Impact Investing Education & Toolkits
Australian based impact investing education programs and toolkits
SOCIAL IMPACT HUB
IMPACT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Social Impact Hub offer an Impact Fellowship, designed for changemakers to gain the capabilities, knowledge and network needed to embed or drive greater impact.
The program offers an Impact Investing pathway for professionals looking to understand how capital is being mobilised for impact and how it can be applied to their field of work.
UNSW BUSINESS SCHOOL
SOCIAL IMPACT INVESTMENT COURSE
Social Impact Investment first provides an introduction to social impact investment and the ecosystem of diverse players.
It aims to providing the knowledge necessary to actively engage in the analysis, development and application of social impact investment strategies from an investor, investee and policy development perspective.
IMPACT FRONTIERS
IMPACT FOR DECISION MAKING
This online course guides participant through the concepts, processes, and tools investors need to optimise portfolios for integrated impact and financial goals.
The curriculum provides a flexible, self-paced introduction to the essential impact management concepts, tools, and practices in impact-financial integration.
GVI AUSTRALIA
ENTREPRENEURSHIP & IMPACT INVESTING
The Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing course, which is offered in partnership with the University of Richmond and UNC Charlotte, will show you how to evaluate which approaches are demonstrating positive results and impact.
You’ll be introduced to concepts such as behavioural science, systems innovation, human-centred design, impact investing and social entrepreneurship.
SMALL GIANTS ACADEMY
JOURNEY TO IMPACT
Small Giants Academy’s Journey to Impact is designed to educate and empower you to explore the alignment of wealth with values, and to inspire others to do the same through your leadership.
Journey to Impact provides practical skills in investment and portfolio creation, foundational underpinnings around purpose, and a multigenerational approach to wealth as an energy source toward great impact.
SMART IMPACT CAPITAL
TOOLKIT FOR FUNDERS & ACCELERATORS
CASE Smart Impact Capital leads participants through the three fundamental steps all entrepreneurs must follow to raise the right capital: strategise, targeting the right investors, and closing the investment round.
These steps are covered through 9 short modules of easy to use, professional tools and instructions. The course is intended for funders and accelerators looking to support their beneficary organisations.
NSW OSII
IMPACT INVESTING TOOLKIT
The NSW Government’s Office of Social Impact Investing leads the implementation of the NSW Social Impact Investment Policy. They work with partners to facilitate allocation of capital into initiatives that can achieve positive and measurable social and environmental outcomes alongside financial return. OSII has developed this impact investing toolkit for those participating in impact investing,
AVPN
SOCIAL FINANCE CENTRE MODULES
Whether you are just starting out or looking to advance your practice, the social finance modules offered at AVPN’s Social Finance Centre will help practitioners understand the characteristics of social finance, find the right tools, and build partnerships towards collective impact. Take a self-paced module to get an overview of the concepts and join a live session to hear directly from other practitioners. There’s also a library of resources to explore
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