Our Community is an Australian social business that provides practical, affordable training, leadership, and technology solutions to help not-for-profits, charities, and funders focus on what matters most - building stronger communities.
Founded in Australia in 1999, we were among the first organisations in the world to bridge the worlds of business and social impact. From day one, we've operated as a business with purpose, enshrining our social, environmental, and employment values in our constitution.
Our mission is simple: to build stronger communities through stronger community organisations. Our vision is a more inclusive and equitable society. We want to help make it easy for people to join in, learn, celebrate, worship, plant trees, play games, entertain and be entertained, care and be cared for, advocate for rights and celebrate diversity. To get involved. To be included. To be valued.
Our Enterprises
Institute of Community Directors Australia
The best-practice governance network for the not-for-profit sector
Funding Centre
Australia's smartest grants database and fundraising capacity building website
GiveNow
Australia's first and best giving platform, providing donations, ticketing and membership services for Australian not-for-profits
Succession Media
News for Australian not-for-profits through The Community Advocate
SmartyGrants
Software, data science and grantmaking intelligence
Our Community House
A green and creative co-working space for the social sector in Melbourne, Victoria
SmartyFile
A red tape-busting data-storage and data-sharing tool for not-for-profits and other grant applicants
Our Community International
Taking the Australian-born grantmaking revolution to the UK, Europe and beyond.