Pitch for Good Parramatta 2025

Community-powered crowdfunding for real change

Join us at Parramatta Town Hall for a dynamic evening where local social entrepreneurs pitch their projects live to the people who matter most — you.

This annual event empowers our community to back initiatives that create real, positive change across the city.

Event Details

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This Year’s Social Impact Projects

• Carers Corner is fundraising to deliver a Carer Onboarding & Wellbeing Day in Parramatta — empowering unpaid family carers with a roadmap, practical tools, and a supportive community to care for their loved ones without compromising their own wellbeing.
• FutureTech is seeking support to launch Peer Support STEAM Saturdays in Parramatta — creating inclusive spaces where neurodivergent young people can connect, create, and explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths together.
• Women's Lantern Women’s Lantern is launching a social enterprise that empowers migrant women survivors of violence through skills training, economic opportunities, and wellbeing support — with each solar lantern sold symbolising healing, hope, and resilience.
• FTD Circular is putting local reuse, repair, donation and sustainability solutions on the map - by adding every qualifying, built environment circular economy business, charity and social enterprise in Parramatta, onto the public circularsupply.au directory - supporting business and community to keep valuable resources out of landfill.
• Polylop Games is hosting the CONVERGE Games Carnival—a Parramatta-based event featuring curated multiplayer games that foster connection and build a lasting local community of social gamers and newcomers alike.
• Success Works Partners is raising funds to purchase a test and tag machine to launch a social enterprise that will create part-time employment for four women impacted by the justice system.

How It Works

• Interactive Pitching: Six local organisations present their social impact initiatives in a live format inspired by Shark Tank, but with a strong community focus.
• Audience Voting: Attendees receive three $10 tokens (included with the $30 ticket price) to support their favourite projects on the night.
• Matched Funding: The City of Parramatta and Gateway Bank will together double every dollar allocated via tokens, turning your $30 into $60 of impact for the projects you support.
• 100% to Projects: All ticket revenue goes directly to the participating social enterprises, plus matched funding from Council and Gateway Bank to maximise community impact.
• Crowdfunding Campaigns: You are encouraged to further support your favourite projects from the night and share their crowdfunding campaign on StartSomeGood, to encourage further community donations in the weeks following the event helping the projects get funded.

Why Attend?

• Be part of a collective movement supporting initiatives that make a real difference in Parramatta.
• Enjoy a meal included in your $30 ticket and browse stalls run by local social enterprises.
• Engage directly with changemakers and have your say in which projects receive funding.
• Experience an uplifting evening of community, connection and impact—while helping these projects gain the momentum they need to succeed.

Get Involved

Are you passionate about driving positive change in Parramatta?

Secure your ticket, join us at the event, and help local changemakers bring their ideas to life. With your support, matched dollar-for-dollar by Gateway Bank and Council, you’ll help create lasting impact across our community.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of Parramatta’s answer to Shark Tank, where every attendee plays a role in shaping a brighter future.

Our Partners & Sponsors

StartSomeGood is a social enterprise which supports early-stage social entrepreneurs to launch and grow their impact initiatives. StartSomeGood was founded to give changemakers the tools, coaching and support they need to make a difference. Their mission is to increase the pace of innovation for good by making it easy for anyone to start some good.

Gateway Bank’s support for Pitch for Good Parramatta reflects a commitment to their Pocket & Planet purpose — encouraging ideas that create positive change in the communities they serve. By helping local changemakers bring purpose-driven ideas to life, Gateway Bank is backing initiatives that strengthen communities, promote sustainability, and deliver lasting value for the people and places around us.

Pitch for Good Parramatta is a City of Parramatta Council initiative, delivered in partnership with StartSomeGood and Gateway Bank.