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Creating a Launchpad for Social Change in Australia

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th November 2013 - The convenor of the highly successful Changemakers Festival, Tom Dawkins shares his key reflections on the event and what it means for the social innovation space in Australia.

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How Collective Impact Can Help Place-Based Policies

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 - A Collective Impact approach can help achieve the intended community outcomes of the ‘Better Futures, Local Solutions’ place-based-policies introduced by the former Labor Government, according to Australian social change advocates Dawn O’Neil A

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Social Impact Measurement – What’s in it for Corporates?

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - The corporate sector needs to understand and communicate the social value they create or destroy to stakeholders who are taking increasing levels of interest in a corporate’s social impact, writes Anna Scott, a Founding member of the Social Impact

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Looking for Funding In All the Right Places

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 30th October 2013 - An experienced Not for Profit has moved to a social enterprise model to help fund much needed psychological services for people affected by eating disorders. The CEO of Eating Disorders Victoria, Jennifer Beveridge explains.

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Philanthropy and ‘Wicked Problems’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd October 2013 - Philanthropy can act as an enabler on many levels, writes Melbourne City Mission Chief Executive Officer Ric Holland.

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Engaging Diverse Stakeholders

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th October 2013 - One of the most challenging aspects of Collective Impact is effectively engaging diverse stakeholders. And the sector must grapple with this issue and develop disciplines and skills to be effective at collaboration and cross sectoral engagement, acco

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The Crux of NFP Mergers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th October 2013 - Funding changes are already showing signs of change in the disability and the aged care sectors including Not for Profit mergers. But organisations need a ‘culture change’ to make sure the merger succeeds, says Change Management Professional, Cla

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To Work Politically, Dive Deeper

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd October 2013 - All organisations are political environments, with everyone acting on behalf of something that matters to them. How this plays out is often unstated but working with it requires awareness and skill to make real progress, says Liz Skelton from Social

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The Collective Impact ‘Mindset’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd October 2013 - Understanding the theoretical mindset of Collective Impact is one thing; actually making the change is quite another, according to Australian social change advocates Dawn O’Neil AM and Kerry Graham.

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Opinion

Philanthropy and ‘Wicked Problems’

The Crux of NFP Mergers

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