The Australian Centre for Social Innovation was born out of the work of Adelaide Thinker in Residence, Geoff Mulgan, Director of The Young Foundation (a full report on his work while in residence can be found here).
He believed that the time was ripe for a centre of excellence in social innovation in Australia and that South Australia was a natural base for this kind of work due to a unique combination of factors such as a history of 'punching above its weight' in social innovation (South Australia was the first state in the world to allow women to stand for parliament, it addressed disadvantage in housing with the South Australian Housing Trust and introduced the Prohibition of Discrimination Act in 1966 - to name a few) and being the right size to experiment, test and upscale socially innovative projects.
Premier Mike Rann and the Government of South Australia agreed with Geoff Mulgan's vision and have provided seed-funding for an initial three year period for a national centre of excellence in social innovation.
Our strong and diverse Board of Directors, inaugural CEO Brenton Caffin and a dedicated group of staff and partners are all focused on making the most of this opportunity to deliver positive social change in Australia.
In 2010, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation launched its inaugural program of work.
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