Are you a Social Enterprise? Social enterprises are businesses that exist to create social, environmental or cultural change in the world based on a particular problem or challenge that has been identified. They do this by understanding the challenge, using business (trade) to direct revenue towards solving that problem and doing it in an ethical, sustainable, well governed, empathetic way. While the quiz below is not definitive, it is designed to give you an idea of whether you might qualify as a social enterprise and the types of questions you may be asked in your Queensland Social Enterprise Council application.If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out at online@qsec.org.au or read more at www.qsec.org.au Question Title * 1. Do you have a very clear social, environmental or cultural mission? Yes, Social Mission Yes, Cultural Mission Yes, Environmental Mission Yes, a combination of the above. No Question Title * 2. Can you articulate how your mission aligns with specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Yes, we can specify SDG, Target and Indicators Not really, but we know what they are I'm not sure what they are Question Title * 3. How do you generate your revenue? Only selling products or services Primarily (over 50%) selling products with some grants / fundraising Primarily through grants / donations / philanthropy with less than 50% from trade Only through grants / donations / philanthropy Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Do you have a clearly articulated theory of change? Yes, we can send it to you. No but we're working on it. No, but it's on our to-do list I'm not sure what that is. Question Title * 5. What do you do with your profits or surplus? We donate over 50% to an external charity We make less profit because they're being reinvested in social / environmental / employment programs We keep and distribute it. We offer pro-bono or low cost services to NFPs or Social Enterprises Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. How do you measure your impact / outcomes? In dollar value By evaluating the attitude, behaviours and/or condition changes we create for our beneficiaries We don't measure our impact Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Would you like to know more about becoming a social enterprise? Check out our website: www.qsec.org.au Done
