We congratulate Steve Lawrence on being appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2010 Australia Day Honours list. Steve was awarded his honour for his service to the community through leadership roles in the development and implementation of not-for-profit ventures to create social change, particularly for youth and the long-term unemployed.
Steve is one of the founders of WorkVentures and led the organisation until 2007. He has a long standing commitment to working for the community and was involved in the creation of other organisations such as Job Futures, United Way Sydney, Jobs Australia and Social Ventures Australia. Most recently he has been a consultant for projects for the School for Social Entrepreneurs and the South Australian Government’s design for a national Centre for Social Innovation. He is currently the Chief Executive for the Australian Social Innovation Exchange (ASIX).
Read the profile of Steve that appeared in our 2008 Annual Report.
