For purpose-led organisations, ambition is the fuel, but a resilient business model is the engine. At Spark Strategy, we’ve seen that even the best ideas struggle to survive without a viable operating system and strategic partnerships that unlock capacity for scale....
For many nonprofits, grants are the financial equivalent of oxygen. Essential? Absolutely. Sufficient on their own? Absolutely not. Grant funding plays a crucial role in powering social impact, but it can also be unpredictable, restrictive, and time-intensive to...
In the social sector, impact is the goal – but sustainable impact is the real challenge. Every day, purpose-driven organisations deliver programs, services and advocacy that make a genuine difference. Yet many are operating in environments of uncertainty:...
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...
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...
