The Platform Perth Limited

About The Platform Perth Limited – community, events and social impact in Perth CBD

The Platform Perth Limited is a member-based events and shared workspace community in Perth CBD that connects people and purpose for good through community and events. It brings together grassroots non-profits, local businesses, aligned government departments, start-ups and social change organisations to support sustainable social impact and collaboration. As a registered charity, it focuses on unlocking meaningful conversations and partnerships that tackle big, complex problems across key areas of impact.

Purpose Studio: impact-focused coworking and collaboration hub

Purpose Studio is an impact focused and purpose driven co-working space in Perth CBD that supports organisations with a vision to make an impact. It offers meeting rooms, hot desks and shared facilities for not-for-profits, profit-for-purpose ventures and social enterprises whose core purpose is creating sustainable and positive social impact through community, knowledge sharing and meaningful conversations.

Mission and vision

The Platform Perth connects people and purpose for good through community and events, aiming to create a world where purpose-driven people and organisations thrive. It sees itself as a steward and dot-connector, setting the stage for unlikely groups to gather and collaborate for long-lasting sustainable change and to solve complex social problems together.

Main objectives

• Provide a member-based events and collaboration space for policy labs, stakeholder engagement, fundraisers, training workshops and board meetings.
• Offer an impact-driven coworking studio and community where purpose is central to decision making and stories and learnings are openly shared.
• Build strong relationships that unlock meaningful conversation and collaboration between organisations focused on social change.
• Champion key areas of impact including environment and sustainability, human exploitation, poverty alleviation, First Nations communities, health and mental health, and young people and families.

Benefiting groups

• Grassroots non-profits, not-for-profits and social enterprises working to create positive social and environmental impact.
• Profit-for-purpose businesses and leaders committed to cultural and social impact beyond profit.
• First Nations communities through initiatives focused on land rights, cultural preservation, employment parity and access to education and healthcare.
• Young people and families, especially those vulnerable to negative influences, through safe environments, mentorship and pathways to education and job training.
• People affected by poverty, human exploitation, and limited access to health and mental health support, via organisations using the space to drive change.
• Environment and sustainability-focused groups working on conservation, sustainable energy and waste reduction.

Types of services or activities

• Events and collaboration space for policy labs, stakeholder engagement sessions, fundraiser events, training workshops and board meetings.
• Impact-driven coworking through Purpose Studio, including hot desks, meeting rooms, boardroom, phone booths, communal kitchen and a like-minded community in Perth CBD.
• Curated gatherings such as panel events, long table dinners and purpose panels that foster dialogue and shared learning across the social change ecosystem.
• Membership-based community that enables knowledge sharing, peer support and access to Purpose Coaches and leading social entrepreneurs.
• Opportunities for volunteers to express interest and contribute to the organisation’s key areas of change and values of compassion, humility, stewardship and integrity.