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 18/02/2018, here's...

What you need to know:

5 Traps Savvy Social Entrepreneurs Avoid. Sometimes it's easier to know what not to do when running a social enterprise, than what to do and how to best move forward. Here's how to steer clear of the 5 biggest traps when building a sustainable and impactful social enterprise.

What you need to read:

Aussie Startups Creating Social Impact in 2018. Startups are diligently working on long-entrenched social and environmental problems. But don’t call them social enterprise, writes Will Dayble, the founder of the Fitzroy Academy.

What you need to hear:

Kathleen Kelly Janus On How The Best Non-Profits Launch, Scale Up & Make A Difference. On Episode 68 of Impact Boom, Kathleen Kelly Janus, Stanford Lecturer and author of Social Startup Success discusses key insights gained from hundreds of interviews conducted with social enterprise and non profit leaders and shares trends in philanthropy, policy, millennial engagement and collaboration with government.