Steve Lawrence - Dying for Change event

Steve Lawrence is the Chief Executive of the Australian Social Innovation
Exchange, created to find fresh solutions to Australia's key social challenges through cross-sector collaboration. He also consults in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

For 29 years until late 2008 Steve was Founder, CEO and Social Entrepreneur
with WorkVentures, an entrepreneurial non-profit organisation, based in
Sydney.

Steve as appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia in January 2010 for
his work for social change. Over the last 30 years Steve has also played a significant role in creating over 13 new non-profit organisations, most of which are still operating. They include Job Futures, United Way Sydney, Jobs Australia, Social Ventures Australia, School for Social Entrepreneurs Australia.

Steve is Chair of Bonnyrigg Management, a company created to manage the
social development and redevelopment integration of Bonnyrigg public housing
community in SW Sydney; and a Founding Partner in the Australian School for
Social Entrepreneurs.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

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• social innovation
• ASIX
• Steve Lawrence
• consumer
• palliative care