Once selected you will be supported by the social enterprise experts at StartSomeGood to get you ready to both give a great pitch and to run a great crowdfunding campaign. The whole program is FREE and you have the opportunity to double your crowdfunding campaign funds matched by our partners.
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Finalists will be trained in crowdfunding and pitching by StartSomeGood and given individual help to design a great crowdfunding campaign. This is about honing your story and outreach plans to maximise your success!
Pitch for Good will be the launch of your crowdfunding campaign and a huge fundraising opportunity in its own right. All ticket sales are allocated to the enterprises pitching on the night, then matched by our partners.
Funds raised at Pitch for Good will be pledged towards your crowdfunding campaign on StartSomeGood, giving you incredible early momentum and a great chance to more than double your funds already raised, helping you reach your fundraising goals and make a bigger difference.
How does this work?
This is a chance to use social enterprise to help create a more sustainable future of our community.
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1) Project must demonstrate how it will create positive social change for residents, other people (visitors, workers) and/or organisations/groups within the City of Parramatta Local Government Area (LGA - see map below);
2) Project must be a social enterprise initiative, ie. it must have an element of trade
3) Applicant must be committed, if successful, to either establishing the social enterprise in the City of Parramatta LGA or running a program/project in the City of Parramatta LGA, with a view to undertaking further activities in the Parramatta area into the future;
4) Projects must have a core focus on improving environmental and social outcomes
5) Applicants must be committed to sharing the learnings and outcomes of their project with Council
6) Willing and able to pitch at Pitch for Good Parramatta on July 14 and run a crowdfunding campaign from July-August
1) The extent to which the project demonstrates how it will create position social/environmental/cultural impact within the City of Parramatta Local Government Area
2) Pitch can be related to a new/startup social enterprise or an established social enterprise that is running a program that has not been run in the Parramatta LGA before. (*Applications will be considered in relation to the running of a pilot for a new social enterprise, but only where evidence is provided of investment commitments which will enable the establishment of the social enterprise depending on the success of the pilot);
3) Demonstrate a clear understanding of social enterprise business models;
4) Evidence that the social enterprise, proposal or pilot is ready to be established if successful in your crowdfunding campaign, including evidence of engagement with relevant individuals or groups within the LGA needed to support the project;
5) The viability and attractiveness of initial ideas for the crowdfunding campaign and evidence of commitment to running a strong crowdfunding campaign, including details of networks that will be targeted to contribute;
6) Demonstrates a diversity of future revenue generation and realistic extent and expectation of crowdfunding;
7) Evidence of need or strengths-based opportunity
8) Achievability of the project objectives;
9) Extent to which the target group has been engaged in the project development.
- Applications due: 14 May 2023 (Midnight AEST)
Call for Applications: April 7 - May 14
Selection by: May 22
Campaign development and coaching program: May 29 - July 10
Crowdfunding: July 11 - August 14
Pitch for Good Event: 14 July 2023 at the Western Sydney Startup Hub
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Pitch for Good Parramatta 2023
Featuring Emerging Social Enterprises Serving the City of Parramatta
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Do you have a social enterprise launching in or looking to move to Parramatta?
After a three-year COVID-induced break Pitch for Good Parramatta is back!
Since 2016 Pitch for Good Parramatta has supported new social enterprises to establish in the Parramatta area. If you have an idea for a social enterprise that will do good in the City of Parramatta and need an extra funding boost to get the project off the ground or help it grow, this is for you.
Pitch for Good combines the best of online and offline fundraising, with a live pitch event helping you launch a crowdfunding campaign, with funds raised on the night matched by our partners to get you off to a great start.
Over four previous Pitch for Good events we have featured great social enterprises including Catalysr, The Reconnect Project, Parramatta Clay Arts and Welcome Walls. Will your social enterprise be next?
Apply to be part of Pitch for Good Parramatta 2023
Your project may involve the launch of a brand new social enterprise or you may be looking to expand your work to the Parramatta Local Government Area.
You will receive expert training in how to pitch your enterprise, a masterclass in crowdfunding and a unique fundraising opportunity.
Keep reading to find out how it works, the full eligibility criteria and key dates.
Applications are due by midnight May 14 (AEST)
Watch a previous highlights video:
This is a chance to use social enterprise to help create a more sustainable future of our community.
1) Project must demonstrate how it will create positive social change for residents, other people (visitors, workers) and/or organisations/groups within the City of Parramatta Local Government Area (LGA - see below for a map);
2) Project must be a social enterprise initiative, ie. it must have an element of trade;
3) Applicant must be committed, if successful, to either establishing the social enterprise in the City of Parramatta LGA or running a program/project in the City of Parramatta LGA, with a view to undertaking further activities in the Parramatta area into the future;
4) Projects must have a core focus on improving social or environmental outcomes
5) Applicants must be committed to sharing the learnings and outcomes of their project with Council
6) Willing and able to attend Pitch for Good Parramatta on July 14 and run a crowdfunding campaign from July-August
1) The extent to which the project demonstrates how it will create position social/environmental/cultural impact within the City of Parramatta Local Government Area
2) Pitch can be related to a new/startup social enterprise or an established social enterprise that is running a program that has not been run in the Parramatta LGA before. (*Applications will be considered in relation to the running of a pilot for a new social enterprise, but only where evidence is provided of investment commitments which will enable the establishment of the social enterprise depending on the success of the pilot);
3) Demonstrate a clear understanding of social enterprise business models;
4) Evidence that the social enterprise, proposal or pilot is ready to be established if successful in your crowdfunding campaign, including evidence of engagement with relevant individuals or groups within the LGA needed to support the project;
5) The viability and attractiveness of initial ideas for the crowdfunding campaign and evidence of commitment to running a strong crowdfunding campaign, including details of networks that will be targeted to contribute;
6) Demonstrates a diversity of future revenue generation and realistic extent and expectation of crowdfunding;
7) Evidence of need or strengths-based opportunity
8) Achievability of the project objectives;
9) Extent to which the target group has been engaged in the project development.
- Applications due: 14 May 2023 (Midnight AEST)
Call for Applications: April 7 - May 14
Selection by: May 22
Campaign development and coaching program: May 29 - July 10
Crowdfunding: July 11 - August 14
Pitch for Good Event: 14 July 2023 at the Western Sydney Startup Hub
Do you have a social enterprise launching in or looking to move to Parramatta?
After a three-year COVID-induced break Pitch for Good Parramatta is back!
Since 2016 Pitch for Good Parramatta has supported new social enterprises to establish in the Parramatta area. If you have an idea for a social enterprise that will do good in the City of Parramatta and need an extra funding boost to get the project off the ground or help it grow, this is for you.
Pitch for Good combines the best of on- and offline fundraising, with a live pitch event helping you launch a crowdfunding campaign, with funds raised on the night matched by our partners to get you off to a great start.
Over four previous Pitch for Good events we have featured great social enterprises including Catalysr, The Reconnect Project, Parramatta Clay Arts and Welcome Walls. Will your social enterprise be next?
Apply to be part of Pitch for Good Parramatta 2023
Your project may involve the launch of a brand new social enterprise or you may be looking to expand your work to the Parramatta Local Government Area.
You will receive expert training in how to pitch your enterprise, a masterclass in crowdfunding and a unique fundraising opportunity.
Keep reading to find out how it works, the full eligibility criteria and key dates.
Applications are due by midnight May 14 (AEST)
