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Group feedback

1. Introduce your social enterprise quickly to the class.

2. Say where you put it on the scales, and give 1-2 reasons why.

3. Give one way that your social enterprise could improve its social impact.

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https://www.tradeaid.org.nz/

Industry: Retail (crafts, organic food products, gifts)

Incorporation date: 1973

Mission statement/tag line: "Creating fairness in trade"

How does the social enterprise deliver its impact?

Creates fairness in trade with small food and craft producers around the world

Operates under the World Fair Trade Organisation's ten principles of fair trade and their own Charter, focuses on bringing change through long-term partnerships based on honesty, transparency, and equality

Supports and educates kiwi consumers to join in creating a world where trade is fair for all

Shows kiwi businesses that it matters who makes our products, and that they are being treated right.

Community engagement/revenue source: Sells fair trade items in retail shops, through supermarkets, and on their website. Their chocolate is available for use for community fundraising campaigns. They have a mixture of paid and volunteer positions in their organisation.

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Group activity task

1. Read the information given for your assigned social enterprise.

2. Look at the diagram on Padlet 2. Decide where on the scale your social enterprise sits and drag the logo there. Be ready to present two reasons why you have placed it where you have.

3. Come up with one way that your social enterprise could improve its social impact. You might consider authentic value, culturally-sustaining practice, community-led practice, or just think big!

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https://www.localised.nz/

Industry: Waste minimisation

Incorporation date: 2019

Mission statement/tag line: To promote Zero Waste based community enterprises as a practical tool which empowers communities to develop local environmental, social and economic solutions.

How does the social enterprise deliver its impact? Localised is accredited as a social enterprise by Ākina and provides help to new and developing resource recovery hubs as a joint venture partner. Localised provides capital and expertise to enable community organisations to successfully tender for local government contracts. Community enterprise is great way to solve local problems and create local benefits, but a lack of experience, confidence and finance can make getting going difficult. Localised's work is expanding the number of community enterprises in Aotearoa, contributing to community empowerment and resilience, reducing waste to landfill, and contributing positively to the local economy they work in.

Community engagement/revenue source: Localised is a registered charity and is 100% owned by the Zero Waste Network. Funding via the membership fees of the Zero Waste Network members and income from the Localised-funded hubs provides money to support community waste groups develop.

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Industry
Software publishing and development

Incorporation date: 2016

Mission statement/tag line:
'We bring out the best in people, businesses, government and charities by connecting those providing volunteer opportunities with those that want to help."

How does the social enterprise deliver its impact? Be Collective is a values based, B Corp Certified social enterprise with offices in Wellington, Melbourne and London. Their digital volunteer infrastructure supports communities to track volunteer engagement and skill acquisition, reward and recognise volunteer effort, grow ecosystems of like-minded people giving back to community, and celebrate social impact across local and national sectors. Be Collective is a one-stop shop for managing volunteering activity and measuring social impact.

Community engagement/revenue source: Be Collective was developed by the founding family and former owners of The Body Shop (New Zealand and Australia) and is part of WE Australia, a group of innovative commercial and social enterprises. Be Collective is free for anyone to use, however some platform features are only available on a paid annual subscription.

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We're all about empowering volunteering and the organisations supporting it to build stronger, more sustainable networks for doing good. We do that by bringing together a suite of powerful tools to manage volunteering and CSR, partnerships and engagement across one connected ecosystem.

A solution packed with innovation and value to make volunteer management easier. Whether you're in the charity sector, education sector, are a business, a local council or community group, Be Collective re-imagines the way you connect with community, helping to harness goodwill and measure the social and economic impacts along the way.

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Be Collective Volunteer Management Software

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Volunteer management and community engagement platform full of innovation and value.

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Industry: Knitwear/community

Incorporation date: 2016

Mission statement/tag line: Make Give Live is a social enterprise that connects and nurtures the wellbeing of people in their communities while crafting beautiful knitwear for you and people in need.

How does the social enterprise deliver its impact? Make Give Live has set up community crafting groups that meet regularly to enjoy each other's company and knit and crochet hats (among other things) that the company sells using a 'buy one - give one' model. Each hat sold on their website funds a hat given to someone in need (various charities have been supported). They aim to ease isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing through connection and handcrafting. There are 11 groups nationwide with 137 makers, with 300 people on a waiting list to join a group.

Community engagement/revenue source: Items in stock are for sale on their website and they also do pre-orders/custom orders with a 2-4 week lead time. They sell baby, child, and adult accessories, typically for between $50 and $70. There is no charge for the knitting groups, and the crafters are unpaid.

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Thank You for Supporting us

All our hats are handmade with love here in New Zealand by our family of members.
We try to keep most items in stock however we do make to order too and these take 2-4 weeks to make.

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Thank you so much for your support of our Social Enterprise, MAKING a difference.

A Social Enterprise

Make Give Live is a social enterprise that connects and nurtures the wellbeing of people in their communities while crafting beautiful knitwear for you and people in need.

OUR IMPACT

Connection through crafting

Groups of people get together every week or two in their local cafe or community space to enjoy each others company, a laugh and a cuppa and make a beautiful collection of beanies that we sell as 'buy one - give one' meaning for each one we sell, we give one to a Kiwi in need through a few Charities. Our purpose is easing isolation and improving mental health and wellbeing through connection and the well proven therapy of knitting and crochet.

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Thank You for Supporting us All our hats are handmade with love here in New Zealand by our family of members. We try to keep most items in stock however we do make to order too and these take 2-4 weeks to make.

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Industry:  Sanitary products/underwear.

Incorporation date: 2018

Mission statement/tag line: “Revolutionising how we period.”

How does the social enterprise deliver its impact? They are a certified B Corp. All their workers are paid, their supply chain is transparent, and they are carbon positive. They donate “the equivalent of 2% revenue (by way of product donations) in every financial year”, and customers can choose to donate products to combat period poverty. Their products also offer customers a sustainable option to traditional period products. “As of 15th June 2022; Together with our customers, AWWA has prevented almost 23 million single use period products from ending up in landfills and waterways in New Zealand and around the world.”

Community engagement/revenue source: They sell their period underwear and swimwear online and in stores worldwide.

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