by Spark Strategy | Jan 28, 2026 | B Corp, Business, ForPurpose, Not For Profit, Social Enterprise, Social Impact, SparkUP! Newsletters, Strategic Planning
At Spark Strategy, we spend our days working with organisations that tackle some of society’s biggest challenges: inequality, climate change, homelessness, mental health, access to education, systems that no longer serve the people they were designed to help. These...
by George Liacos | Apr 5, 2022 | B Corp, Shared Value, Social Impact, Strategic Planning
Along with pivot and “unprecedented”, “transformation” has emerged as a buzzword among for-purpose and business leaders in recent years. Over the last ten years, and especially the last two, we’ve been thinking deeply about what really makes a...
by George Liacos | Dec 17, 2018 | B Corp, Business, Business Models, Philanthropy, Shared Value, Social Enterprise, Social Impact
Having recently finalised and released our second impact report, we’ve been musing on the complexities of defining and demonstrating the impact of intermediaries. So, if you work for or with an education provider, foundation, corporate, broker, lender, grant maker,...
by Spark Strategy | Aug 28, 2018 | B Corp, Business, Business Models, Funding Models, Operating Models, Social Enterprise, Strategic Planning, Sustainability
Your team probably doesn’t shout ‘hooray’ at planning time but implementation is often where the rubber hits the road. A business plan can be an invaluable tool to enable the rollout of your business model. It can be presented to seal the deal with potential...
by George Liacos | Jun 12, 2018 | B Corp, Business, Corporate, Current Events, Government, Social Impact
Don’t want to be the only person in the room who doesn’t understand the soon-to-be released Modern Slavery Act? Neither did we, so we caught up with the experts – who are also our South Melbourne neighbours – Hagar Australia. The information and insights...
by George Liacos | May 22, 2018 | B Corp, Digital, Not For Profit, Partnerships, Social Enterprise, Social Impact
We first crossed paths with Digital Storytellers at Hub William Street, a thriving co-working space with an abundance of my favourite house plant, Devil’s Ivy. Digital Storytellers develop and share powerful, purposeful stories as well as building the capacity of...
