Ep #147 - Alison Covington - How Good360 Australia built an incredible platform through partnerships

Innovate for Impact

In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Alison Covington, the Founder and Managing Director of Good360 Australia.
The organisation has built an innovative platform to match businesses' brand-new unsold goods with charities and individuals in need across the country. The conversation also covers the challenges and logistics involved in creating this system, the impressive impact Good360 has achieved, and the organisation's ongoing need for support to further scale its operations.

Here is a taste of what Tracey and Dan cover in the conversation:

• Overview of Good360 Australia's mission to match businesses' brand-new goods to Australians in need.
• Complexity of connecting businesses with charities through Good360's platform.
• The importance of providing dignity and hope to recipients through access to brand-new goods.
• Technology and logistics solutions like e-commerce, options for charities to shop, pick up, or have goods delivered and balancing local distribution and national reach to reduce carbon footprint.
• Challenges and resources involved in building the platform, including initial outreach and philanthropic funding.
• Simplicity and impact of Good360's mission to reduce need and waste.
• Good360's need for financial sustainability and encourages donations and volunteering.

Links from the episode:

• Good360 Australia website: Click here
• Innovate For Impact Workshop: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here