Scaling community programs the BackTrack way
How do you spread the impact of your program when it is rooted in your local community’s response to young people doing it tough? BackTrack has been finding out.
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Paradigm shift needed to address joblessness beyond Covid-19
With joblessness rising fast, responsibility falls with the Federal Government to become the primary job creator and ensure an inclusive recovery.
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Rebuilding employment pathways for young Australians
What actions are needed from employers and governments to give young Australians from lower socio-economic backgrounds the fair go previous generations enjoyed?
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Tailoring for individual needs in school transitions
A case study about tailoring the universally-offered careers curriculum to meet the needs of individuals.
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Funding their vision: organisations share their stories
Four social purpose organisations describe how social impact investing has provided a flexible, mission-aligned and supportive approach to funding their vision. +Podcast
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Capacity building of employers is needed to grow disability employment
A model that uses expert support to build employers’ capacity is proving a necessary first step to increase workplace participation for people with disability. + Podcast
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Summer treats: staff picks 2016
SVA staff share a collection of articles, podcasts, books, videos and films touching on sector topics that have inspired them as they go about their work to address disadvantage.
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Social procurement success: what it takes
Vanguard Laundry Services, the most recent social enterprise created by Luke Terry in Toowoomba, exemplifies how to benefit from social procurement opportunities. + Podcast
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Lessons from incubating a new model for tackling unemployment
Incubating the Industry Employment Initiative highlighted the importance of knowing your endgame, evaluating to improve rather than prove, and of strategic funders who are willing to take risks. + 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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Effective ways to support youth into employment
Use these 10 fundamental principles to design and evaluate programs to most effectively counter the persistent problem of youth unemployment.
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Three principles for developing the workforce of the future – now
ManpowerGroup’s global CEO has three strategies for corporates to build the workforce needed in the future – with implications for inclusion and equity as well as productivity.
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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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Social enterprise: how to pick a winner
Larger, profitable enterprises providing long-term employment are the best bet for a social investment, according to a study of 28 social enterprises by SVA Consulting.
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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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