Why is strategy valuable: leaders have their say
Leaders in the community legal sector share their perspectives on strategy – why it is valuable, what has worked and their top tips for developing strategy.
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Sharing insights from SVA’s work and across the social sector to prompt learning and discussion about effective practice.
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Rethinking social networks for equity, excellence and flourishing
Researchers in social network theory and educational leadership provide an analysis of how SVA’s The Connection is using networks to improve education outcomes within communities experiencing disadvantage.
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A systems approach to food insecurity
Supply chain mapping, leveraging data and enhancing the collaboration in food relief systems are ways that local government or other key players can support everyone in the community to access the food they need.
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Growing effectiveness – one year on
This month marks a year since SVA launched the SVA Fundamentals for Impact. Over that time we have learnt a lot about how to use and adapt the framework.
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Competition: it’s all about the consumer
Robert Fitzgerald AM from the Productivity Commission talks about competition, contestability and consumer choice in the social sector. +Podcast
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How to go about a non-profit merger
A how-to guide for non-profit organisations exploring whether a merger is right for them and, if so, how to go about it. +Podcast
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Cross-sector partnerships: will corporates step up?
What will motivate corporate Australia to step up to systems change in its cross-sector partnerships? Five questions provide a road map.
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How ten20 Foundation is doing philanthropy differently
Catalytic funder ten20 Foundation shares its story and what its learnt about achieving systems change by funding collective impact initiatives. +Audio
Read More Long Read SVA Fundamentals for Impact: are you doing good?
The SVA Fundamentals for Impact enable organisations to assess whether they are being effective and how they can do better. Why and how was the framework developed? +Audio
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Sector trends: stories from the frontline part 2
In part 2, leaders reflect on how their organisations are responding to trends in evidence-based practice, innovation capabilities, place-based service design and collaboration. +Audio
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Networking for social purpose: what’s needed?
With networking increasingly important for achieving social change, we explore SVA’s successful model in education which points to the core elements needed to grow an effective network. + Podcast
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A collective impact learning lab
Learning on the fly has been at the heart of the Burnie Works collective impact initiative. They’ve found that strategy emerges as you learn from what you do.
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Movember: changing a system collaboratively
Movember’s story shows what can be achieved if you harness the collective wisdom of diverse stakeholders, galvanise disparate players to collaborate and focus on the goal.
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Collaboration: six mistakes to avoid
Learn from others and make your collaboration work.
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Funder curates visionary coalitions
Funders set up in perpetuity can afford to take a long-term approach to investments enabling them to build coalitions where more can be achieved.
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Getting our act together
What are the obstacles to mergers and integration in the non-profit sector and how can we nurture tighter collaboration?
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Macquarie: catalyst for cancer charities
The Macquarie Group Foundation’s funding of a group of cancer charities demonstrates how a funder can support collaboration as well as some of the inherent challenges.
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The extended Smith Family
SVA Director and former CEO of the Benevolent Society, Richard Spencer talks with Dr Lisa O’Brien, CEO of The Smith Family, about how The Smith Family partners.
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QGC resourcing the community
SVA shares insights from facilitating the collaboration of a group of diverse organisations: QGC, a state government department, a local council and a non-profit community organisation.
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A beacon for school-community partnerships
For the Beacon Foundation community engagement at the local level ensures effectiveness and drives sustainability allowing Beacon to move on to new communities and schools.
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Laying the foundations for collective impact in solving unemployment
Insights from the collaborative Queensland Social Enterprise (QSE) project which helped set up or expand over 50 social enterprises to address employment exclusion.
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