How organisations can thrive and remain resilient in 2021. 2020 reflections / 2021 predictions If you haven’t heard anyone call 2020 an unprecedented year, you’ve been living under a rock! Yet, as cliched as the word became, our lives were anything but normal in 2020....
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women and other marginalised and disadvantaged groups. With this in mind, for-purpose leaders and teams must adopt a gendered lens (amongst other things) in considering the challenges at hand and developing...
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 recognise the power of sharing the stories of incredible change makers to inspire a community of impact leaders. We sat down with the CEO of Dignity, Suzanne Hopman. Dignity received both the Telstra Australian Business of the Year and Social Change Maker...
Funding plays a central role in the financial sustainability of the for-purpose world. In the seemingly endless search for funding, it can be tempting for not-for-profits to chase new funding streams, while overlooking the opportunity to strengthen their existing...
Our recent work with a large research institute, hospital foundations and other not-for-profits (NFPs) has reiterated that seeking and securing the donor dollar is highly competitive…and that competition continues to increase. Where we get most excited is where we see...