Social Enterprise: 3 THINGS to Know, Read and Hear

We get it. Life is crazy and balancing out your time can be super hard. With so much going on it’s difficult stay ahead of the learning game and easy to lose track of what's happening in the world of social impact. The trick is to stop trying to read everything out there. There’s too much. And you’re too busy. Instead, give us roughly 3 minutes each fortnight and we'll brief you on the 3 THINGS you need to know, read and hear. If you're passionate about creating positive social and environmental impact, our handpicked content is all you need to stay informed and inspired.

For the week ending 15/04/2018, here's...

What you need to know:

Fulbright Future Scholarships applications now open. Working on an impact focused project to improve the health, wellbeing, and prosperity of Australians? Would you like to study in the U.S.? The incredible The Fulbright Program Future Scholarships is open for applications from professionals, postgraduate students, PhD researchers and academics. Find out more and apply today.

What you need to read:

The Next Force of Social Innovation: Reimagining the Food System. With the world population rising, we urgently need innovative and sustainable food solutions to feed 9+ billion people by 2050. If you have an idea that could positively impacts the food and agriculture industry, you need to read this.

What you need to hear:

Aaron Mashano On Key Qualities of Social Entrepreneurs That Create Lasting Impact. With over a decade of experience in the Vocational Education Training (vet) sector, Aaron Mashano founded the now international business venture, Leaders of Tomorrow [LOT] Group. On this episode of Impact Boom with Tom Allen, Aaron shares key insights into starting and running successful social enterprises, whilst giving strong pointers on the differences between not-for-profit and for-profit models.