state and territory peak bodies are the local verification partners for People and Planet First.
The Australian Government is investing $11.6 million in the Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI).
This funding provides:
- $6 million in grant funding to strengthen social enterprise capability
- $3 million to target building capability for all actors in the social enterprise sector to grow social impact
- Additional funding to evaluate and administer the two programs.
More details on SEDI can be read on the Department of Social Services website.
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