It can be a challenge for for-purpose leaders to ensure their strategic direction aligns with and responds to the emerging policy. In an era where so much of our social policy is led by Royal Commissions, it’s imperative that leaders are across any of these reports...
Are you looking for more meaningful and representative engagement with your community? If so, then deliberative engagement might be the path forward for you. Now mandated for councils under the Victorian Local Government Act (2020), we predict that deliberative...
In Australia, we started the year with devastating bushfires and are currently responding to the myriad health, social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the current context in mind, we believe that solutions that blend social impact and financial...
At Spark, we’re lucky to work with for-purpose organsiations tackling some of society’s most wicked problems. These problems rarely boil down to one single issue that can be solved by a single solution. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Solving wicked problems takes...
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,...
With the end of the year fast approaching, we decided to take a step back and reflect on the year that’s been. What we have observed is that Australia continues to experience marked change. This presents opportunities and challenges for both its people and its...
