OSII news

The Office of Social Impact Investment (OSII) is seeking applications for social impact investments (SII) that advance education outcomes for First Nations girls in any school year(s) from Year 4 to 9.  

Workshop resources on outcome-based contracting run by Social Ventures Australia are now available. 

The Office of Social Impact Investment (OSII) is delighted to announce the five social enterprises funded under Payment-by-Results contracts to support women facing disadvantage.

The Office of Social Impact Investment (OSII) is delighted to announce that two social impact intermediaries Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) and Social Impact Hub have been selected to deliver the Social Enterprise Capability Building Program (CBP).  The $1.29m CBP will be delivered over 2 years. Applications are now open for women-focused enterprises to join the CBP.

The Office of Social Impact Investment invited Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs), Aboriginal businesses, their delivery partners, and intermediaries to provide feedback in information and feedback sessions on OSII's new initiative: Advancing education outcomes for First Nations girls . 

In July 2022, the NSW Government released the Social Impact Investment Policy 2022-2025 (SII Policy).

The Office of Social Impact Investment is pleased to have partnered with the NSW Department of Education in sponsoring the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) 2022 Bursary Partnerships Program.

Social Impact Outcomes Fund Tender 1: Advancing economic wellbeing of women facing disadvantage is closing for submissions 5pm AEST, 12 September 2022.

The Office of Social Impact Investment is seeking proposals for social impact investments (SII) that advance the economic wellbeing of women in NSW with experience of disadvantage. It is the first tender opportunity under the Social Impact Outcomes Fund announced under the 2021-22 NSW Budget.