Who We Are
About the Global Collective Enterprise
A new kind of institution — using capitalism’s own mechanisms to fund permanent social change.
Our Mission
Built to last. Built to be trusted.
The Global Collective Enterprise is a permanently mission-locked not-for-profit charitable trust, established to acquire and operate profitable businesses and redirect their profits — in perpetuity — to fund the most effective social change programmes in the world.
It does not rely on donations. It does not depend on governments acting with courage they have rarely demonstrated. It does not ask populations to sustain the energy of perpetual protest. It requires only a critical mass of people with resources and vision to commit to a different model — and then to build it, step by step, with patience and rigour.
It begins in Australia. It begins with one entity, one portfolio, one set of programmes. And it grows — not through the extraction and concentration of wealth, but through its redirection.
Irrevocable Purpose
The mission cannot be altered by any future leader, government or pressure.
No Private Benefit
No individual profits beyond fair, transparent remuneration for work done.
Evidence-Based
Social programmes are selected on impact, not ideology. Independent panel. Published annually.
Responsible Scale
At critical mass, the GCE replicates — seeding peers, not building empires.
The Roadmap
How the GCE grows
Phase 1 — Launch in Australia
Establish the first GCE entity. Acquire an essential-service business. Begin the 50/50 profit split.
Phase 2 — Portfolio Expansion
Reinvest 50% of profits to acquire additional businesses across sectors. Social funding compounds.
Phase 3 — Critical Mass & Replication
When governance scale becomes a challenge, seed a new independent GCE entity in a new jurisdiction.
Phase 4 — Global Movement
A decentralised network of GCE entities, each embedded locally, each compounding permanently.
Graham Davies
Founder, Global Collective Enterprise
Graham Davies is the originator of the Global Collective Enterprise model — a proposal to use the wealth-generating capacity of commercial enterprise to fund permanent social change, without reliance on donations, government funding, or the goodwill of individuals.
The GCE is the product of a sustained examination of why current models of social change consistently fail, and what structural alternative could actually work at scale. It is an invitation to build something that outlasts any individual, any government, and any funding cycle.
Graham is seeking partners across investment, law, government and community leadership to bring the first GCE entity to life in Australia.