Seminar Series CSI UWA
Expand your knowledge with our monthly webinars
Welcome to the Centre for Social Impact UWA's monthly seminar series! Our seminars are designed to bring you the latest research and evaluation work in the field of social impact.
Open to the public, these engaging sessions feature experts, academics, and hybrid discussions, covering a wide range of social issues. From community mental health to workplace sexual harassment and homelessness programs, our esteemed speakers delve into these topics and more. Each seminar lasts an hour and includes a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q&A session.
This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals passionate about social impact to stay informed about the latest research and findings. Join us on the first Tuesday of every month to hear from Australia's leading authority in social impact education and research. To tune in simply click on the free registration link below.
UPCOMING SEMINAR
Impact Investment in a West Australian Context
The conventional divide between investment on the one hand, and philanthropy on the other, is looking increasingly inadequate to dealing with the complex challenges facing Western Australia. Impact investment offers the intriguing possibility of blending the best of both worlds: reasonable risk-adjusted financial returns on investment, plus the achievement of measurable social and environmental goals.
New ways of thinking about whether and how WA’s substantial accumulations of private capital – derived in large part from mineral wealth – can best contribute to addressing Aboriginal empowerment, climate change, housing availability and other systemic transformations.
This webinar will explore the capital landscape in WA, including specific case studies from Impact Seed’s own loan fund, illustrating the potential of impact investment to reconcile financial and social goals.
Presenter
Chuck Berger leads Impact Seed’s social enterprise capacity building and impact investment work, joining social entrepreneurs with the expert advice, relationships and access to capital needed to optimise their operations and growth plans.
He has a diverse career spanning three decades of experience in private corporate law, not-for-profit strategy and executive leadership, and government leadership roles. He has served as Chair of Community Legal WA and has held other Board positions including with the Australian Consumers Association and the National Association of Community Legal Centres.
Prior to joining Impact Seed, Chuck was CEO of the Kimberley Development Commission, where he secured over $25m in resourcing for projects in areas of youth wellbeing, housing, disaster response, and town revitalization, as well as leading research and community engagement efforts aligned to Aboriginal empowerment and regional development goals.
He has also led not-for-profits Kimberley Community Legal Services and Outdoors Victoria, and served for a decade as the Australian Conservation Foundation’s in-house counsel and then Strategic Director.
- Date: Tuesday 6 May 2025
- Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AWST)
- Online only
- Free event but registration is essential to access the webinar
