Adelaide 10x10 Event

October 2024

5:30pm 16 October 2024

A night of fun and philanthropy

Want to help accelerate social innovation in South Australia?
The grand challenges of our time, such as homelessness, addiction, mental health – can’t be solved by single solutions working in isolation. 10×10 is where people who care about social innovation come to connect and this event is hosted by a committee of volunteers!

Join us on Wednesday 16 October 2024 for a shark-tank style pitch and crowdfunding event to support three exceptional early stage Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs) innovating to solve social challenges in South Australia.

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Event Location:
Art Gallery of South Australia

Our Social Purpose Organisations

TABOO FOUNDATION
Charitable arm of TABOO Period Products that is solely focussed on the eradication of period poverty in Australia.

LELAN – SA
Lived Experience Network. LELAN is the independent peak body in South Australia by, for and with people with lived experience of mental distress, social issues or injustice. Their purpose is to amplify the voice, influence and leadership of people with lived experience to drive systemic change. LELAN has led philanthropic, state and federally funded projects as well as completed commissioned pieces of work.

Play It On
Play It On is a charity focused on providing underprivileged children with access to sports by offering affordable new and pre-used sports equipment. They also offer sports fee subsidies and run volunteer programs.

Our Shark: Kay Burton

Kay is a passionate advocate for philanthropy with over fifteen years of executive experience spanning government affairs, higher education and philanthropy. She co-founded the Burton Foundation in 2018 with her husband, Julian, and earlier this year launched the SA Philanthropy Network to support philanthropic efforts across South Australia.

Donate to attend and help make a difference

By making a tax-deductible donation of $100 giving you access to the event, you’re directly helping these organisations to grow their impact. Upon arrival, two ‘pledge tokens’ worth $50 each will be provided to each attendee – you’ll select and donate your tokens to the organisation that resonates with you on the night. As an added bonus, on the night you will also be able to enjoy complimentary drinks and canapes thanks to our generous sponsors, networking opportunities, and a live auction.

How the shark-tank style event works

  1. Arrive at 5:30pm for networking, canapes and drinks for a 6:15pm kick off
  2. Listen to 3 organisations pitch for 5 mins each, followed by Q&A from our ‘sharks for good’ and the audience
  3. Vote for your favourite organisation with your pledge token
  4. Contribute to further fundraising by getting involved in the auction and raffle
  5. Celebrate the final fundraising amount collectively raised

What is 10x10?

10×10 is a not-for-profit that is working to accelerate social innovation in Australia. We do this by supporting early stage innovative not-for-profits to access funding and networks enabling them to grow. These crowdfunding events are organised by volunteer committees of local people who care about social impact and doing things better (innovation). For the organisations, the crowdfunding events help raise critical seed funding, and 10×10 works with philanthropic partners to provide a pathway for scale funding that is multi-year and multi-figure.

Who we support

The organisations we support punch above their weight. They’re under seven years old, have revenue less than AUD2M and are using innovative solutions to solve societal challenges across cause areas including domestic violence, homelessness, recidivism, mental health, accessibility and food insecurity.

Some examples of organisations we’ve supported that have gone on to do big things include OrangeSky Laundry, Confit Pathways and This Is A Conversation Starter (TIACS).

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10x10 GLOBAL PARTNERS

We are so grateful for all of our partners who play a crucial role in ensuring we can continue to build 10×10