June 21, 2013

Indi Electorate, bankmecu…Change-Makers Are Gathering…

Grassroots people in NE Victoria are gathering to support independent federal candidate Cathy McGowan after a series of ‘kitchen table conversations’ and last Wednesday evening, at bankmecu Melbourne, around 20 people interested in social change enjoyed a glass of wine, […]
June 18, 2013

Zachary, Crowdfunding And Equine Assisted Psychotherapy…

Back in 2008 PWF wrote about Dr Maggie Broom and her business Grey Horse Growth And Learning. In Australia Maggie has been trialling Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) for some years, a therapy already well established in the US and Europe, […]
June 18, 2013

Social Enterprise In Action: STREAT Tackles Homelessness

STREAT is a not-for-profit social enterprise. It provides hospitality training to homeless youth aged between 16 and 24. What Does STREAT Do? STREAT serves high quality coffee and street food to foot traffic – from a food cart. Over an […]
June 18, 2013

Social Innovation Unconference – Sydney 22 June 2013

I really like the sound of an ‘unconference’ and that is what will happen in Sydney on 22 June 2013 – A Social Innovation Unconference! How Does An Unconference Work? First of all you attend the one-day event because you […]
June 18, 2013

Global Entrepreneur Of The Year… Makes GOOD Yoghurt

Turkish-born Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of ‘Greek-style’ yoghurt business ‘Chobani‘, has won Ernst & Young’s World Entrepreneur of the Year 2013. A ‘Junk’ Factory..Keen Taste Buds..An Opportunity.. Hamdi arrived In the US at 33, thought American yoghurt was overly sweet and […]