Bankwest Foundation

We've partnered with the Australian Scholarships Foundation to provide scholarships and grants to the WA Community Sector.

60 Scholarships are awarded each year with a focus on Governance, Risk Management and Project Management.

10 Grants are also awarded each year to charitable not-for-profit organisations in Western Australia to develop their social media strategy for long-term impact.

Find out more about the scholarship program.

The Bankwest Foundation have partnered with the UWA Centre for Social Impact to undertake a research program Supporting Development and Growth in the Community Sector in WA.

Improving the evidence base on the measurement of outcomes of community programs and of the financial sustainability of WA's social enterprises will support growth and innovation in the community sector and build community resilience.

• Measuring Outcomes for Impact in the Community Sector (PDF)
• Resourcing Social Enterprises: Approaches and Challenges (PDF)
  
• Measuring the difference we make: The state-of-play of outcomes measurement in the community sector in Western Australia (PDF)
  
• 2015 Research Highlights Report (PDF)
  
• How do Western Australia’s Social Enterprises meet their Financial Challenges? (PDF)
  
• The practice, prevalence and funding of outcomes measurement in the community sector: Findings from the Outcomes Measurement in the Western Australian Community Sector Survey (PDF)
  
• The future of Outcomes Measurement in the Community Sector in Western Australia (PDF)
  
• A Year in the Life of Western Australia’s Social Enterprises (PDF)
  
• Outcomes Measurement in the Community Sector: Are we Heading in the Right Direction? (PDF)
  
• Supporting social enterprise resilience through reporting (PDF)