Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network

What Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network does

Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network is an Australian non-profit organization established in 2014, positioned as the country's first Indigenous youth climate network. It serves First Nations young people across Australia through climate justice campaigning, leadership development, and narrative work, with active campaigns covering anti-fracking (Don't Frack the Kimberley), cultural protection (Heal Country Declaration), and anti-nuclear advocacy (No New Nuclear). The organization operates on a youth-led and Indigenous-led governance model, with Angel Owen serving as National Director and Ivan Ingram as Board Chair.

The organization's product and program surface spans advocacy campaigns, documentaries (notably the 2024 'Water is Life' film), webinars, in-person training, postcard campaigns, and a merchandise store. Operationally it runs on standard nonprofit infrastructure: a NationBuilder-powered website and CRM, Typeform for data capture, and accepts donations via Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and PayPal.

Its business model is 100% donation-based, with tax-deductible status (DGR registered) enabling institutional and individual giving. Revenue channels include grassroots individual donors, a Major Donors program, a Foundations & Trusts program, and Workplace Giving through employers. The organization spun off from the Australian Youth Climate Coalition in 2021 and currently operates with 11-50 employees, publishing annual impact reporting (2025 Impact Report) and a formal 2025-2027 Strategic Plan.

Name

Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network

Legal name

Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network

Website

https://seedmob.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network is Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network, founded 2014, running climate justice campaigns, documentaries, and training programs led by and for First Nations young people and funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Justice Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Educational Support Services (611710)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD), Environmental Science & Sustainability Programs (Ecology, Climate, Conservation) (EDAMABAD), Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering (EDAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Climate justice advocacy
• Indigenous youth organizing
• Community organizing training
• Nonprofit climate network
• Grassroots environmental campaigns

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Seed is 100% funded by supporters. Tax-deductible donations from individuals power campaigns to protect Country, culture, and communities from climate change impacts. Donations help train leaders, run campaigns, and protect Country.
2. Major Donations and Philanthropy: Support from passionate and values-aligned individuals, trusts, and foundations to ensure organizational sustainability and impact. Includes larger gifts from major donors.
3. Merchandise Sales: E-commerce merchandise store selling apparel (totes, onesies, t-shirts, hoodies, jumpers) for various age groups. Every purchase supports Seed's work, funding frontline communities and First Nations young people.
4. Workplace Giving: Regular donations through pre-tax pay via employer workplace giving programs. Organizations partner with Seed through this channel.
5. Community Fundraising: Community members, groups, or small businesses fundraise for Seed through events, parties, or solidarity events.
6. Gifts in Will: Planned giving program where supporters can include Seed in their Will as a legacy gift.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network is a nonprofit advocacy organization that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to lead climate justice campaigns against fossil fuel extraction, deliver place-based community trainings in organizing and leadership, produce documentary and multimedia storytelling, and operate a merchandise store to fund its movement-building work across Australia.

Product overview

Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network operates as a nonprofit advocacy organization offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services focused on First Nations youth climate leadership. Core offerings include campaign activism tools (Don't Frack the Kimberley, No New Nuclear, Heal Country Declaration, Send A Postcard), multimedia content (Water is Life documentary, webinars), community organizing resources (place-based trainings, ally booklet), and a merchandise store for fundraising. The organization functions as a movement-building platform rather than a traditional software product, with campaigns serving as the primary engagement vehicles and merchandise sales supporting financial sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seed Merch Store

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest ever recorded gathering of First Nations People on climate change
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Australian Youth Climate CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeed launched in 2014 as a semi-autonomous branch of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and transitioned to become an independent organisation in 2021. Collaborated on Power Shift youth climate summit, which was the largest ever recorded gathering of First Nations People on climate change and doubled the size of Seed's volunteer network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Climate for Change: Climate for Change is an Australian grassroots climate organization focused on one-on-one conversations and community mobilization. Comparable to Seed in community-led movement building and donor-funded revenue model, though Seed's Indigenous-led focus is a distinct angle.
• Indigenous Climate Action: Indigenous Climate Action is a Canadian Indigenous-led organization supporting Indigenous climate leadership and Just Transition. Highly comparable to Seed in Indigenous-led mission and climate advocacy, but operates across Canada rather than Australia, making it a regional/emerging peer.

Broad incumbents

• 350.org: 350.org is a global grassroots climate movement organizing campaigns against fossil fuel projects. Comparable to Seed in movement-building, fossil fuel opposition, and volunteer mobilization, but with global reach and resource scale Seed does not have.
• Climate Council: Climate Council is a major Australian climate communications and advocacy nonprofit that translates climate science into public campaigns and policy advocacy. While broader in scope and science-focused rather than Indigenous-led, it competes for the same Australian climate donor dollars and policy influence.
• Australian Conservation Foundation: Australian Conservation Foundation is Australia's largest national environmental advocacy organization, working on climate, nature, and pollution. It is a broader incumbent with comparable climate advocacy objectives and a significantly larger donor base spanning Australia.
• The Wilderness Society: The Wilderness Society is a large Australian environmental advocacy nonprofit focused on protecting wilderness and addressing climate change. It overlaps with Seed's campaigns against fossil fuel extraction and operates in overlapping donor and supporter segments, but is broader and more established.
• Greenpeace Australia Pacific: Greenpeace Australia Pacific is the regional affiliate of a global environmental NGO running climate, oceans, and forest campaigns. Comparable to Seed in confrontational activist approach and large donor base, though Seed's Indigenous-led positioning is uniquely differentiated.

Direct peers

• Australian Youth Climate Coalition: AYCC is Seed's former parent organization (Seed launched as a semi-autonomous branch of AYCC in 2014 and became independent in 2021). Both are Australian youth-focused climate advocacy organizations running grassroots campaigns and mobilizing volunteers, making them the closest direct functional peer.
• Friends of the Earth Australia: Friends of the Earth Australia is a federation of environmental groups running campaigns on climate justice, anti-nuclear, and fossil fuel opposition. Direct overlap with Seed's No New Nuclear and anti-fracking campaigns, with shared grassroots campaign model and donor base.
• GetUp!: GetUp! is an Australian independent advocacy organization running grassroots campaigns on climate, human rights, and social justice. It mirrors Seed's petition-driven, donor-funded movement-building model and competes for similar activist supporter segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/https://www.facebook.com/seedmob.org.au
• Instagraminstagram.com/https://www.instagram.com/seedmob/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seedmob

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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