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🌈 Why Mergers in the For Purpose Sector Can Be a Force Multiplier for Social Impact After years working in the for purpose sector, I've seen firsthand how strategic mergers can amplify our ability to serve communities. We're becoming bolder in asking crucial questions: When has an organisation served its original purpose? How do we preserve values and valuable assets while designing for current impact needs? Let me share a powerful example: TODAY is the merger of Aurora Group and GiveOUT to create Rainbow Giving Australia. This union, born from an extensive due diligence process, proves how thoughtful mergers can transform sector impact. Here's why it works: 1. Resource Optimisation: The merger will distribute $1 million to LGBTQIA+ communities this year alone. By combining operations, they're maximising resources that go directly to rainbow communities on the ground. This isn't just about short-term gains - it's about creating a financially sound and sustainable foundation for generations to come. 2. Sector-Wide Impact: The decision to merge wasn't made lightly - extensive due diligence showed it would benefit not just both organisations, but the entire sector. By combining complementary strengths and resources, Rainbow Giving Australia is positioned to transform the national funding landscape for LGBTQIA+ community leaders, organisations, and initiatives. 4. Future-Proofing: The merger ensures sustainable support for rainbow communities across Australia for generations to come - demonstrating how strategic mergers can create lasting impact beyond what individual organisations might achieve alone. The bottom line? When vision-aligned organisations come together thoughtfully, everyone wins – especially the communities we serve. Rainbow Giving Australia exemplifies this by supporting community-led solutions, mobilising funding, growing skills, and expanding knowledge about LGBTQIA+ sector funding needs. The key is being brave enough to ask: How can we best serve our communities today? Sometimes that means exploring new organisational structures - and the results can be transformative. Have you witnessed other successful for purpose mergers? Share your experiences below! 👇 #SocialImpact #ForPurpose #CommunityDevelopment #MergersAndAcquisitions #SocialSector #ImpactStrategy #LGBTQIA #CommunityGiving ✨ Here’s how you can support: 1. Follow @RainbowGivingAustralia to stay updated. 2. Donate to help us fund community-driven solutions.
🌈 Big news! The Aurora Group and GiveOUT have joined forces to create Rainbow Giving Australia, a powerful new force for change in our LGBTQIA+ communities. This merger is all about amplifying impact by combining resources, expertise, and passion. Rainbow Giving Australia is here to support community-led solutions by mobilising funding, growing skills and expanding the knowledge base about the funding needs across the LGBTQIA+ sector. Together, we will work towards our vision of a sustainable, empowered and united rainbow community sector and together, we are stronger. ✨ Here’s how you can support: 1. Follow @RainbowGivingAustralia to stay updated. 2. Donate to help us fund community-driven solutions.
Thanks for sharing Jo, and congratulations to new Team at Rainbow Giving! You know first hand about the successful national merger of six state based asthma entities to form Asthma Australia Limited. It took courage to lead and put ego aside for the betterment of people with asthma. We’ve recently spent time documenting the the journey and look forward to sharing it soon!
I am a huge advocate for mergers in our sector. Most often they are more impactful, and more efficient. Unfortunately, however, most for purpose organisations won’t consider it. So fantastic to see progressive organisations demonstrating how it can be done. 🙏🏼
Thanks so much Jo Taylor for your support and for these wise words! I love " When vision-aligned organisations come together thoughtfully, everyone wins – especially the communities we serve"
Great to see this example. I'm a big fan of impact mergers.
Bless you, Jo. Means a lot coming from you (and I obviously couldn’t agree more)
Thank you so very much for sharing this and your thoughts!
Jo thank you so much for a considered post. We are excited for the future and appreciative of your support!
LOVE hearing this news! What a fantastic approach to amplifying impact.
Social Impact, learning & development specialist
1moReally interesting post Jo Taylor and whole heartily agree. We saw evidence of your 'why it works' points earlier this year when Alischa Ross, Nichole Maybury and I at Think Impact worked with Kathy Packenas @Michele Goldman and the team at Asthma Australia to interview stakeholders and develop a case study about the merger of the state based Asthma entities. An amazing achievement that took great vision, leadership and a determined impact focus (e.g. benefit for people with Asthma & their carers) to get across the line.