Market sounding materials
The Office of Social Impact Investment periodically hosts market sounding sessions to help interested parties prepare for future requests for social impact investment proposals. All materials from social impact investment market sounding events held to date are available below.
Social Impact Outcomes Fund Tender 1: Women's Economic Wellbeing
Market engagement for the first tender opportunity under the Social Impact Outcomes Fund (SIOF) focusing on advancing women's economic and skills outcomes was held on 12 and 17 May 2022.
- Presentation from market sounding on SIOF Tender 1: Women's Economic Wellbeing
- Wrap up of Q&A from SIOF Tender 1 Market Sounding
SII Evolve
A market briefing session on SII Evolve, a new initiative that provides an opportunity for proposals to be co-designed with OSII, was held on 6 September 2018.
Regional market briefing sessions on SII Evolve were held in Gerringong and Dubbo:
- Wrap up on market briefing session on SII Evolve in Gerringong
- Wrap up on market briefing session on SII Evolve in Dubbo
Aboriginal Economic Development
A market briefing session on social impact investments for Aboriginal economic development was held on 26 June 2018:
- Presentation on Aboriginal economic development SII
- Wrap up on market briefing session on Aboriginal Economic Development
Regional market briefing sessions on social impact investments for Aboriginal economic development were held in Kiama, Dubbo, Lake Macquarie and Ballina.
- Presentation on Aboriginal economic development SII
- Wrap up on market briefing session on Aboriginal economic development in Kiama
- Wrap up on market briefing session on Aboriginal economic development in Dubbo
- Wrap up on market briefing session on Aboriginal economic development in Lake Macquarie
- Wrap up on market briefing session on Aboriginal economic development in Ballina
- Wrap up on market briefing session on Aboriginal economic development in Wagga Wagga
Draft homelessness Social Impact Investment (SII) rate card
A market sounding session on the draft Homelessness SII Rate Card was held on 7 and 8 June 2018.
Addressing Homelessness
A market briefing session on addressing homelessness was held on 17 and 22 May 2018:
- Presentation on addressing homelessness
- Wrap-up of market briefing session on addressing homelessness
Reducing youth unemployment
A market briefing session on addressing youth unemployment was held on 10 July 2017:
- Presentation on addressing youth unemployment
- Wrap-up of market briefing session on addressing youth unemployment
Addressing youth unemployment
A market sounding session on addressing youth unemployment was held on 21 July 2016:
- Presentation on addressing youth unemployment
- Wrap-up of market sounding session on addressing youth unemployment
Increasing permanency for children in out of home care
A market sounding session on increasing permanency for children in out of home care was held on 14 July 2016:
- Presentation on increasing permanency for children in out of home care
- Wrap-up of market sounding session on increasing permanency for children in out of home care
Increasing access to early childhood education
A market sounding session on increasing access to early childhood education was held on 4 July 2016:
- Presentation on increasing access to early childhood education
- Wrap-up of market sounding session on increasing access to early childhood education
Reducing reoffending among offenders on parole
A market sounding session on reducing reoffending was held on 23 February 2015:
- Presentation on reducing reoffending and return to custody
- Handout on reducing reoffending and return to custody
- Wrap-up of market sounding session on reducing reoffending and return to custody
Preventing or reducing youth homelessness
A market sounding session on preventing or reducing youth homelessness was held on 9 March 2015:
- Presentation on preventing or reducing youth homelessness
- Handout on preventing or reducing youth homelessness
- Wrap-up of market sounding session on preventing or reducing youth homelessness
Managing chronic health conditions and mental health hospitalisations
The NSW Ministry of Health hosted two market sounding sessions on 7 October 2015.
- Presentation on managing mental health hospitalisations
- Presentation on managing chronic health conditions
- Wrap-up of market sounding sessions
- Potential sources of health data for proposals
An earlier session on managing mental health hospitalisations was held on 27 February 2015:
- Presentation on managing mental health hospitalisations
- Wrap-up of market sounding session on managing mental health conditions
An earlier session on managing chronic health conditions was held on 23 February 2015:
- Presentation on managing chronic health conditions
- Wrap-up of market sounding session on managing chronic health conditions
Open ideas
A market sounding session for those interested in social impact investment was held on 11 March 2015: