Impact Investment Readiness

credit: JOHN MCCARRON

Impact investing is a funding model with a range of benefits for arts and cultural organisations seeking to access new sources of capital.

Australia's National Cultural Policy: REVIVE includes a commitment for Creative Australia to explore partnerships and funding models that attract commercial and philanthropic investment alongside government investment.

Creative Australia is partnering with Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) to development a pilot an Impact Investment Readiness Program.

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