Partners in First Nations Impact
Barayamal works with partners who want to strengthen First Nations entrepreneurship in practical ways: funding programs, opening doors, sharing useful resources and backing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander founders beyond token gestures.
Start a conversation Take the First Nations ScorecardHow every partnership works
Four steps, in order. We start by listening to community, back founders with real resources, build alongside them, and measure what changed — so partnership never slips into a token gesture.
Listen
We start with community and founders — what’s needed, what’s not, and where a partner genuinely fits.
Back
Partners commit real resources: funding, services, opportunities or reach — matched to that need.
Build
We deliver together — programs, introductions and support that put founders in front, not on brochures.
Measure
Every partnership reports what actually changed for founders, so impact is proven, not presumed.
Choose the partnership that fits
There’s more than one way to back First Nations founders. Every type below is a working relationship — what you bring, what founders get and proof it’s already working. Pick one and your choice travels with you to the enquiry.
Funding partner
Sponsor programs and scholarships that put capital and training directly behind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander founders.
- You bringSponsorship for programs, scholarships or prize pools
- Founders getCapital and training that reaches them, not overheads
Working now$1.37M leveraged for Aboriginal entrepreneurship →
Talk funding →In-kind partner
Contribute software, professional services or workspace — practical resources founders would otherwise have to pay for.
- You bringSoftware licences, professional services or workspace
- Founders getWorking tools with real market value, at no cost
Working nowDo Gooder, Content Snare and Google for Nonprofits →
Offer resources →Opportunity partner
Open real doors: jobs, procurement contracts and introductions that move founders and their businesses forward.
- You bringRoles, procurement contracts and introductions
- Founders getDoors that open onto real revenue and jobs
Working nowLive roles and 360+ employers on the Job Board →
Open doors →Campaign partner
Run fundraising and workplace-giving campaigns with your team to grow what we can back founders with.
- You bringYour team, your networks and workplace giving
- Founders getA bigger pool of backing behind them
Working nowThe 3% Pledge — a 3% benchmark for First Nations investment →
Plan a campaign →Amplification partner
Use your media reach and storytelling platforms to put First Nations founders and their businesses in front of new audiences.
- You bringMedia reach and storytelling platforms
- Founders getNew audiences for their businesses
Working nowI-News, our newsroom — plus a 5,000+ subscriber newsletter →
Amplify stories →Learning partner
Bring research and evaluation capability so the sector learns what genuinely works for First Nations entrepreneurship.
- You bringResearch and evaluation capability
- Founders getA sector that learns what actually works
Working now10+ research platforms and a public accountability record →
Research with us →Each link below carries your choice down to the enquiry — so you never have to repeat yourself.
Who stands with us
A growing circle of community and in-kind partners back Barayamal’s work. Your logo could sit here — for the right reasons.
Ready to back First Nations founders?
Tell us how you want to partner — we reply to every genuine enquiry.
Start the conversation
Two minutes. Pick what fits, take the opening line and send it — or use the contact form if you’d rather.
“We’re exploring a funding partnership — here’s what we could put behind First Nations founders.”
“We have software, services or space founders could use — here’s what we can offer.”
“We can open doors — jobs, contracts or introductions. Here’s where we’d start.”
“We want to run a campaign with our people behind First Nations founders.”
“We have reach — here’s how we could put First Nations founders in front of new audiences.”
“We bring research and evaluation capability — here’s what we could learn together.”
“We want to back First Nations founders and could use help picking the right way in.”
- We reply to every genuine enquiry
- The first step is a conversation, not a contract
- Every partnership reports what changed for founders