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{{Short description|Australian research collaboration across four universities}}
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The '''Centre for Social Impact''' is an Australian [[Center of excellence|research and education body]] created in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csi.edu.au/|title=Home {{!}} CSI|website=www.csi.edu.au|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalaccesspartners.org/joint-ventures/centre|title=Centre For Social Impact|website=www.globalaccesspartners.org|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>  It assesses<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/new-index-ranks-australian-states-and-territories-social-performance|title=New index ranks Australian states and territories on social performance|last=z3524969|date=2020-02-28|website=UNSW Newsroom|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> and promotes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inside.unsw.edu.au/news-unsw/csi-announces-bold-12m-project-catalyse-social-change-on-national-scale|title=CSI announces bold $12M project to catalyse social change on a national scale|website=Inside UNSW|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> integrated social change across a range of issues<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/keywords/centre-social-impact|title=Centre for Social Impact|website=UNSW Newsroom|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> including health, children and young people, ageing and disability,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Soldatic|first1=Karen|last2=van Toorn|first2=Georgia|last3=Dowse|first3=Leanne|last4=Muir|first4=Kristy|date=2014-01-02|title=Intellectual Disability and Complex Intersections: Marginalisation under the National Disability Insurance Scheme|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1080/23297018.2014.906050|journal=Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|language=en|volume=1|issue=1|pages=6–16|doi=10.1080/23297018.2014.906050|issn=2329-7018}}</ref> financial inclusion<ref>{{Cite web|title=Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia 2013|url=https://www.csi.edu.au/research/project/measuring-financial-exclusion-australia-2013/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=www.csi.edu.au}}</ref> 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)]] {{post-nominals |country =AUS|AO}}. Its inaugural CEO was [[Peter Shergold]] {{post-nominals |country =AUS|AC}}. {{as of|2022}}, the centre is headed by Arminé Nalbandian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csi.edu.au/news/public-policy-leader-armine-nalbandian-named-ceo-of-centre-for-social-impact/|title=Social Purpose Sector Public policy leader Arminé Nalbandian named CEO of Centre for Social Impact {{!}} CSI|website=www.csi.edu.au|access-date=2024-03-13}}</ref>  It is a collaboration of academics and researchers based at four universities: [[UNSW Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]; [[Swinburne University of Technology]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]; [[The University of Western Australia]] in [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]; and (since 2022) [[Flinders University]] in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Centre for Social Impact arrives at Flinders – News | website=News | date=20 February 2022 | url=https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2022/02/21/centre-for-social-impact-arrives-at-flinders/ | access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref>
CSI is funded by an [[Australian Government]] endowment of {{AUD|12.5 million}} and matching funds from private partners, including the [[Macquarie Group]] Foundation, [[AMP Limited|AMP]], [[National Australia Bank]] and [[PwC]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
CSI has worked with government agencies, commercial firms and not-for-profit organisations on over 30 research projects<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csi.edu.au/research/our-research-focus/social-purpose-sector/|title=Social Purpose Sector {{!}} CSI|website=www.csi.edu.au|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> and has developed an extensive post-graduate program as part of its work in assessing the social impact of government and philanthropic activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2019041111333/charities-struggle-measure-outcomes|title=Charities struggle to measure outcomes|website= The University Of Western Australia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>  Its projects include a map of Australia's "Social Pulse" to assess national progress on social issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amplify.csi.edu.au/pulse/|title=Australia's Social Pulse |website=amplify.csi.edu.au|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
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