The Good Purpose Journal.
Stories, reflections, news and tips from the business for good community.
Rewiring Commerce: How Glenn Bartlett is Turning Everyday Payments into a Force for Nature
Discover how Glenn Bartlett is redefining the payments industry with a circular economy model that turns standard business transactions into funding for biodiversity, proving that a strong commercial product can help protect nature without costing customers extra.
Breaking the Cycle: How Jobe MacShane is Creating Pathways from Prison to Employment
Discover how Jobe MacShane is tackling a 42 percent national recidivism rate by bridging the gap between justice-affected individuals and industry, proving that employment paired with human-centred support can profoundly disrupt the cycle of incarceration.
Empowering South Australia's Business for Good: Collab4Good's Blueprint for Sustainable Impact
Discover how Collab4Good is transforming the South Australian economic landscape by equipping social enterprises with the strategic tools, funding pathways, and collaborative networks needed to drive lasting systemic change.
A Win for You and a Win for Nature: How Josh Pilalis is Rewarding Action for Nature
Discover how Josh Pilalis is using memberships and incentives to turn widespread concern for nature into recurring funding for large-scale restoration.
Revolutionising Connection: How Jimmy Leishman is Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic in Aged Care
Discover how Jimmy Leishman is tackling the devastating health crisis of loneliness in residential care through frictionless technology, delivering over 100,000 moments of family connection and sparking a new era of digital volunteering across the globe.
Beyond Individual Self Care: Al Jeffery's Mission to Sustain Australian Changemakers
Discover how Al Jeffery is tackling the burnout epidemic in the social impact sector by cultivating relational ecosystems that nourish leaders, proving that our capacity to heal the world is deeply tied to how we connect with one another.
Funding the Future: How Barb Brangan is Leveraging Grants into Millions for Social Impact
Discover how Barb Brangan is demystifying the competitive world of government tenders, securing over $55 million to ensure Australia's most vital community programmes are properly resourced to thrive.
Building a Regenerative Future: Taronga's Commitment to Environmental Ecopreneurship
Discover how Taronga Conservation Society Australia is redefining the role of environmental conservation by moving beyond traditional protection to foster long-term resilience and systemic equity across Australia's ecopreneurship sector.
Bridging Cultures Through Language: Kristie Ivone’s Vision for a Multilingual Australia
Discover how Kristie Ivone is transforming the landscape of bilingual education through a social enterprise model that treats language as a human right, proving that preserving cultural heritage is the key to building more resilient and inclusive communities.
The Invisible Infrastructure: Why First Nations food insecurity was designed, not inherited
Explore how Levi Joel Tamou is dismantling the "invisible infrastructure" of food insecurity to build a new architecture of economic justice, proving that the path to First Nations food sovereignty requires a fundamental redesign of the financial and commercial systems that govern our world.
Hospitality with Heart: How Andrea Comastri is Redefining Disability Employment
Discover how Andrea Comastri is revolutionising the hospitality sector and building community resilience through Australia’s first social enterprise hotel, proving that inclusive employment creates extraordinary social and economic value.
GMCL: Cultivating Regional Resilience through Purposeful Leadership
Discover how Goulburn Murray Community Leadership is redefining regional development by moving beyond traditional training to foster a deep-seated culture of stewardship and collaborative impact across Northern Victoria.
A Letter of Gratitude For Social Change Central, and the Legends Building the Impact Movement with Blood, Sweat and Tears.
Recently, Social Change Central announced that they’re ceasing operations after more than 10 years of helping social entrepreneurs. We extend our deep gratitude to Jay Boolkin and Anne Lennon for their hard work.
The Circular Thread: How Tanya Egerton is Weaving Opportunity Across Remote Australia
Discover how Tanya Egerton is fostering Indigenous-led entrepreneurship through a network of remote op shops, proving that community-led retail can bridge the gap between waste reduction and economic empowerment.
Transforming Supply Chains into Engines for Equity: The Strategic Power of Social Traders
Discover how Social Traders is redefining the Australian economic landscape by proving that every dollar spent in a supply chain can be a deliberate investment in community resilience, systemic equity, and environmental restoration.
Geoffrey Smith and the Neurodiversity Advantage
Meet Geoffrey Smith, 2025 Queensland Australian of the Year and Founder of Australian Spatial Analytics. Geoff’s proving that neurodiversity is a competitive advantage by employing over 220 young neurodivergent Australians as data analysts whilst tackling the shocking 55% unemployment rate in this community.
CoLab: Building a Space for “Meta-collaboration”
CoLab began after a collaboration masterclass, when we realised we needed a space for honest, real-world collaboration. It is our experiment in metacollaboration: a small online yarn to swap stories, test ideas, and get clearer on what “collaboration” means.
Building Tomorrow's Changemakers: AMP Foundation's Commitment to Social Impact
Discover how AMP Foundation is empowering Australia's social entrepreneurs through their Tomorrow Makers programs, offering up to $110,000 in grants, expert mentorship and a thriving alumni community hosted on BFGN.
The Business for Good Network Manifesto
Discover the Business for Good Network manifesto and the ways which make our community special.
Regenerating Hope: Anna Noon's Tiny Forests Are Growing Big Change
Discover how Anna Noon is transforming urban landscapes and building community resilience through tiny forests that grow 10 times faster than traditional methods, proving that local action can create extraordinary environmental change.
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