Partnering for Impact Fund – Queensland Social Enterprise Council Information Sessions

Queensland Social Enterprise Council in partnership with Queensland Treasury will be running information sessions on the recently announced Partnering for Impact Fund.

Partnering for Impact is a flagship initiative under the Social Enterprise and Impact Investing Roadmap. It is designed to unlock investment from private and philanthropic sectors to create meaningful social impact for vulnerable Queenslanders.

The Fund is open to social enterprises, not-for-profit and community organisations with a physical operating presence in Queensland that meet the eligibility requirements and have an investment-ready proposal that demonstrates:

• new or additional high social impact in specific priority social impact areas
• co-investment from private and/or philanthropic stakeholders
• State funding is required for the proposal to proceed
• investment readiness with operations commencing by December 2027
• financial sustainability, including the ability to generate revenue to sustain the delivery of social impact and repay finance (including any Partnering for Impact funding).

The Fund may provide up to 20% of the total proposal funding requirement. Funding is capped at $2 million (ex GST) per successful applicant, with a minimum funding request of $500,000 (ex GST). Funding mechanisms are intended to be concessional and catalytic to de-risk financing of the proposal, informed by the funding requirements of the proposal, applicant and other sources of funding.

Impact investors and philanthropic organisation are also welcome to join the session given the requirement for co-investment.