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SUMMARY:Discretionary Risk Mutuals Forum
DESCRIPTION:Invitation only – BCCM member event – separate RSVP essential \nOnline \nFor discretionary risk mutual members of BCCM to discuss and build a common understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges for the sector and provide feedback and develop proposals for BCCM on policy\, education and research priorities. \nPlease contact the BCCM for more information.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/discretionary-risk-mutuals-forum-april-2025/
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SUMMARY:Public Affairs Committee meeting
DESCRIPTION:Invitation only – BCCM member meeting – online \nThe BCCM Public Affairs Committee was formed following the launch of the BCCM’s policy blueprint: A Strong Economy: It’s every Australian’s business. At its launch\, BCCM members recognised the need for a committee to coordinate the sector’s activities and provide feedback for the BCCM on policy and advocacy matters in the lead-up to the next election cycle. \nIn each meeting\, the BCCM allocates some time for a more detailed explanation and exploration of the five key reforms the policy blueprint identifies\, and for general discussion and feedback. \nTo learn more about this meeting and committee\, please email Anthony Taylor.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/public-affairs-committee-meeting-april-2025/
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SUMMARY:Investing in wellbeing: Developing a new approach to community investment
DESCRIPTION:Bunya Fund special event \nJoin us for an engaging workshop exploring the need for a new approach to social and community investment within the wellbeing economy. This session will highlight innovative strategies\, a real-world case study\, and opportunities for community-driven wealth building.\n \n\nLearn about The Bunya Fund and its upcoming round of funding.\nHear about the Wyatt Trust’s plans to offer social investment opportunities.\nDiscover Rebel Black’s vision to transform her community through local investment.\n\nExplore practical pathways for inclusive\, place-based economic change featuring Stacey Thomas\, CEO of The Wyatt Trust – Australia’s oldest philanthropic foundation with a vision of a South Australia free from poverty – and Rebel Black\, founder of a new community investment initiative being developed with support from The Bunya Fund. \nThis bite-sized workshop will be especially relevant for South Australians (where The Wyatt Trust is based)\, while also offering valuable insights and inspiration for communities across the country. \nFeaturing:\n \nStacey Thomas\, CEO\, The Wyatt Trust\nIn addition to her current role as CEO of The Wyatt Trust\, Stacey was the Founding Chief Executive Officer of Foundation SA – South Australia’s newest community foundation and previously\, the Fay Fuller Foundation. She has worked with families and foundations to achieve philanthropic and investment goals for twenty years. Stacey holds a Master of Business majoring in Philanthropy and Social Investment. In addition to her role as a Director of Philanthropy Australia\, Stacey is also a Director of Community Foundations Australia and serves on a number of other boards and advisory committees. \n\nRebel Black\, Founder\, The Rural Woman\nRebel Black is a passionate advocate for rural community development and the founder of The Rural Woman\, an initiative designed to empower and connect women in regional and remote Australia. With a background in entrepreneurship\, community organising\, and regenerative economic development\, Rebel has dedicated her career to building sustainable\, community-led solutions. Her latest project focuses on community wealth building in Lightning Ridge\, aiming to establish a replicable model for asset acquisition and local economic ownership. Through initiatives like The Bunya Fund\, Rebel is working to create innovative pathways for rural women\, particularly those from structurally disadvantaged backgrounds\, to participate in and benefit from economic opportunities. \n \nAntony McMullen FGIA\, Manager and Developer\, The Bunya Fund\nAntony McMullen is a skilled co-operative developer\, founder and advocate committed to advancing social\, cultural\, and economic development for the common good. He is recognised by fellowships with RMIT FORWARD\, the Governance Institute of Australia\, and the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts\, Manufactures and Commerce. He co-drafted the first iteration of the BCCM’s co-operative and mutual enterprise best-practice governance framework and has qualifications in social impact\, community development and co-operative leadership. Antony provides consulting and educational services to co-operative development programs and enterprises\, promoting informed decision-making and self-reliance. His roles on various boards as co-founder\, Secretary and Chair exhibit his practical knowledge of the co-operative business model firsthand. He manages The Bunya Fund and undertakes co-op development at the BCCM. \nEvent details\nDate: Monday\, 28 April 2025 \nTime: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (AEST) \nRegister to attend the webinar on Zoom \nAbout our organisers\n \nThe Wyatt Trust\nThe Wyatt Trust is one of Australia’s oldest philanthropic organisations\, dedicated to breaking cycles of financial hardship and disadvantage. Based in South Australia\, the trust provides targeted grants\, partnerships\, and social investment initiatives to empower individuals and communities. By focusing on housing security\, education\, employment\, and financial inclusion\, Wyatt supports long-term\, sustainable change. The trust also plays a key role in impact investing\, ensuring that philanthropic capital contributes to systemic solutions for economic and social equity. \n \nThe Bunya Fund\nThe Bunya Fund of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) is Australia’s first co-operative and mutual enterprise sector fund\, supporting the next generation of co-operative and mutual social enterprises. By bridging the funding gap for early-stage enterprises\, it provides critical education\, training\, advisory services\, and mentoring to high-impact co-operatives and mutuals.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/investing-in-wellbeing-developing-a-new-approach-to-community-investment/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Mutual Mindset: An Introduction to Co-operatives and Mutuals
DESCRIPTION:Mutual Mindset: An Introduction to Co-operatives and Mutuals\n Separate registration essential \nDo you have new employees unfamiliar with co-operative and mutual structures and their purpose? Or do you have directors and executives looking to deepen their knowledge of the sector? This is a 2-hour online program designed to provide a general introduction to the co-ops and mutual industry in Australia and globally. \nThis course is suitable for anyone new to co-operatives and mutuals and those looking for a refresher and information on the live sector. It can be tailored to your existing induction training program\, or your employees can take one of our online classes throughout the year. \nIt is facilitated by well-known co-operative development expert Antony McMullen and includes live interaction and two guest speakers. \nAbout this course\nThe key objective is to educate and inspire people working in the sector to understand more about the unique role and contribution of co-operatives and mutuals to help them in their role in their co-operative or mutual\, whether frontline staff\, management or directors. It will help build a meaningful connection between the employee and the wider co-operative and mutual sector\, as well as strengthen the relationship with their individual employer. \nThis is achieved through a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles which underpin co-operatives and mutuals as businesses that put purpose\, people\, and communities at the heart of the enterprise. \nIt is delivered in a live\, interactive webinar structure with a unique live Q&A with two sector leaders. Knowledge is delivered in a fun and accessible format. \nBy undertaking the course\, your employees will learn: \n\nAbout the co-operative and mutual business model and how it is different to other kinds of business structures.\nAbout the purpose of co-ops and mutuals and how they are structured to benefit members.\nSome real examples of co-ops and mutuals through case studies.\nHow co-ops and mutuals are started here and around the world.\nWhy working for a co-op or mutual matters – in live conversations with two senior co-op or mutual business leaders.\n\nLearning outcomes\nUpon completing the course\, attendees will be able to demonstrate their understanding of: \n\nThe size\, scale and impact of the co-op and mutual sector in Australia.\nThe unique nature and fundamental concepts of co-operative and mutual businesses.\nSimilarities and differences from other business models\, including shareholder-owned businesses.\nThe origins and development of co-operatives and mutuals in Australia and overseas (including mutual ADIs\, Friendly Societies and agricultural and retail co-ops).\nCo-operative and mutual identity\, values and principles.\nWhy co-operatives and mutuals matter to a sustainable economy and society.\n\n\nLength: 2 hours \nDelivery mode: Online \nProfessional development: 2 CPD points are awarded \nGuest speakers\n \nStephen Nugent\, Chair\, Community First Bank & Chair of Corporate Governance and Remuneration Committee\, Community First Bank\nB Bus. (Marketing)\, Grad Cert Internet Mkt.\, AFAMI\, AMP (Harvard) \nMr Nugent joined the Community First Bank Board as a Director in May 2002. Stephen has more than 40 years experience in the banking\, finance and insurance industries and was formally the Chief Customer Officer for The Hospital Contributions Fund of Australia Limited (HCF). Stephen is also a Director of the Customer Owned Banking Association and the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. \nStephen brings to the Board a wide range of experience in project and operations management\, process improvement and reform programs focused on digital transformation\, sales\, marketing\, customer service\, retail banking\, financial and property management\, hospitality\, retirement aged and home care\, strategic planning and compliance. \nStephen is a Fellow and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. \n  \n \nRebel Black\, Chief Visionary Officer\, The RW Collection & Co-founder\, The Rural Woman Co-operative\nRebel Blacks’ mission in life is to thrive\, heal and evolve. She is a human agronomist and syntropic entrepreneur. She founded THE RW Collection\, a socially conscious company that incubates enterprises focused on community wealth building and supporting community-minded entrepreneurs at the succession and legacy phase of their life. Over her career spanning more than 24 years in community development\, both online and offline\, Rebel has generated approximately $50 million in funding and investment through national projects\, client support and local initiatives. In 2021\, she successfully led a ‘community exit’ when her company was acquired by THE Rural Woman Cooperative\, an organisation she co-founded and is dedicated to the advancement of rural women and girls. Rebel and her husband also run a social enterprise on their small property on the opal fields at Lightning Ridge supporting emerging micro businesses in food\, accommodation\, education and performance. \nRebel’s innovative work has earned her multiple national and global awards\, including NSW Woman of the Year Finalist and Jury’s Choice in the Global Women in Tech (Paris). In addition to her entrepreneurial achievements\, she has recently embraced a new creative journey as a songwriter\, performing at notable events like the Cygnet Folk and Tamworth Country Music Festivals. \nFacilitator\n \nAntony McMullen\, FGIA\, Co-operative Bonds\nAntony McMullen is a skilled co-operative developer\, founder and advocate committed to advancing social\, cultural\, and economic development for the common good. He is recognised by fellowships with RMIT FORWARD\, the Governance Institute of Australia\, and the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts\, Manufactures and Commerce. He co-drafted the first iteration of the BCCM’s co-operative and mutual enterprise best-practice governance framework and has qualifications in social impact\, community development and co-operative leadership. Antony provides consulting and educational services to co-operative development programs and enterprises\, promoting informed decision-making and self-reliance. His roles on various boards as co-founder\, Secretary and Chair exhibit his practical knowledge of the co-operative business model firsthand. He manages The Bunya Fund and undertakes co-op development at the BCCM. \nCost\n\nBCCM Member (1–9 registrations) – $270 plus GST and booking fee\nBCCM Member (10+ registrations) – $210 plus GST and booking fee\nNon-BCCM Members – $486 plus GST and booking fee\n\nRegister online. \n\nEmail the BCCM education team if you require additional information. \n  \nThe material presented by the BCCM is distributed as an information source only and is subject to change without notice. \nThe BCCM and course presenters make no statements\, representations\, or warranties about the accuracy\, completeness or reliability of\, and you should not rely on\, any information contained in this presentation. You should make your own inquiries and obtain advice specific to your particular circumstances. \nDespite our best efforts\, to the extent permitted by law\, BCCM and course presenters disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation\, liability in negligence) for all expenses\, losses (including direct and indirect losses)\, damages and costs you may incur as a result of the information presented being inaccurate or incomplete in any way\, and for any reason; or being subject to update in legislation.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/mutual-mindset-an-introduction-to-co-operatives-and-mutuals-april-2025/
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