1. Inclusive procurement audit and design
Half-day to multi-week engagements for corporates ramping up an ESG-auditable inclusive supply line. Sourcing, vetting, contract structure, reporting.
Operator advisory
Work with me
Three offers, drawn from running a multi-site DGR1 social enterprise. Concrete numbers. Honest about what broke and what we learned.
The proof
Worthy Cause: founded 2021 with $17,000 of personal capital. DGR1 charity, based in Preston. FY25 turnover ~$650,000. 12 FTE plus 12+ regular volunteers. Two cafes and a cookie manufacturing kitchen on $1pa agreements with Melbourne Polytechnic. 20+ programme participants through the six-month paid training program. Referral partners include Workskil, WISE Employment and Mind Australia.
Three offers
2. WISE programme design
For organisations setting up or rebuilding a Work Integrated Social Enterprise. Drawn from the Worthy Cause six-month paid training model: structured kitchen trial in onboarding, paid hours from week one, wraparound referral partnerships.
3. Founder advisory
For social enterprise founders navigating the charity-plus-commerce hybrid model. Governance, staffing, the financial ratios that flag a hybrid in trouble before the books do.
Go deeper
Case studies
Three situations where the Worthy Cause model was tested and held: the December 2023 kitchen crisis, The Funding Network 2024 raise, and the $1pa Polytechnic leases. Metrics, decisions and what we learned.
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If you want me embedded inside your team across innovation, legal structure, business development, AI, work integration or social entrepreneurship, that is the consulting layer.
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