“Process Improvement is something we always look forward to.” – Said no one. Ever. This activity involves intense attention to detail, serious time-consumption and a healthy dose of staff push-back. The acknowledged cost savings reaped from Process...
One the eve of Movember’s $22.3m Australian Mental Health Initiative announcement, I sat down to reflect on the way that funding has changed over recent years, and how this in turn is increasing impact. Spark Strategy is humbled to be involved in one of the winning...
The importance of evaluating effectiveness to inform decisions Evaluation approaches, tools and methodologies are nothing new to the world of Business, but their relevance has never been more important. This is especially prevalent in an environment of reduced funding...
Data mining is the process of analysing big data sets derived from various organisations platforms and using the information to inform decision-making, strategic planning and fine-tune business operations and processes, increasing efficiency and effectiveness. At a...
With results just in from Australia’s first Social Impact Bond, the proof is in the pudding that this new business model for social change deserves attention. As government purse strings tighten and philanthropic funds become increasingly competitive, Not-for-Profit...