Common investment philosophy:
How we support
Working with philanthropic and investment partners, governments and leading organisations to improve disability employment for all.
Where we target our investments
We target investment opportunities at system-level, place-level and individual-level that achieve employment and reward sustainable employment outcomes. Our investments seek to overcome economic frictions. We seek investments that achieve scale and amplify quality.
We invest into for-profit and for-purpose organisations, recognising that:
Investment assessment
We target investment opportunities at system-level, place-level and individual-level that achieve employment and reward sustainable employment outcomes.
Our investment decision-making involves our leadership and teams, visiting program locations and places and organisations and financial performance analysis.
We consider the breadth of investment options, matching need and opportunity, including but not limited to grant funding, loan funding, loan cost and risk coverage and payment-by-outcomes.
We prioritise activating employer demand for employment and creating real and sustainable jobs through investments founded in character, capability, collaboration, change management and capital.
Character
Building trusted relationships, in place and with organisations, considering openness, reliability, congruence and expertise.
Capability
Strengthening systems, programs and organisations that build the capability of all components within the domain.
Collaboration
Partnering where there is willingness to engage and work with other organisations and to openly share so that others can learn and replicate leading practices.
Change management
Implementing concurrent initiatives over sustained periods to embed lasting change.
Capital
Considering the best way to provide access to capital, with a focus on overcoming economic frictions and rewarding sustainable employment outcomes.
Philanthropic investors
With support from our philanthropic partners, we can make a real difference.
Philanthropic organisations can join the DEInvestments Funding Collective by:
Directly contributing to DEInvestments’ re-granting fund, leveraging our DGR-1 status.
Investing directly into programs and organisations that are aligned with our purpose and approach.
To prioritise investment and scale impact, we can align our re-granting fund to match fund with other philanthropic and government funding.
We recommend that philanthropic organisations prioritising employment outcomes ensure that at least 20% of any targeted cohort include or consider people with disability, to reflect the fact that one in five people in Australia have a disability.
