Our social mission:
Creating social impact for clients and their communities is what we do. When our work is truly successful, it funds our partner not-for-profit organisations. When it's truly great, it amplifies those partners' lived experience and expertise into the project itself.
We are a social enterprise, certified through Social Traders in Australia. We are also a verified People and Planet First social enterprise, stewarded by the Social Enterprise World Forum. We are committed to creating social value in three ways:
SOCIAL VALUE BUILT IN
We share the profit. Fifty per cent of any profit we make goes to five amazing not-for-profit partner organisations: Travellers Aid, DeafBlind Victoria, Council to Homeless Persons, The Torch, and Thorne Harbour Health.
We look for ways to put lived experience front and centre through working closely with our partners to bring real expertise and insights from First Nations communities, people who have experienced homelessness, LGBTIQ+ communities and people with a disability to our projects.
We build it into the work itself. Beyond giving, helping clients embed genuine social impact and social procurement into their own projects is core to what we do - not a side initiative, the actual service.
our social-giving partners
Our partners are so much more than just recipients - through engagement and training they put lived-experience perspectives from their communities into the room on things like built-form design, safety, accessibility, and policy development.
They bring real expertise and insights from First Nations communities, people who have experienced homelessness, LGBTIQ+ communities and people with a disability - not token gestures.
You can learn more about each organisation below - and we would love to talk to you and your clients about ways your projects could benefit from bringing these lived experience perspectives to the table.
COUNCIL to homeless persons
The Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) is the peak body for organisations working to end homelessness in Victoria. They bring together service providers and other stakeholders to drive policy and improve responses across the system. CHP provides advice to government on system reform and on ending homelessness
A key part of their work is creating pathways for people with lived experience of homelessness to share their experience and knowledge including through advisory and education and training roles. Connect Respect, is training delivered by people who have experienced homelessness that helps organisations to build more informed, empathetic approaches to policy, frontline practice and service design.
Deafblind victoria
Deafblind Victoria is a member-led organisation supporting people who are deafblind across Victoria. Their work is grounded in lived experience, with staff and community leaders who are deafblind shaping how services, advocacy and support are delivered.
They work with organisations to build understanding of deafblind communication, access and inclusion, including through immersive training such as Deafblind World. This work is supported by highly skilled Auslan and tactile interpreters, enabling rich, direct engagement. Together, this brings a practical and human lens to how environments, services and information are designed, helping ensure people who are deafblind can participate with dignity and independence.
THORNE HARBOUR HEALTH
Thorne Harbour Health is a community-controlled LGBTIQA+ health organisation that aims to deliver community-led and culturally appropriate health services informed by, and responsive to, the needs of our communities. The organisation’s strategic goals include expanding the reach and impact of our programs, exercising community leadership, strengthening our communities, and building a robust and adaptable organisation for the future.
They also deliver training and advisory services, helping build more inclusive and responsive environments for LGBTIQ+ communities. This includes peer-led workshops and diversity, equity and inclusion training that strengthen understanding of identity, safety and belonging, including how environments and facilities can better support inclusion in practice.
THE TORCH
The Torch supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have lived experience of incarceration to develop careers in the arts, creating pathways for cultural reconnection, income and long-term change. Their work includes programs within Victorian prisons, alongside ongoing support for artists across Australia, and is grounded in lived experience and led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices.
They partner with organisations to deliver cultural activations, exhibitions and artist-led experiences that bring powerful storytelling into workplaces and public spaces. This includes talks, live painting, workshops and pop-up exhibitions that transform environments and spark meaningful engagement, connecting people to contemporary perspectives and lived experience.
TRAVELLERS AID
For more than 100 years, Travellers Aid has supported people with disability, older people and others with mobility challenges to move through public spaces with confidence and independence. They provide practical, on-the-ground assistance at major service hubs at Flinders Street, Southern Cross and Parkville Stations in Melbourne CBD and Ballarat, Geelong and Seymour Stations in Regional Victoria. In recent years they have expanded their offering to support passengers at Melbourne Airport and assist with access services at major events.
Their work is grounded in direct, lived experience of navigating the transport network. Through programs such as Travelling in the Shoes of Others, they deliver disability awareness training that helps organisations better understand the barriers people face when moving through cities, bringing a practical lens to how transport, infrastructure and public spaces are designed and experienced.
COMMITTED TO RECONCILIATION
Amplifier is deeply committed to reconciliation with Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We acknowledge the deep and lasting impacts of colonisation and systemic inequities and believe we have a responsibility to foster understanding, respect, and collaboration. Through our work, we always strive to create opportunities for genuine relationships, celebrate Indigenous cultures and histories, and support initiatives that empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Our inaugural ‘Reflect’ Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) - formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia - strategically sets out our actions and commitments to working towards reconciliation. You can find a copy of our RAP by clicking here.
OUR FIRST IMPaCT REPORT
Our first ‘Impact Report’ reflects on the first two years of Amplifier’s journey. It shares examples of projects, partnerships and learnings that have shaped our practice since we begun our own impact journey. As an early-stage social enterprise, our impact to date has been delivered through the quality of our practice and the organisations and communities we’ve worked alongside. We’re proud to share where we’ve landed so far, and what we’re building toward next.