Dear All Moral Fairground supporters,

I am sure that we all expressed a sign of relief when some of the restrictions were lifted giving everyone in Australia with the opportunity to feel some normality and being able to connect with our families and friends. something we have all yearned for.
It has been particularly difficult for me as being around people, connecting with family and friends, making connections is something I love doing. I remain grateful that the people I know have not been impacted by COVID-19 in terms of health at the same time, I am sadden to see so many enterprises having to close doors or restart again. I have also humbled by the generosity of people, the resilience of the ethical business sector, which despite all the challenges, continues to deliver impact. I can say with confidence that this has made us all a lot stronger, a lot more innovative and entrepreneurial and a lot more flexible in our ways and a whole lot more resilient.

Susanna & the Moral Fairground Team.

Woman Power: Shifting the mindset to actively rediscover & lean into our power in a post-COVID 19 world.

Wednesday 27th of May 2020

4:00pm to 6:00pm

This is an on-line event, a link will be sent once you register

Join us for our second online event as we discuss how we must shift our mindsets to actively rediscover & lean into our power, embrace our sovereignty and shape our paths as women in business, and explore the skills and abilities we need to thrive in a post-COVID 19 world.

How and what we consume and create has been shifting over time, and the current pandemic and economic shifts are further accelerating this. They call us to respond in ways outside of the previous, predominantly masculine, normal.

Speakers: Abiola Ajetomobi, Director at Innovation Hub ASRC,
Maria Chindris from Sisterworks
Sandy McDonald, Founder of SandyMcDonald.com.

For more info visit our website HERE

A series of six business planning workshops that help you focus on your vision for success, plus give you the skills and confidence you need to start your own business with impact.
This is for you if:

The online program can be accessed 24/7 for 8 weeks, via computer laptop, tablet or smartphone once you have received your link post registration.

Cost Range: Early Bird is $225 + GST finishing on the 17th of May 2020 or Standard Price is $297 + GST (for all six sessions)

Learn, Adapt & Apply Human-Centric Business & Sales Strategies in this 4 x part live webcast and online program.

We’d like to introduce you to Sue Barrett and The Selling Better Movement, who are here to shine a light on sustainable strategies to help your business adapt and be able to continue to make a positive social impact through COVID-19 and beyond. Sue Barrett of The Selling Better Movement helps people understand that there’s a better way of doing business, a way in which we can all be prosperous. The Selling Better Movement is an ethical and human-centred selling ethos underpinned by a practical selling philosophy and we have collaborated with Sue to bring you a remote learning experience with the aim to help your business operate, even during these ‘ businesses as unusual’ times.

We believe these skills are imperative moving forward in the times of COVID-19 and beyond so if this resonates with you and if your business needs to adapt to continue to be of service to you and the community then visit the link below to find out more.

Dates: 4 x 60 minutes live webcast scheduled on 16th, 19th, 23rd and 26th of June 2020
Time: 9:30am – 10:30am each live session.
Cost Range: $295 + GST (for all four sessions)

Moral Fairground is looking for knowledgeable presenters to share in our 2020 online event Reshaping the Impact Economy. We are collectively being called to intimately review our impact economy, systems of business and our communities. It is a time to rethink how these could be reset to evolve with us to be more sustainable and supportive to our ecology as we move forward and reboot our global economy. Our mission, as ever, is to bring people together to create networks of like minded and well informed individuals who are inspired to take actions that benefit us as people, a planet and all with purpose.

Visit our website to find out more about how you can share this opportunity throughout your business with impact community as well as your not-for-profit sector within your council.

Applications close Monday the 25th of May 2020

Introducing round two of ‘Changing Stories’ with skilled teacher Sandy McDonald who is an author, TEDx speaker, storytelling trainer and communication coach.
Changing Stories is a two-part program that spans over 5 weeks that trains you to tell stories that educate, influence and change the narrative. Storytelling, when done skillfully, is a powerful tool that creates connection and empathy which allows for the fostering of trust and willingness to collaborate. It is in telling contextualized, purpose-led stories that you can change a perspective, transform thinking, and contribute to a narrative of hope and action.

In recovering from this time of crisis, rather than sharing stories that create despair and inaction we can use storytelling to promote hope, clarity of vision, and collaboration.
Join us in Changing Stories to learn to better connect with and inspire your audience and transform your communication skills.

Date: A five weeks online program on the following dates: Monday 15th June, Monday 22nd June, Monday 29th June, Monday 6th July, Monday 13th July
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM each week
Location: This is an online workshop. A link for the meeting will be sent after registration.
Early Bird is $225 + GST finishing on the 30th of May
Standard Price is $295 + GST

Overview of Government Stimulus Packages through Covid-19

Come along to a lunch and learn FREE webinar session

Date: Tuesday 22 May

Time: 11:00am

ZOOM LINK HERE

An invitation and calendar items will be sent to you after registering.

This session will aim to help small and medium businesses, not-for-profits
as well as individual taxpayers with questions around the measures
announced by both Federal and State Governments. We will explore any questions you might have and cover issues including:
* Federal Stimulus Package: Jobkeeper; Cashflow Boost
* Victorian Economic Survival package: Payroll Tax; Land Tax; Business Support Fund.
This webinar is presented by LDB Chartered Accountants and Advisors – sponsors to Moral Fairground and presenters and participants at the Ethical Enterprise Conference.

Fairtrade is about stable prices, decent working conditions and the empowerment of farmers and workers around the world.

As Fairtrade breathes and operates to strive for improved work conditions in developing countries, the insight it has as an organization into shaping the impact economy is one that is rich in experience and results, which we value and wish to tap into in our pursuits to share on this topic in our upcoming Re-Think, Re-Set, Re-Boot: Reshaping the Impact Economy event in October 2020. Our mission, as ever, is to bring people together to create networks of like-minded and well-informed individuals who care about People, Planet, and purpose. All of the people on our planet – not just ourselves and our local communities. Moral Fairground has a long term relationship of partnering with Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand to advocate for healthy and fair working rights of those who form an incredibly important, though often invisible and voiceless, part of our economy.

Kim Greenstone serves as a representative of the initiative to ‘promote fairness and justice’ and ‘increase awareness, engagement, and demand for the advocacy of Fairtrade’ and has joined our committee as someone who can share another important perspective that we ourselves may not be able to completely cover or speak for and thus accurately represent.

We hope you enjoy learning about our committee members as much as we do if so join us for a short exploration into Kim Greenstone’s role and drive for fairness for all. Continue reading here.....

Last months networking event ‘Regenerate’ was a wonderful experience of taking our events online successfully! With 3 great facilitators and speakers, 40+ participants and a potent topic, Regenerate educated us on land and human health and inspired us to dive into becoming stewards of the earth, learning and implementing, growing within ourselves as well as with the seeds we choose to sow in our urban spaces - from our back yards to community gardens and beyond! With so many great soundbites of information from Nick Rose, Rachelle Armstrong and Thomas Kennet, the brilliant speakers for the event and experts in their fields, we decided to create a blog post and make the notes accessible to you!
Check out the latest blog post and event notes HERE.