PARTNER WITH US
Cross-sector collaboration will get us to our end goal sooner.
We can fast-track change through partnerships.
We partner with government, philanthropy, business and social enterprise to remove the barriers that stand in the way of inclusive employment for all individuals in Australia.
From testing new approaches and building the evidence, to financing growth and influencing policy, we bring the right people together to turn ideas into action.
Who we partner with
Government
We work with governments to design, test and evaluate new approaches to employment, particularly for people facing the greatest barriers to work. This includes policy development, demonstration projects, outcomes-based funding models and programs.
Philanthropy
We partner with philanthropic organisations to drive employment outcomes for people with complex barriers to work. We to test new approaches and go where others won’t, so we can build evidence to seed systems change.
Corporate partners
We work with businesses to find the sweet spot between commercial need and social impact, using capital, property and people to create more meaningful jobs. From solving procurement challenges to rethinking approaches to employment, we achieve more when we work together.
Social enterprises
We work alongside 50+ social enterprises and disability organisations that create jobs for underserved individuals. Through programs, advocacy and government trials, we stay close to our peers to keep our work relevant and impactful.
What a good partnership makes possible
TEST
Test new ideas through pilots and demonstration projects.
PROVE
Prove what works by building the evidence governments and funders need.
SCALE
Scale for impact by connecting organisations, funding, expertise and opportunity.
SYSTEMS-CHANGE
Change systems by taking proven approaches to government.
MORE JOBS
Create more jobs by improving the conditions that enable social enterprise to thrive.
OUR PARTNERS
Our work is only possible because of organisations and people across government, philanthropy, business and social enterprise who share our belief that a job can change everything.
HAVE AN IDEA?
Bring it to us. Some of our most important work has started with a conversation. If you’re trying to create jobs, test a new approach, or tackle a problem standing in the way of more people having the opportunity to access work, we’d like to hear from you.
Employment program participants of ShoreTrack, the first social enterprise to receive a loan through the SELF.
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Backing the ideas that can change systems
Macquarie Group Foundation has been instrumental in helping Whitebox turn bold ideas into action. The team shares our belief that if every individual should have access to decent work.
Their support has made initiatives like the Payment By Outcomes Trial and the Social Enterprise Loan Fund possible. Both started with an idea and a willingness to challenge the status quo.
Macquarie Group Foundation has supported us with funding, as well as time, expertise and a genuine commitment to working through the detail with us.
The team understands what we’re trying to change and why. They ask the hard questions, work through the challenges with us.
PARTNERSHIP
IN ACTION
We don’t just talk about doing things differently. We seek out the support and find the partners who share our belief that systems can be redesigned.
Together, we test new ideas in the real world. Then we use what we learn to make the case for change.
PAYMENT BY
OUTCOMES
Testing a different way for government to fund employment outcomes.
Government + aggregation + social enterprise + evidence building
THE JOBS
SUMMIT
Uniting the sector to strengthen connections and fast-track change.
Sector peers + social enterprises + philanthropy + government
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
LOAN FUND
Unlocking the capital social enterprises need to grow.
Philanthropy + government + impact investors + social enterprise
Evolve Disability
Enterprise Programs
Building new approaches to employment for people with disability.
Government + disability enterprises + advisory + research