Impact means positive outcomes for our people and our planet.
Impact is the driving force behind social enterprise.
The Impact Initiative is the online home of the Social Enterprise Sector Development Programme, which is a partnership between the Department of Internal Affairs and the Ākina Foundation. They are supported by the Community Enterprise Network Trust (CENT).
The programme is focussed on building the overall conditions for a thriving social enterprise sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
A thriving social enterprise sector can help tackle serious social and environmental problems like inequality, poverty, waste, biodiversity loss and climate breakdown.
Learning from and continuing to develop the capability of social enterprises following on from year one research, and the regional hubs pilot.
Demonstrating the impact social enterprises are working towards and how that impact aligns with the Government’s goals.
Finance & Legal
Reducing barriers to growth created by legal structures, so more enterprises can unlock funds. Building the impact investment movement.
Working to grow the depth and breadth of procurement opportunities available to social enterprises.
Social enterprise is about prioritising impact as well as profit. This report is about New Zealand’s legal structures and how Social Enterprise does not fit neatly within our existing business models. Read more…
This comprehensive report lays out the capital needs of social enterprises and the path forward for the continued growth of impact investment in Aotearoa. Read more…
Looking back at what has come before, this report It argues that Social Enterprise is an important part of a movement working to address some of our most challenging problems. Read more…