The Difference Incubator

14/10/2024

A couple of exciting (and overdue!) updates: We're thrilled to announce the launch of a co-design process in partnership with the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner — the Employment Collaboration Project. 🎉

We're equally thrilled to have welcomed the incredible Cathy Campesato to the TDi team for the duration of this project! Cathy officially joined us a couple of months ago as Lived Experience Advisor for this important work.

You can find out more about Cathy, our partnership with VLSBC, and how to get involved in the Employment Collaboration Project, in our latest blog post 👇🏼

https://tdi.org.au/decent-work-for-women-exiting-the-justice-system-employment-collaboration-project/

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17/09/2024

Friends, we've got big news share.

After 13 incredible years, TDi's journey will come to an end in early 2025. But — as with all good endings — it's just the beginning...

Read more in our latest update, from our Board Chair Corinne Proske, and CEO Anthea Smits 👇🏼

https://mailchi.mp/tdi.org.au/september-2024

18/07/2024

So good to catch up with our friends and associates in sunny PNG last week!

We've been in Port Moresby kicking off a new project – more on this soon – and while there took some time to check in with Mary and Mari, two phenomenal business coaches who graduated from our Train the Coach program back in 2021, and Sylvia, incredible entrepreneur and friend.

It's always great to see these talented women when we're in town!

20/06/2024

It was a phenomenal privilege to work alongside both Flo and Among Equals' founder Caroline to help bring the beauty of Bilum to a wider audience while increasing market access for the exceptional women weavers and entrepreneurs 😍

You can see more of Flo's incredible journey in our short film 'The Bilum Story' 👇 https://thebilumstory.com/

17/06/2024

📣 Calling all food systems leaders! Applications for Seeding Success extended!

VicHealth, together with TDi and STREAT, are launching Seeding Success – a program designed to support food systems leaders as they work to make their businesses sustainable.

Seeding Success is a four-month online training program that will give participants access to coaching, workshops, network opportunities, mentoring and guidance from sector experts.

And it’s completely free to be involved – but places are very limited.

Please share with your contacts, or tag someone who might be interested in participating 🌱

See eligibility criteria and how to apply: https://bit.ly/4b52FzW

12/06/2024

Are you an entrepreneur, social enterprise, or NFP leader ready for the next phase of growth? We might be the right partner for you, here's what makes us different - the six ingredients that drive our approach to all we do:

👉🏼 We're power-aware: Analysing privilege and bias to challenge the status quo.
👉🏼 We're practitioner based: As entrepreneurs, we'll help you make things happen.
👉🏼 We're bridge builders: Fostering values-based partnerships for genuine change.
👉🏼 We're design thinkers: We embrace curiosity, experimentation, and action.
👉🏼 We're strengths based and coaching focused: Reinforcing confidence and capability through skilled facilitation.
👉🏼 We're inner focused and outer focused: Integrating inner development with enterprise development for deep change.

If you're seeking to scale your impact (now or in the future), we can help you think it through, contact us today: https://bit.ly/Contact_TDi

Check if you're eligible to take advantage of our support via the Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI) Grants: https://impactinvestingaustralia.com/looking-for-funding-or-investors/ -grants

06/06/2024

Can you believe we've been working with entrepreneurs in PNG for over seven years? Here are seven things we've learned since 2018

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/7yearsinPNG

05/06/2024

Applications for VicHealth's Seeding Success mentorship program close at 5pm today!

We’re partnering with VicHealth and STREAT to run a four-month mentorship program for sustainable food leaders, giving participants access to coaching, workshops, networking opportunities, mentoring and guidance from industry experts.

If you've started your application but haven't finished it yet, time to get your skates on! 🛼

More here: https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/programs-projects/seeding-success-cultivating-sustainable-food-enterprises-victoria

28/05/2024

During we stand with our First Nations friends, colleagues, and partners to agree that the fight for justice must continue.

There are dozens of incredible events happening around the country this week, so check them out, and attend something near you: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/calendar

"Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures."

More info here: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/

27/05/2024

Our hearts are with Papua New Guinea after Friday's devastating landslide in Enga Province. We send our condolences to those who have lost loved ones, and are thinking especially of all our PNG friends and connections at this time.

We also send our best wishes for strength and resilience to those leading the humanitarian and recovery efforts as they continue over the coming days, weeks, and months.

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16/05/2024

Are you a food social enterprise, food hub, or trading NFP food organisation?

We're partnering with VicHealth and STREAT to bring you Seeding Success, a training and mentoring program for food-based social enterprises to improve the health, sustainability, and equity of the food system.

Established and emerging enterprises are welcome to apply for this program, applications open next Wednesday May 22

Please share with your Victorian networks, and let's work towards more innovative and sustainable enterprises that support a sustainable and regenerative food system.

More info on the program, and how to apply here: https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/programs-projects/seeding-success-cultivating-sustainable-food-enterprises-victoria

Want the background on our other work with VicHealth? Here's our mid-project update on the Future Healthy Food Hubs: https://bit.ly/FutureHealthyFoodHubs

01/05/2024

We’ve been deeply invested in the economic wellbeing of PNG since 2017. In ten years’ time, we imagine a local eco-system that is supporting hundreds, if not thousands, of entrepreneurs across the country to build impactful SMEs.

Read our latest post from Deputy CEO Anna Moegerlein, on the work we've been done, the lessons we've learned, and what the future might hold 👇🏼
https://tdi.org.au/towards-an-inclusive-economy-png-economic-development/

In this series we’re reflecting on our work in PNG over the last 7-8 years, the lessons learned, and what the future holds for an inclusive economy.