Australian Social Enterprises

Part of Endeavour Foundation, QArt Studio and Gallery provides employment, mentoring and training for a talented group of professional artists with a disability. QArt Studio is a purpose built, professionally operated studio where artists are given support and artistic direction by qualified managers enabling them to reach their artistic potential. Products and services include Gifts or rewards, Music & Games & Toys & Arts & Crafts & Educational. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified (Grace Period). Membership: Connections Membership.

Opportunity shop Saleable goods (not furniture or electrical items) can be donated at shop or placed in bin near Wattle Park shops

The Queen Victoria Women's Centre is an iconic Melbourne landmark that supports women through creative experiences, community resources and the power of connection. We program creative events, have beautiful venues available to hire, offer space to like-minded organisations and support women makers through our shop and corporate gifting service. We are by women, for women - always. Products and services include Venue Hire, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

QDP is a Peer-Led support organisation dedicated to providing inclusive support on your journey. We started with a simple mission: to create a place where the queer, TGD, and neurodivergent communities can access NDIS support that feels affirming, safe, and culturally competent. Whether it’s helping someone navigate their NDIS plan, providing peer support from those who truly get it, or empowering local businesses run by people from our communities, everything we do is about creating inclusive pathways where everyone can thrive. So whether you’re here as a client looking for support, or as a contractor wanting to partner with a business that shares your values, we’re ready to walk this path with you. Because at the end of the day, our journey is yours too.

Queer Food launched its first retail product online in November 2023 with a simple idea, to tell LGBTQIA+ stories through food. Our first product, a dukkah made in collaboration with Shawnah Cady (aka MadB) for their wedding, has since expanded into a national retail range. Every item we create is rooted in storytelling, inspired by LGBTQIA+ history or developed in collaboration with community icons, shaping everything in our product range. Along the way, we ventured into catering, but soon realised our true passion was in crafting meaningful retail products, focusing on fewer things, and doing them with greater care and purpose. Throughout our journey, we've remained committed to creating employment opportunities for queer and trans people and reinvesting a portion of our revenue into initiatives that support and uplift our communities. Today, Queer Food continues to use food as a platform for visibility, pride, and connection, proving that every bite can be an act of cultural change.

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. Products and services include Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Syrian catering, cooking experiences, and pop-up dining, A migrant-led Syrian kitchen using food to connect communities through culture and storytelling.

RACV is a social enterprise that provides various products and services to its members, including insurance, roadside assistance, car loans, and travel packages. The organisation aims to make a positive impact on the lives of its members by offering convenient and affordable solutions for their everyday needs. RACV also supports its members in their homes and on the road through its range of services.

Based on the provided data, this organisation's website content does not match the stated organisation name (RACV Service Centre) and appears to be a commercial car dealership (Alan Mance Motors Melton) without visible social enterprise characteristics or social impact information.

RACV Shop Ararat operates as a retail outlet for RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria), providing member services, roadside assistance programs, and motoring-related products to residents in the Ararat region of Victoria. As part of the broader RACV organization, it contributes to community mobility support and member benefits delivery in regional Victoria.

RACV Shop Ballarat appears to be a location of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, which is primarily a membership-based organization providing insurance, roadside assistance, and automotive services. The website content does not indicate specific social enterprise activities or community benefit programs beyond standard commercial services.

RACV Shop Horsham appears to be a car dealership and service center, however, the provided website content does not explicitly describe its social enterprise activities or social impact. The organization may provide employment opportunities and support the local economy. Further information is required to accurately assess its social impact.

Social innovation, design and impact

rAIse IT right™ is led by speaker, author and ethical AI strategist Gry Stene. With over 35 years in technology, digital transformation and product innovation, Gry partners with organisations to lead confidently in the age of AI by placing human-first leadership and inclusion at the centre of innovation. Through high-impact keynotes, practical AI activation workshops, inclusive leadership programs and strategic advisory to technology and product teams, she helps organisations build psychological safety, strengthen intersectional decision-making and develop responsible AI capability. As a neurospicy, migrant woman in tech, Gry brings lived experience of navigating difference in complex systems - translating inclusion into tangible innovation and measurable impact. She helps organisations unleash human potential while ensuring they raise their AI - and their leadership - right.

Raise Our Voice Australia exists to mobilise young women and gender diverse people through education, campaigns and community to transform policy and politics, to create equitable democracy. We do this through education, campaigns connecting young people with decision makers, building community, and research. To date: * 71% of our graduates reporting they have applied for a job in policy or politics. * We have collected nearly 1500 submissions for the Youth Voice in Parliament program, amplifying nearly 400 voices in Parliament and working with over 100 MPs and Senators across the aisle. * 95% of people who have their speeches read would strongly recommend the campaign * we have released two research reports adding to the knowledge base around young women and gender diverse people and civic engagement.