24 October 2024

Want to help accelerate social innovation in Victoria?
The grand challenges of our time, such as homelessness, addiction, mental health - can't be solved by single solutions working in isolation. 10x10 is where people who care about social innovation come to connect and this event is hosted by a committee of volunteers! Join us on 24 October 2024 for a shark-tank style pitch and crowdfunding event to support three exceptional early stage Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs) innovating to solve social challenges in Victoria.

Donate to attend and help make a difference

By making a tax-deductible donation of $100 giving you access to the event, you’re directly helping these organisations to grow their impact. Upon arrival, two ‘pledge tokens’ worth $50 each will be provided to each attendee – you’ll select and donate your tokens to the organisation that resonates with you on the night. As an added bonus, on the night you will also be able to enjoy complimentary drinks and canapes thanks to our generous sponsors, networking opportunities, and a live auction.

How the shark-tank style event works:

Arrive at 6:30pm for networking, canapes and drinks for a 7pm kick off. The 3 organisations will each have 5 minutes to pitch, followed by 5 minutes of questions from our soon-to-be announced "sharks for good." On the night you will hear from:

🌟Homes to Help: We mentor young construction trainees from disadvantaged backgrounds to build high-quality homes for women and their children in need of safe, dignified places to live.
🌟Conscious Combat Club: Facilitating trauma-informed martial arts classes to help victim-survivors of violence reclaim their bodies, confidence and power.
🌟Deadly Sports Plus: First Nations controlled and led organisation delivering high-quality, holistic event first aid services and comprehensive first aid training programs across Australia.

What is 10x10?
10x10 is a not-for-profit that is working to accelerate social innovation in Australia. We do this by supporting early stage innovative not-for-profits to access funding and networks enabling them to grow. These crowdfunding events are organised by volunteer committees of local people who care about social impact and doing things better (innovation). For the organisations, the crowdfunding events help raise critical seed funding, and 10x10 works with philanthropic partners to provide a pathway for scale funding that is multi-year and multi-figure.

Who we support
The organisations we support punch above their weight. They’re under seven years old, have revenue less than AUD2M and are using innovative solutions to solve societal challenges across cause areas including domestic violence, homelessness, recidivism, mental health, accessibility and food insecurity.

Some examples of organisations we've supported that have gone on to do big things include OrangeSky Laundry, Confit Pathways and This Is A Conversation Starter (TIACS).

Can't attend but interested in getting involved?
➡️ Donate to support through this Humanitix link
➡️ Volunteer for the next committee
➡️ Sponsor the event with your company

Contact events@10x10philanthropy.com

Thanks to our partners for making this event possible
10x10 is grateful to our volunteer committees and partners who play a crucial role in supporting our work to help accelerate social innovation in Australia.

Contact the host of Melbourne 24 October 2024 (Social Innovation)