MELBOURNE, VIC
Top Funded Entities
Justice Funding ($5.2M)
NDIS Supply & Service Pressure
NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether MELBOURNE, VIC sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives. This matters here because MELBOURNE, VIC already shows $5.2M in justice-related funding moving through local entities.
Social & Indigenous Enterprises (34)
ArtsPay is a payment company for the socially conscious business or government agency. We provide EFTPOS terminals and online payment solutions to businesses large and small, and direct profits towards supporting artists and small arts organisation. Every time a customer makes a purchase at a business using ArtsPay, transaction fees that would normally go to the banks or a for-profit multinational instead go to support Australian Artists.
Benefolk is a professional services intermediary with a focus on social sector wellbeing. We have 300+ capabilities from a pre-vetted national business network of 100 small business service providers, including consultants, coaches, trainers and advisory.
Cirque du Soil aka 'Circular Soil' is a circular waste focused certified social enterprise, actively addressing the missing middle in urban waste in Precincts and Multi-Unit Developments, using place based frameworks to reduce our impact on the planet.
Spoil your staff with an exciting ice cream dessert event! We manufacture vanilla, chocolate, coffee and fig ripple gourmet ice cream mini-tubs, delivered to your office. Elato also sells bigger tubs in supermarkets including Woolworths. We offer "healthier indulgence", winning gold medals using 30% less added sugar! We've donated over 24,000 meals to OzHarvest since launching in 2021.
The Good Cycles mission is to help people facing barriers to employment. We operate across our key divisions to create employment-pathways Bicycle retail; Providing professional bicycle repair, on-site servicing, new bicycles, parts & accessories City Services; providing local council asset management, food waste disposal, Lime bike maintenance Open Spaces; Land care management across Melbourne, including road mowing, landscaping, irrigation, pest-control
Women led certified social enterprise solving gender inequality in senior leadership and poor employee engagement. Delivery of leadership programs leveraging virtual reality and gamification to help women thrive. Unconscious bias training to improve inclusion. This will increase women participation in senior roles and diversity and inclusion metrics. Surplus funds are used to impact teenage girls to become unstoppable women leaders.
Humanitarian Advisory Group brings fresh thinking to challenge the status quo of humanitarian aid and emergency response - both here in Australia and overseas. We provide research, evaluation, education and training, and advisory support on to government, humanitarian organisations, universities and businesses.
We are Australia's first full-service management consulting & creative agency that is a certified social enterprise. We offer affordable high-end management consulting, strategic communications, D&I, social impact and creative services for all. Products & Services We offer strategy, communications, and social impact consulting, marketing and event services, community and stakeholder management, audiovisual production and design, eLearning, training, and innovative workshops.
NFP Law is a social enterprise of Justice Connect, a social justice organisation and community legal service and is itself a not-for-profit community organisation and registered charity. We provide free or low cost, high quality practical legal help for not-for-profit community organisations and advocates for improved standards and legal frameworks.
KIO focus on educating individuals, communities and the corporate sector on the effects of socially undesirable behaviours and stereotyping in Australia. We offer a range of programs and services that actively encourage and promote social inclusion and acceptance within communities and target potentially harmful behaviours.
We deliver leadership programs that build capability to drive real progress in organisations and communities, towards the ultimate vision of an inclusive, equitable and sustainable society. We use adaptive leadership development concepts, peer interaction and seasoned leaders to develop, connect and inspire diverse leaders across all sectors to strengthen communities and tackle society’s complex and systemic problems. Not-for-profit organisation.
Provides educational library services and resources to underserved communities including First Nations, migrants, and children, trading to fulfil its educational mission
Since 2012, we have been building resilient values-based food systems. Our products: the Open Food Network software platform for transparent, short food supply chains and the Discover Regenerative portal for connecting B2B buyers with regenerative producers. Our projects and services: open-access resources, research projects, plus customised tech solutions to support local food system transformation, improved food security and regenerative farming practices.
Property Initiatives Real Estate provides real estate services across inner-Melbourne. As a investor, vendor, purchaser or tenant, Property Initiatives will take care of your needs, while the profits are helping to create positive social impact. We exist 100% to fund more affordable homes for at risk women and children. All our company profits go to our not-for-profit partner Women's Property Initiatives (WPI).
The enterprise generates revenue through venue hire, a retail shop featuring women makers' products, and corporate gifting services, while providing community space and programs for women and gender diverse people.
QVWC SHOP is an initiative of The Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, an iconic Melbourne landmark that supports women (cis, trans and non-binary inclusive) through creative experiences, community resources and the power of connection. QVWC SHOP is a feminist design concept store that exists to celebrate women entrepreneurs, and showcases locally sourced and designed products by Victorian Women artists, designers and makers.
Recruit for Good (RFG) is an ethical recruitment agency operating as a social enterprise that donates 20% of all recruitment fees to client nominated charities. RFG helps clients recruit high calibre, highly engaged staff (permanent or contract), achieve diversified workforce objectives, achieve social procurement objectives and generate community good will. RFG can also help clients to meet SPF/Social Benefit targets.
We are a dedicated migration agency providing strategic immigration advice and visa application services to businesses and individuals in Australia and overseas. We enable companies to fill skill shortages and attract talent through tailored migration solutions (e.g sponsoring overseas professionals to work in Australia). We work across all industries, including construction, manufacturing, energy, technology, media & advertising, agriculture & food technology.
Social Good Outpost is a women-led social enterprise working in communication design, impact measurement, and intercultural event curation. We help organisations communicate clearly and effectively, increase organisational capacity in impact measurement, and create social change. We are based in Melbourne and Canberra and work nationally.
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We’re food system builders. Pitch in as a corporate volunteer at one of our urban farms across Melbourne, or work with our consulting team to transform your local food system. At Sustain, you’ll find policy experts, urban farmers, community connectors and researchers working together to build the local food systems of the future.
The Women’s Workforce offers a range of quality services to Government, Corporate and Not-For-Profits. We offer flexibility and diversity across social procurement services such as picking/ packing, mail outs and event support and can work on or off site across four states. We employ marginalised and disadvantaged Women and have the ability to scale up and take on jobs at short notice.
The Community Grocer runs weekly affordable and culturally appropriate fresh food markets in communities experiencing food insecurity. Our vibrant and inclusive marketplaces solve physical and economic barriers to fresh food access, while connecting communities to combat social exclusion. We operate an innovative Grocer Gift Card program at our markets to enable dignified access to food in place of food relief.
Travellers Aid offers customer care and travel assistance services to businesses and government agencies operating in the public transport and events sector. We assist older people and people with who live with disabilities. We offer connection assistance using motorised buggies and e-bike trikes; personal guidance assistance; travel companions; disability awareness training for your staff and mobility equipment hire at events.
U Ethical is an investment manager with a difference. We believe in creating a better world by investing with purpose today and into the future. Our first funds were established in 1985 and over recent years we have grown steadily to become one of the largest ethical investment managers in Australia with over $1 billion under management.
Supported-employment social enterprise delivering Merchandise, Printing & Distribution Services, All. Merchandise, Printing & Distribution Services, All Uniting Vic.Tas is the community services organisation of the Uniting Church, delivering services and programs across Victoria and Tasmania. We strive to make a difference for individuals, families and communities. Among the many programs and services we provide are two social enterprises - Tadpac Print and Fire & Clay. Tadpac is a registered Au
Wake by Reach is a social enterprise of The Reach Foundation. We work with organisations to create transformative experiences to increase employee connection, resilience and engagement. All of our programs are designed and delivered by The Reach Foundation's most talented, young facilitators. All profits go towards continuing Reach's work helping young people discover their power and get the most out of life.
Funny name, serious business. We’re an Australian social enterprise making environmentally-friendly toilet paper from recycled paper or bamboo. We also donate 50% of our profits to building toilets for the 2bn people in need ($10 mil so far). We deliver to 1mil homes and businesses, which means we have the infrastructure to support large customers across many sectors.
WomenCAN Facilities Services is a Not for Profit social enterprise that supplies highly skilled tradeswomen, cleaners and gardeners, to deliver facilities maintenance services to women. Experience tell us that this service provides peace of mind and psychological safety that comes with women assisting other women, especially where the female recipient, has a history of trauma.
YLab is a social enterprise that brings young people with diverse lived experience and partners together to tackle society’s most complex challenges. What we offer includes: Co-design and facilitation Learning and development Strategy Research and insights Creative services First Nations
Supported-employment social enterprise delivering Packaging, -, Timber Products, Electrical Systems & Lighting & Equipment & Services, All. Packaging, -, Timber Products, Electrical Systems & Lighting & Equipment & Services, All We provide essential services for children and adults with disability, their families and carers. The range of essential, quality services includes:-accommodation alternatives-respite-in-home support-therapy-attendant care-specialised equipment-supported employment -recr
All Entities (200)
Disadvantage Index
This area has moderate socio-economic disadvantage.
Entity Types
- Company
- 194
- Foundation
- 4
- Charity
- 2
Gap Alert
This postcode has 200 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.