“Dismantle’s ReNew social enterprise has had a significant impact on the lives of young people doing it tough, providing youth development initiatives and traineeships that help build essential life skills, and access to education and vocational opportunities.”
Dismantle's Social Enterprise, ReNew Property Maintenance has been featured in this article from news.com.au, where CEO Pat Ryan speaks on ReNew's mission and purpose.
Congratulations is in order for Dismantle CEO, Pat Ryan, who has been selected as a Westpac Social Change Fellow. He’s one of two WA-based leaders of a social enterprise to be selected, out of a group of ten, all of whom (Pat very much included) are superstars in their own field. Fellows are supported on a six month personal development journey, specifically to develop their leadership potential. Pat plans to travel nationally and internationally to engage with other organisations who are creatively providing employment support for at-risk young people. He’s going to observe best practice from all around the world to improve not only Dismantle’s approach, but that of the wider WA sector.
Pat's also been busy guiding WA’s Social Enterprise sector towards big things with his role in the establishment of the WA Social Enterprise Council (WASEC). WASEC is a voice for WA’s social enterprise network, an accreditation and certification body for emerging social enterprises and a proud member of the Alliance of Social Enterprise Networks Australia.
It’s early days yet, but the organisation intends to support and develop the sector with a focus on social procurement across all sectors, social enterprise accreditation, robust impact and outcomes measurement frameworks, legal and financial structures and support and ethical, values-driven stewardship. Pat Ryan, with his experience in establishing both BikeDr and ReNew as social enterprises, was invited to join the organisation’s steering committee. He’ll be representing established social enterprises and will be helping WASEC establish its advocacy practices to foster a thriving, collaborative social enterprise sector in WA.
There have been some movements on the board lately, with two departures, two additions and a new Chairperson taking on the leadership role. We bid a very sad but warm farewell to Lachy and Bridie Ritchie, the sibling team who started it all, founding Dismantle back in 2010 with nothing but some big ideas and a shipping container in a park. Bridie stepped down as chairperson a little while ago, while Lachy has more recently decided to leave his position as board member, both to pursue exciting opportunities in other parts of the sector.
Meanwhile, long-time board member, Phillip Renshaw will be moving into the position of chair, lending his steady leadership skills to the role. We also welcome Robb Knott and Steve Binnie into the fold; both join the team with an extensive and diverse range leadership experience across sectors.
Dismantle is delighted to welcome UnLtd to its family of major partners. With an established presence on the eastern seaboard, UnLtd opened its doors in Perth last year, with Dismantle selected to be the first charity to join their portfolio in WA.
UnLtd connect the media, marketing and advertising industry with selected charities that provide hope and opportunity for at-risk young people. With a long list of committed media partners from Facebook to Channel 7, UnLtd contributed $14M worth of social impact for Australian charities in 2019 alone.
Dismantle and UnLtd kicked off their partnership at UnLtd's much loved BigClash cricket event held at Leederville Oval earlier this year. The competitive cricket event (pitting media agencies against media owners) raised over $14K for Dismantle. A big thank you to sponsors JCDeacaux, NewsCorp and Nine Radio for their support.
UnLtd have also facilitated a number of valuable projects for Dismantle with the help of of their networks, including one of Australia's media heavyweights, the Dentsu Aegis Network, who've come onboard to create an awareness campaign for Dismantle.
UnLtd Perth GM, Carol Morris, says of the partnership: "Dismantle has all the measures of success that we look for in a charity. We were inspired by their innovative business model and the powerful programs they deliver. I've recently had the pleasure of meeting some of the young people; their energy and positive mindset proved beyond any statistical metrics - that Dismantle has had a life changing impact on them.
Dismantle will be long standing partner of UnLtd's and we are thrilled to work with the communications industry to help share the the Dismantle story and impact they have on so many young people."