Centre for Social Impact

Australian research collaboration across four universities

The Centre for Social Impact is an Australian research and education body created in 2008.[1][2] It assesses[3] and promotes[4] integrated social change across a range of issues[5] including health, children and young people, ageing and disability,[6] financial inclusion[7] and employment, population diversity and mobility, education and housing.

CSI was founded to meet the main recommendation of a Global Access Partners taskforce on philanthropy in higher education co-chaired by Peter Fritz AO and Professor Ian Young (academic) AO. Its inaugural CEO was Peter Shergold AC. As of 2020[update] the centre is headed[8] by Professor Kristy Muir.[9] It is a collaboration of academics and researchers based at four universities: UNSW Sydney, New South Wales; Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Victoria; The University of Western Australia in Perth, Western Australia; and (since 2022) Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.[10]

CSI is funded by an Australian Government endowment of A$12.5 million and matching funds from private partners, including the Macquarie Group Foundation, AMP, National Australia Bank and PwC.[citation needed]

CSI has worked with government agencies, commercial firms and not-for-profit organisations on over 30 research projects[11] and has developed an extensive post-graduate program as part of its work in assessing the social impact of government and philanthropic activities.[12] Its projects include a map of Australia's "Social Pulse" to assess national progress on social issues.[13]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Home | CSI". www.csi.edu.au. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. ^ "Centre For Social Impact". www.globalaccesspartners.org. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
3. ^ z3524969 (28 February 2020). "New index ranks Australian states and territories on social performance". UNSW Newsroom. Retrieved 15 April 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ "CSI announces bold $12M project to catalyse social change on a national scale". Inside UNSW. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
5. ^ "Centre for Social Impact". UNSW Newsroom. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
6. ^ Soldatic, Karen; van Toorn, Georgia; Dowse, Leanne; Muir, Kristy (2 January 2014). "Intellectual Disability and Complex Intersections: Marginalisation under the National Disability Insurance Scheme". Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 1 (1): 6–16. doi:10.1080/23297018.2014.906050. ISSN 2329-7018.
7. ^ "Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia 2013". www.csi.edu.au. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
8. ^ "Leading policy expert to head Centre for Social Impact". UNSW Newsroom. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
9. ^ "Professor Kristy Muir". research.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
10. ^ "Centre for Social Impact arrives at Flinders – News". News. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
11. ^ "Social Purpose Sector | CSI". www.csi.edu.au. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
12. ^ "Charities struggle to measure outcomes". The University Of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
13. ^ "Australia's Social Pulse". amplify.csi.edu.au. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website