WASEC Membership Application Form

About You

The information on this page relates to your membership application. It will be private and will not be shared publicly.

Which membership are you applying for?

Social Enterprise Membership

Associate Membership (Organisation)

Associate Membership (Individual)

Contact Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

What is your position in the organisation?

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Your Organisation

Tell us about your organisation.

Organisation Name

Website/Social Media Links

You may add as many as you would like. These will only be made public if you opt in to the member directory below.

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URL

We list all WASEC members in our social enterprise directory, promote your business in our newsletter and on social media. Please tick no / opt out if you *do not* wanted to be listed

Please list my organisation in the WASEC Member Directory

Please do NOT list my organisation in the WASEC Member Directory

Which industry(s) is your organisation primarily involved in?

If necessary, you may choose more than one with a limit of 3

What is your core trading activity?

Where does your social enterprise primarily service?

E.g. Where your shop is located or where you deliver services.

Western Australia (Statewide)

One or more regions

Specific suburb(s) or postcode(s)

Which best describes the stage your business is at?

Are you a registered charity?

Yes

How many FTE Employees does your organisation employ?

FTE stands for ‘Full Time Equivalents’. For example, two part time employees who each work 18 hours per week would equal approximately one FTE. In Australia, one FTE day is equal to 7.5 hours.

How many volunteers does your organisation engage?

The annual revenue of your business in Australian Dollars is…

Pre-revenue

Under $50,000

Between $50,000 – $100,000

Between $100,000 – $500,000

Between $500,000 – $2 million

Between $2 million – $5 million

Between $5 million – $10 million

Over $10 million

Is your business certified? If so, who by?

Australian Certified Organic

B Corp

Climate Active

People Planet First

Fair Trade

Social Traders

Supply Nation

I have another relevant certification other than the above

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Your Purpose and Impact

Social enterprises are business that have a demonstrable positive impact. This section helps us to understand how you're making the world a better place and how you're measuring that impact in the real world.

What is the mission or purpose of your social enterprise?

Do you have a constitution or other founding document?

Yes

The majority of your business' revenue comes from...

Revenue generated (sales from products and services)

Grants (government, philanthropists)

Donations (fundraising, sponsorship)

A mix of everything above

None of the above

How much of your profit is committed to the mission or purpose?

5-10%

10-30%

30-50%

Over 50%

None

How do you create impact for the beneficiary groups you've indicated above?

For example, provide training, employment pathways, mentoring and coaching, manufacture sustainable products, etc.

Are there specific metrics that you are using to measure your success?

e.g. how many people trained, mentored, employed, trees planted, sustainable products manufactured, goods and services sold etc.

Do you publish impact reports?

We would love to hear in detail about the impact you're making.

Yes

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How We Can Help

Does your Founder/CEO identify as any of the following?

We’d like to know more about who is running WA’s social enterprises to report on and celebrate diverse leadership in social impact businesses. Your response will not impact whether or not your application is successful.

First Nations

Female

Living with Disability

Refugee or migrant

Low socio-economic status

Rural or regionally based

Other – any other traditionally underrepresented group

We offer a range of support tailored to our members' needs. What's most important to you?

Events and networking

Training, learning and capacity building

Information about funding opportunities

Help marketing our business

Opportunities to influence and lobby government

Research and data

Tools and resources to help us grow our business

Something else

As a WASEC member you might be inviting to join focus or working groups. Which of these are you most interested in?

Jobs-focused social enterprise and employing vulnerable people

Running a regional or remote social enterprise

Leading a social enterprise as a woman, an Indigenous person, a migrant, or an individual living with a disability

Sustainability and the circular economy

Please let us know why you are applying for membership.

What do you or your oganisation hope to get out of being a member of WASEC?

Do you have anything else to add or share?

This is optional, but if there’s anything else you think we should know before you hit submit, this is your last chance!

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